Public Address | Cafe | Speaker: Why I'm standing in Ilam

Sofie Bribiesca

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:06:12 +1200

I think this may be the first Election where people understand what MMP is . I really hope you guys down there get some politicians who understand what needs to be addressed down there. It aint National that's fer sure. Go <

Dave Patrick

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:44:14 +1200

I'm in the Waimakariri electorate, which has for the last few elections been comfortably blue in party vote, but returned Clayton Cosgrove as an electorate MP, until last election, when Kate Wilkinson won. This always puzzled me, because Kate Wilkinson is a charisma-free zone and is not half the electorate…

Hebe

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:52:58 +1200

National's party vote in Christchurch will collapse this time. Many people are very aware that our 8000 party votes in 2011 put National back in power.

It was never "Christchurch turning blue" as was spun: it was people looking for the most stable pair of hands while we were being…

Sofie Bribiesca

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:27:16 +1200

This is partly why I’m getting grumpy about people saying, “Where’s the policy?” As it turns out, we have a heap of policy out there.

I also feel saddened when headlines like ,'Cunliffe aint sexy' stay online on the Herald for months and Labour are painted as no alternative when…

Hebe

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:12:04 +1200

Also I really must work up that post on door knocking. It’s been an incredibly educational experience.

Do. We've been Labour-knocked in Port Hills despite the huge vote Green billboard out front: that's commitment.

Anyone voting about Port Hills should realise every electorate vote will count. Ruth Dyson for Labour…

Deborah

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:55:23 +1200

Adult and community education – we've got a policy on that too.

Adult and community education
Labour will:
Restore $13m per year for Adult and Community Education
Another $9m per year on top of that from 2018
$1m per year of extra funding for ACE English for speakers of other…

Isabel Hitchings

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:17:34 +1200

The first time I voted it was in Ilam for anyone-who-isn't-Brownlee. We've recently moved back into the electorate and I am beyond glad that the not-Brownlee candidate, this time, is someone I actually want to vote for.

Stephen Judd

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:10:00 +1200

Reviving night classes is definitely on the agenda.

Sue

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 06:59:23 +1200

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how awesome would be if you managed to boot Gerry Brownlee on the back of excellent spreadsheets, and is suspect a special door knockers coffee blend from Mr Judd.

On Rino Tirikatene I know a few people in the Te Tai Tonga electorate who switched off maori roll to…

Sacha

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:48:19 +1200

please do. much to learn

Sacha

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:46:05 +1200

Shame Rino Tirikatene didn’t have a better grasp on all that in Monday night’s Native Affairs debate

he was terrible.

Mind you, none of the candidates really impressed. Te Tai Tonga is a vast electorate with hugely varying needs and I wonder whether the system is serving those voters very…

Stephen Judd

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:27:28 +1200

Also I really must work up that post on door knocking. It's been an incredibly educational experience.

Stephen Judd

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:27:03 +1200

I really, really appreciate the magnitude of the task you have taken on.

Thanks! And back atcha.

I'm playing with pivot tables in spreadsheets right now to try and figure out where best to direct volunteer effort instead of, I don't know, doing something fun. There so many houses in…

andin

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 20:19:08 +1200

Key likes us to believe that he and National are “safe economic managers”.
Why do arseholes in suits always think that about themselves?

Matt Crawford

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:35:33 +1200

Here is the electorate ad in question – well deserving of more than the 125 odd views it has thus far,

Matt Crawford

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:30:29 +1200

Well done James, you've genuinely produced the funniest electoral advertisement of the campaign, and you did it deliberately. No mean feat considering ACT set the absurdity bar so high.

Props for your tireless advocacy for your community, especially in light of the tribal blue electorate you're in.

I don't know…

Russell Brown

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:43:54 +1200

Comprehensive Labour policies for Christchurch all available here:

Shame Rino Tirikatene didn’t have a better grasp on all that in Monday night’s Native Affairs debate.

Mind you, none of the candidates really impressed. Te Tai Tonga is a vast electorate with hugely varying needs and I wonder whether the system…

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:28:51 +1200

all available here:
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Deborah

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:46:35 +1200

Comprehensive Labour policies for Christchurch all available here:

Policies for Christchurch

I'd read through them and give you chapter and verse myself, but I've got to race out the door to a candidates' forum.

Also, bravo James and Stephen. I really, really appreciate the magnitude of the task you have…

Rob Stowell

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:59:36 +1200

Go James! (And Stephen:))

David Haywood

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:49:10 +1200

Ditto!

Cecelia

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:25:39 +1200

Great attitude ... bold, brave and resolute. I'd vote for you if I was in the electorate!

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:17:20 +1200

The 'Scottish' Candidate...
Ummm, James,
There are a number of questions that I think the people of Christchurch deserve to have answered.
What are you going to do to fix EQC, and all the insurance claims that are still outstanding?
Are you going to renegotiate the cost-sharing agreement with the…

Public Address

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:17:20 +1200

Discussion from blog post.