AmeriNZ Podcast

Despite a few obstacles, I’m back. First, though, I give the end of the story I talked about in the previous episode: New Zealand got a government. Mainly, though, I talke about the several obstacles to my being able to podcast (or blog, for that matter).

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It’s a cruel summer – My blog post on some of the obstacles to blogging and podcasting

”A good end to the year” – My most recent health update blog post

”The Tim Corrimal Show” – Tim told me the podcast site was broken, so go check out his show!

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The New Zealand General Election happened, but we don’t have a government yet. That’s my first, and main, topic today. I also talk a bit about a big commemoration of a famous battle in World War One. I have unusual feelings about it.

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Blue-Green bloom – My blog post on why a National-Greens coalition was impossible

”Green refusal to work with National ‘pathetic’ – Bolger” – New Zealand Herald

“What will he do?” – My blog post on Winston’s options

“We’re still waiting” – My blog post on where we’re at

”First World War by the numbers” – NZ History

”New Zealand’s ‘blackest day’ at Passchendaele – 12 October 1917” – NZ History

”Military history of New Zealand during World War I” – Wikipedia

”Passchendaele: The real reason behind New Zealand’s greatest tragedy” – Newshub

”The Battle of Passchendaele: New Zealand’s military’s darkest day” – Stuff

”Hundreds gather in Wellington to mark centenary of Battle of Passchendaele” – Stuff

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This is the final podcast I recorded before the New Zealand General Election, and the short version is that the election’s a toss-up. I talk about why that is, some possible scenarios, and some of the things that may change that.

Special Note: To comply with New Zealand Election Law, I will not respond to any comments between the hours of 12am and 7pm NZST Saturday, September 23, 2017. I will attempt to turn on comment moderation, and if I’m successful, all comments will be held in a queue until after 7pm NZST Saturday, September 23, 2017 (maybe even later, because I’ll be watching election result coverage…)

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Official statistics on Advance Voting turnout

Official Enrolment Statistics

“There may have been a youth-quake” By Bernard Hickey, Newsroom

“Call the police: here’s everything you can’t do on election day” By Madeleine Chapman, The Spinoff

”Adjusting the system” – My blog post on my latest health update

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Change is continuing in the New Zealand election campaign, so much so that I could almost do a daily podcast on it and not run out of material. A lot has changed since my last podcast episode, and I mainly talk about that today. This episode has 98% less talk about the details of political polls!

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”Something’s not right” – My detailed blog post on what’s wrong with the reporting on a recent poll

“The support is there” – My blog post on where the Greens’ support went

“Season of change” – My blog post on why a Labour/Greens government may happen

“Labour, Greens and Māori Party ‘could change the world’ – Marama Fox” – Newshub

”Peter Dunne to stand down” – Another major change in the election

”Jacinda Ardern: No surprise at Greens’ Ohariu call” – New Zealand Herald

“Storm erupts over Gareth Morgan’s ‘lipstick on a pig’

tweet” – New Zealand Herald

“Cat fight” – My blog post on Gareth Morgan’s crusade against cats

“AmeriNZ 295 – Waiting” – The 2013 podcast episode where I talked about Gareth Morgan’s crusade against cats

“Opening the books has changed the election campaign trail” – Stuff’s piece on the opening of the financial books

“First Labour Party ad” – My blog post about the first ad (with video)

“New speed limit of 110km/h for some key New Zealand expressways” – New Zealand Herald

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If a week is a long time in politics, we’ve been through a year this past week. This episode is mainly updating all the many changes since last week’s episode. Yes, there’s a lot of detail, but it sets the stage for what will happen in the weeks ahead.

This episode is a re-record, which isn’t unusual. The reason is, though.

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Polls apart – My detailed blog post on the poll results and what they mean

“Timeline: Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei’s downfall” from Radio NZ

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Political upheaval, people leaving, people arriving—but this is about New Zealand. There were big changes this week, and there may be some more. This is my main topic this episode.

I’ve been sick lately, which kept me from podcasting and blogging. This was my third bad cold this winter, but that’s happened before. Still, Spring is on the way—eventually.

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Life for the party – My blog post on the changes to Labour

“A good start” – My blog post on Jacinda Ardern’s first couple days as Labour Party Leader

”Labour to assess whether Metiria Turei’s electoral revelations could damage party” – New Zealand Herald

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There’s been a lot of news here in New Zealand, but the two biggest stories were probably not widely reported overseas. So, first I begin talking about sport (yes, really!): The America’s Cup and the British and Irish Lions Tour to New Zealand. I mainly talk about stuff that provides some background and context to those stories, and why they matter for New Zealand.

The New Zealand general election is drawing ever closer, and a new poll is out. How did National and Labour fare? How did New Zealand First, which I talked about last time, do? And, what does all of this imply for the results of the election?

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”America’s Cup” – Wikipedia

“America’s Cup and us” – My blog post on the victory

”2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand” – Wikipedia

”Irish Rugby Football Union” – Wikipedia

”Ireland’s Call” – Wikipedia

”New Zealand Barbarians” – Wikipedia

”Māori All Blacks” – Wikipedia

”Andrew Little drops to fourth as preferred PM in latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll that sees both major parties take a hit” – 1 News (with video)

”Andrew Little deflects worst approval rating by Labour leader since 2009: Polls are not ‘what motivate me’” – 1 News (with video)

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TWO episodes within one week? What is this madness?! Well, I had some new audio equipment I wanted to try out, so why not do a real podcast instead of merely tests? That’s what I thought, anyway.

Today’s title refers to the fact that today is our dog Sunny’s ninth birthday. She even says hello at one point. Apart from that, it’s talk about New Zealand’s upcoming elections. Finally, a few updates, including a little bit about what equipment I was testing and why.

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Sunday’s ninth birthday photo – From my Instagram

“No surprises there: Shane Jones is NZ First candidate in Whangarei” – New Zealand Herald

”Political Roundup: Will Shane Jones be NZ First’s Trump card?” – New Zealand Herald

”NZ First’s Shane Jones has ‘ability to be New Zealand’s Donald Trump’ – political commentator” – 1 News Now

”Let’s not weaponise homophobia against allies” – Phil Quin

”New Zealanders’ concerns highlighted in run to election: Poverty and the gap between rich and poor is the single biggest issue facing New Zealand and the World according to New Zealanders” – Roy Morgan Research

Blue Microphones Icicle – The thing I bought and used today (scroll down to see it)

ArcherRadio – My friend returns to podcasting

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Despite the tail end of a winter cold, I was determined to resume recording. So, I did,. This episode is mainly an update on what’s happened since I last recorded, including our move. It’s the main reason I’ve been missing—and missed the tenth anniversary of the AmeriNZ Podcast.

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“Boxed in” – my blog post about our move

”Barrier cleared” – a blog post about a few of the blogging (and podcasting…) barriers I faced

”Health and sickness” – my blog post about a the health stuff I mentioned

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The date for New Zealand’s parliamentary elections has been announced, and I talk about that first, as well as about how New Zealand elections work. I also talk about the politics of all this—the state of the Left in New Zealand, the prospects for the National Party winning a fourth term, what Winston Peters could do, etc. There’s also a personal update at the end, too.

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“Prime Minister sets 2017 election date” – NewsHub (formerly known as “3 News”)

Tweet on police numbers from One News reporter Andrea Vance

“The Many Contradictions Of Peter Thiel’s New Zealand Citizenship” – By Ryan Mac, Forbes

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