Go Laila 7.58pm: Ms Harre closed by canvassing Internet-Mana policies, from a ban on deep-sea oil-drilling, to scrapping National Standards, and bringing in free tertiary education. It is time to restore integrity to our political system. She took a shot at the Governments SkyCity convention centre deal and The Hobbit laws that she said were changed for Warner Bros. We will hold our intelligence services accountable for the illegal spying on at least 88 New Zealanders. Our independence is not up for sale ... We can stop the TPP from undermining our independence. She was cheered and booed as she crept over five minutes. 7.51pm: Internet Party leader Laila Harre said thousands of people had filled halls filled by ordinary New Zealanders across the country for the Internet Mana roadshow. That message is clear. Change is possible. She took a shot at John Key, recalling the protests in 1981 to the Springbok tour. I remember which side I was on. The rock-star economy left a trail of destruction in its wake. The country was in crisis, she said. At the top of our list is a plan to unleash the creative potential of New Zealand in the digital age. Raw commodity prices have been at record levels, and yet we have only managed to get unemployment down to 5.6 per cent. That is a disgrace.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:35:52 +0000
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