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• Last week's audio - Dunne And Privileges - State Services And War Crimes

Dalziel To Stand For Christchurch Mayor: Labour’s Loss Will Be Christchurch’s Gain

The Labour Leader David Shearer says Lianne Dalziel is an outstanding candidate for the Christchurch mayoralty, and Labour’s loss is the city’s gain... More>>

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• Out-Link - On a Christchurch East by-election | Rebuilding Christchurch
• Out-Link - An Open Letter to the Labour Party from a People of Christchurch • Up Front • Public Address

Wellington: NZTA's Plans For Basin, Mt Vic Tunnel, Transport Spine

The NZTA, GWRC and Wellington City Council today released the final report of the Public Transport Spine Study about future public transport options for the city. At the same time, NZTA released refined plans for State Highway 1 including the Basin Bridge, Mount Victoria Tunnel duplication, and widening of Ruahine Street and Wellington Road. More>>

Meanwhile In Auckland:

• Auckland Transport - New Network for South Auckland: Consultation is now open

ALSO:

• Labour - Wellington transport plans a mix of the good, bad, and ugly
• NZTA - Basin Bridge & Mount Victoria Tunnel - Mt Victoria tunnel and road widening
• Basin Reserve Trust - Pavillion Plans Announced
• Save the Basin Campaign - Cosmetic measures to hide flyover show it’s unnecessary, say campaigners
• Porirua City Council - Porirua Mayor Applauds $800 Million Investment In Wellington
• NZ Bus - Bus Rapid Transport Will Drive Step Change in Wellington
• Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce - Chamber welcomes transport package – ‘at last’
• Earlier: Wellington.Scoop - Fixing a problem: why Wellington needs light rail, and why it’s not too expensive

Gordon Campbell:
On Syria

Since the Arab Spring began, the rebellion in Syria has been the only one to evolve into full scale civil war, and still is the only conflict with the potential to shape the politics of the entire Middle East… More>>

ALSO:

• Also in this column - On Radio New Zealand and Michael Shannon
• UN - Nearly 93,000 People Killed In ‘Vicious’ Syria Conflict - UN Delivers Aid to Thousands Stranded In Northern Syria
• US State Department - Secretary Kerry's Call with Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari
• David Swanson - Syria: Pros and Cons
• Franklin Lamb - The End of Syria as We Know It? Why Obama is Declaring War
• Image Out-Link - File:Azaz Syria during the Syrian Civil War - Wikimedia Commons

Manufacturing Intent: Inquiry 'Produces Blueprint For Future'

The Parliamentary Inquiry into Manufacturing has released its report, Manufacturing: The New Consensus, A blueprint for better jobs and higher wages, which finds that a sensible set of policy changes can be made to turn around the decline in manufacturing… More>>

ALSO:

• Scoop Business - Business NZ pitted against export manufacturers, report says
• NZ Govt - Opposition determined to manufacture a crisis
• Labour - Government in denial over state of manufacturing - Manufacturing report a blueprint for jobs - Blueprint to encourage innovation
• Greens - PM needs to get his head out of the sand - Manufacturing Inquiry shows there is an alternative
• NZ First - Manufacturing Too Important For Politicking - Manufacturing Inquiry:NZ First Response to Report
• NZ Manufacturers and Exporters Association - Manufacturing Inquiry - Act or Deny
• Anne Russell - PM: Manufacturing Crisis | Mediaworks | G20 spying
• CTU - Manufacturing Strategy a Modern Blueprint
• EPMU - Government should adopt jobs report
• First Union - Emerging consensus on manufacturing welcome