Here's a selection of some of the more important and interesting tweets about the New Zealand Labour Party’s 2013 annual conference being held in Christchurch this weekend. It's in reverse-chronological order - the most recent tweets on top. It'd be constantly updated over the weekend. Please let me know of any good tweets I've missed. [Read more below]
Breaking: Labour to launch KiwiSpy - which will be just what the #GCSB does just not for the Americans. #NSA
Curwen Ares Rolinson @huntersrolinson
suspects Labour's gone with female quota because it's realized NZ First's selection process produces less misogynistic results than its own1
I'm still waiting for the "Cunliffe Bigger Than Jesus!" Tweet to cause some Lennon-esque outrage #LabourConference2013
Very little 'Cunliffe' traffic on twitter. Wouldn't someone somewhere have made sure there was more? #slowburner didn't work for Shearer
Patrick Gower @patrickgowernz
Helen Kelly not ruling out standing 2014.
mark revington @markrevington
So @patrickgowernz thinks choosing more women means a move to the left. Really?
All these tweets coming out of #LabourConference2013 , you would think the Messiah had been resurrected #FFS
Labour's electoral policy announced. No more "elections", now called "Kiwivote" #Labour2013
Jordan McCluskey @JordanMcCluskey
Cunliffe to announce a state run blog monitoring agency called #KiwiBlog...oh wait, that is taken.
Jordan McCluskey @JordanMcCluskey
I take no issue with the Labour Party's gender quotas. It is their party, not mine. Will be interesting to see if it delivers.
Labour to launch KiwiCount: a state owned Finance Ministry that can count
Curwen Ares Rolinson @huntersrolinson
Can smbdy tell me y Labour decided it needs gender quota female representation w/n its Caucus,but not for sexual minorities or disabilities
Breaking; Labour to mandate (sorry, persondate) that all babies born are 50% male and 50% female #KiwiBaby
What if women get to 51% of Labour? Will there be a womanban?
If you can accurately predict composition (gender or otherwise) of a post-election caucus, could you tell me next week's Lotto numbers?
Conference votes down remit decriminalising abortion #MaybeNotSoProgressive #Labour2013
Labour's KiwiAna will provide a local alternative and drive down costs in the kitsch op-shop market.
Breaking; Labour will acquire all snapper at a "fair" price and will distribute it accordingly. KiwiFish
Patrick Gower @patrickgowernz
Labour has introduced a female quota system that will see men demoted down the party list at expense of females
> Dene Mackenzie @mackersline
@patrickgowernz goodbye David parker and Andrew little. #quota
KiwiLabour
Oddeum Wanderus @thelittlepakeha
Astounding that after three years a major party can announce a policy to build houses in the places that lost their houses like it's huge.
So Labour wants us to go to Kiwibank to save in Kiwisaver then use it to buy a Kiwibuild house with KiwiAssure cover. Kiwifurniture anyone?
> Geoffrey Miller @GeoffMillerNZ
.@VernonSmall @dpfdpf looking forward to Labour's law and order policy - Kiwiprisons, Kiwicops and Kiwibail. #Labour2013 #Kiwiassure
Jessica Williams @mizjwilliams
Now to go and work on my political Master Plan for a state-owned Karen Walker diffusion line, KiwiKaren. You *know* it makes sense :-D
Morgan Godfery @MorganGodfery
Compare and, well, compare the DC speech and Miliband's speech to the UK Labour conference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9CRHikbOzw&feature=youtu.be … / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCqrFmNBPQk …
Morgan Godfery @MorganGodfery3 Nov
Very similar styles. But Miliband has better production values and better humour. Not that that's hard.
Andrew Robertson @Unimatrix_0
Wonder if DPF is considering selling KiwiBlog to the Labour Party... before ownership is assumed by the state.
Jordan McCluskey @JordanMcCluskey
Labour policy to nationalise team nz, makes hull red, flag has massive photo of cunliffe #KiwiBoat
What happens when Labour has a state funded Kiwi conservation project? #KiwiKiwi?
So Labour wants a govt-owned insurance company. Isn't Southern Response among the most complained about post-quake companies in ChCh?
Labour to set up state owned political polling firm, KiwiCount, to provide countr balance to all these rogue polls
Breaking; Labour Govt will acquire all earthquakes and distribute them more equitably. Probably by quota.
Breaking; Labour to nationalize dodgy local political figures; KiwiLuigiWewege
You could say KiwiCradle to KiwiGrave /cc @VernonSmall
Remit #907 That the New Zealand Labour Party be renamed #KiwiLabour
Labour to scrap National Standards. Instead, they will set up Kiwi Standards.
Morgan Godfery @MorganGodfery
From the footage on #3News it sounds like DC is emulating Obama's rhythms. I forget the technical name for it, but an interesting approach
If the market fails to provide a satisfactory NZ rugby league side, Labour to launch the Kiwikiwis.
Labour to rebrand state sector as KiwiGuv. Fiscal conditions permitting. #Labour2013
I see Labour's plan to put the word "Kiwi" in front of shit is gathering momentum.
Labour announces plans to nationalise the scandal industry. #Kiwiwewege
KiwiScore: Labour's chain of state-owned brothels increasing competition in the sex industry
Chris Finlayson @chrisfinlayson
Labour plans state-owned insurance co, 23 yrs after Labour govt (incl Phil Goff and Annette King) sold the State Insurance Office in 1990
Jordan McCluskey @JordanMcCluskey
Lol, imagine if all govt departments had Kiwi tacked on the front. KiwiMSD, KiwiACC, KiwiHealth, KiwiJustice, #KiwiFever
Seriously NZ what are we overcompensating for?! Why does every half baked political idea have to be tied to our national symbols?
The best Labour speech I have EVER heard!! #inspired #election2014
Jordan McCluskey @JordanMcCluskey
The government take over of all the things #KiwiEverything
"I may not look like a pig hunter" Cunliffe speech, selected highlights.
Patrick Gower @patrickgowernz
Cunliffe is doing a Tony Robbins style speech
Jordan McCluskey @JordanMcCluskey
Nationalise the commanding heights of the economy graudally with government controls on everything, and tack the prefix "Kiwi" on.
"Key will host royal family, but will he take them to a closed sawmill?" Cunliffe promises to take royal family to really shitty places.
Jordan McCluskey @JordanMcCluskey
Cunliffe seeks to implement a kind of New Zealand where all kiwis can live like #royals #cristal #maybach #tigersonagoldleash
David Cunliffe specifically acknowledges David Shearer, Grant Robertson, and Shane Jones, presumably to rub it in #LabourConference2013
NEW CONTRACT: @HelenKellyCTU to be elected as a Labour MP at the next general election https://www.ipredict.co.nz/app.php?do=contract_detail&contract=KELLY.LABOUR.2014 …
Lunch at Labour Party Conference not provided; has to be purchased from a duopoly of tuck shops #LabourConference2013
TV reporters at the Labour conference working on metaphors for their humorous intros. Planes? Earthquakes? The rebuild? Weather?
Laura McQuillan @mcquillanatorz
Interested to see if Cunliffe gets a standing ovation today, like Dalziel got last night. So far, clapping is uncoordinated, even awkward.
$20 for anyone at #Labour2013 who tries to put up a remit about getting rid of deadwood.
All new record. Less than 15 minutes into policy debate and Michael Joseph Savage is referenced already. #labour2013
Labour members told to be pithy in their speeches on policy amendments. Brevity in politics!
Labour 'compromise' on super age is nothing of the sort. Eligibility will still rise to 67. Smoke and mirrors, folks.
Moira Coatsworth has developed effective way of keeping delegates awake at Labour conference: clapping into the microphone periodically.
Other news: Why 21-char #labourconference2013? Surely #lab13 allows 14% more content? Is @tim4858 using long tag for tweetwall?
"I am inspired by the story of the crusaders," says Lianne Dalziel, drawing applause from Catholic members. #LabourConference2013
#Labour2013 membership has #doubled in the past year. An energised membership participated vigorously in policy debates today.
Labour increases membership from 10 to 20 members in just 8 weeks! #labourconference2013
James A. Robins @James_ARobins
Who's funnier at #LabourConference2013? @TheCivilianNZ's liveblogging, or @JudithCollinsMP's belligerent badgering?
Martyn Bradbury @CitizenBomber
Labour membership has doubled in last couple of months - so it must be around 10% of John Key's Facebook likes by now #LabourConference2013
Lianne Dalziel receives more applause than Cunliffe. Patrick Gower already circulating letter of no confidence #LabourConference2013
GCSB Intercepts @GCSBIntercepts
Massive under-catering of bread rolls and fish course for tonite's Labour Party Conference dinner. Cunliffe's response - "I've got this".
Earlier tweets:
Come get your retro limited edition Labour coffee mugs! Big enough for a decent smoko break. @ #nzlpconf2013 pic.twitter.com/xA3r6G30Ek
Jessica Williams @mizjwilliams
so did any of the attendees at tonight's #nzlpconf2013 drinks notice it's at the Harvard Lounge? As @oneforthedr would say, lolcano.
Man Ban Torrance @tripthestation
Wonder what Bradbury's going to do, now he hasn't got the leader and our processes to vilify? #nzlpconf2013
Man Ban Torrance @tripthestation
I'm really looking forward to what Martyn Bradbury has to say about #nzlpconf2013 this weekend. No seriously. I am.
Hmmm. #nzlpconf2013 pic.twitter.com/TgmRu8cCIA
Last year's Labour Party conference was overshadowed by David Cunliffe's leadership aspirations. It appears this year is no different.
Michael Parkin @Michael_Parkin
I'm told the Skyhawk has been moved from the foyer for the Labour Party conference. pic.twitter.com/AdyFitELh0
Did Labour forget to organise a hashtag for the conference or is everyone too busy picking through homemade lamingtons and asparagus rolls?
@danylmc I hear Patrick Gower has been trying to ask Cunliffe if his quizzical smile means he's quashed a coup.
Rāwinia Thompson @rawiniathompson
“Actual scene from the 2013 Labour Party conference" pic.twitter.com/jSV9BP6fuq
Labour's Party conference has been running for dozens of minutes and we have yet to see an upswing in the polls
We'll be live-blogging the Labour Party Conference starting late this afternoon. How many MPs will sign our copy of Homer's The Odyssey?
Someone organising Labour conference thought @DavidCunliffeMP's name was spelled with a silent 'C'. #nzpol pic.twitter.com/I1R4GI7QNP
Imperator Fish @ImperatorFish
Sad to be missing the Labour Party annual conference. Will someone make sure @patrickgowernz behaves himself?
No one enjoys Labour Party conferences more than @dpfdpf
Labour delegates want Labour to apologise for Seabed & Foreshore Act. If passed, they should ask Helen Clark to do the apology in person!
Martyn Bradbury @CitizenBomber
Heading to Chch now for 2013 Labour Party conference - has Gower breathlessly claimed Cunliffe is launching a coup against himself yet?
Waiting for the Labour Pacific sector meeting to start. A good vibe amongst the conference delegates. http://instagram.com/p/gJS6TJidm6/
I've been trying to call Labour HQ about getting a media pass to the Conference this weekend. No one answers. Can any Labour people help me?
@edmuzik could you make it happen? I feel like it would be worth everyone's while to @BenUffindell there….
> James Macbeth Dann @edmuzik
@Int3rnetta @BenUffindell it would be in everyone's* best interests (* everyone except the Labour Party's)
@GraemeEdgeler @philiplyth @avancenz the Labour party conference begins tomorrow at the NZ Air Force Museum. Let the aero-imagery fly again
