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It’s Changed Too Much For The Nostalgia Cure

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Date published: 10:23 am, December 14th, 2025 - 9 comments
Categories: chris hipkins, education, election 2026, health, labour, local government
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If Labour wins government in 2026, many things won’t be recoverable.

Open Mike 15/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 15th, 2025 - 29 comments

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Open Mike 14/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 14th, 2025 - 9 comments

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i-Rex ferries would have started arriving today

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Date published: 3:36 pm, December 13th, 2025 - 4 comments

NZ previously secured next-gen, hybrid ferries for 40% less than market price during Covid. The cancellation of these partially built 2026 ferries resulted in a loss of $700m to more than $1bn

$270 a year more in energy costs for householders – Government pushes fossil fuel / agricultural corporate welfare

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Date published: 9:48 am, December 13th, 2025 - 5 comments

Under a series of science driven policy options, National / ACT and NZ First unanimously choose “catastrophic peril”. Anything for the fossil fuel and farmer industry, but at what cost, NZ?

Open Mike 13/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 13th, 2025 - 20 comments

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Atlas Shrugged. Part One: Trump’s Security Strategy blows up the American world order.

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Date published: 8:27 pm, December 12th, 2025 - 22 comments

“The days of the United States propping up the entire world order like Atlas are over.” White House National Security Strategy, 2025

Open Mike 12/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 12th, 2025 - 13 comments

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Accelerating climate change under urgency

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Date published: 2:02 pm, December 11th, 2025 - 7 comments

The Government is legislating to halve methane emission reduction targets and remove the requirement for the ETS to accord with Paris Accord obligations. And intends to pass these changes under urgency despite there being no requirement to do so.

Open Mike 11/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 11th, 2025 - 12 comments

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Jason Walls’ Odd Choices & Chris Bishop’s Sly RMA

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Date published: 11:47 am, December 10th, 2025 - 13 comments

Jason Walls is a former Newstalk ZB Political Editor turned TVNZ business correspondent. Under his choices, can we still rely on 1News business reports? Plus: Chris Bishop’s nefarious RMA play

Open Mike 10/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 10th, 2025 - 43 comments

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Privatisation and Plunder

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Date published: 4:36 pm, December 9th, 2025 - 3 comments

Privatisation and Plunder is essential reading for those who want to work for a society where prosperity for all is the aim.

Open Mike 09/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 9th, 2025 - 29 comments

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“National is Getting NZ Back on Track”?

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Date published: 2:21 pm, December 8th, 2025 - 13 comments

That’s the headline of the pamphlet in the letterbox. But from their own measures is that true?

Open Mike 08/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 8th, 2025 - 50 comments

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Why the next election will not be easy for Labour

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Date published: 12:12 pm, December 7th, 2025 - 27 comments

This may be a one term National Government. But electoral law reform, the state of Labour’s coalition partners, a possible economic upturn and a change in National’s leader threaten this.

From In and Down to Outward-In: The Big Picture matters

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Date published: 11:19 am, December 7th, 2025 - 2 comments

The world is entering a generation of challenges not seen since the late 1930s. New Zealand is better placed than most states to weather this challenge if it prepares now.

Open Mike 07/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 7th, 2025 - 7 comments

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Open Mike 06/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 6th, 2025 - 16 comments

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The Government’s 59 policy changes that are destroying the country’s climate response

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Date published: 8:41 pm, December 5th, 2025 - 8 comments

Count them and weep.

New Zealand losing democracy rapidly

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Date published: 5:46 pm, December 5th, 2025 - 6 comments

Many unaware as what we hold dear and for granted slips.

Daily review 05/12/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 5th, 2025 - 3 comments

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Open Mike 05/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 5th, 2025 - 48 comments

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Daily review 04/12/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 4th, 2025 - 5 comments

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Is National planning to welch on Paris Climate obligations?

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Date published: 11:50 am, December 4th, 2025 - 12 comments

It appears to be more and more inevitable that National will welch on the country’s Paris Accord obligations.

The Committee Coup: Democracy Unravels in Palmerston North  

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Date published: 6:05 am, December 4th, 2025 - 4 comments

The recent decision by PNCC to remove Rangitāne o Manawatū representatives from the Culture, Arts, and Community Committee, and to remove the independent member from the Finance and Audit Committee, is not an administrative tidying-up exercise. It is a political statement. 

Open Mike 04/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 4th, 2025 - 17 comments

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Daily review 03/12/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 3rd, 2025 - 4 comments

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Open Mike 03/12/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 3rd, 2025 - 9 comments

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Daily review 02/12/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 2nd, 2025 - 1 comment

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