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Date published: 2:02 pm, February 12th, 2026 - 15 comments
Categories: climate change, Economy, energy, ETS, national, same old national, science
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The Government has responded to a perceived urgency caused by dry years to the country’s power supply by proposing something that is counter intuitive. Instead of rolling out solar it wants to burn imported Liquified Natural Gas. And use enabling legislation to avoid any overview of the proposal.
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 14th, 2026 - No comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 13th, 2026 - 36 comments
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Date published: 1:11 pm, February 12th, 2026 - 16 comments
Why are the mods grumpy about AI use on The Standard?
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 12th, 2026 - 15 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 11th, 2026 - 23 comments
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Date published: 3:07 pm, February 10th, 2026 - 19 comments
National Party, laser focused on the cost of living, threw away ~$1 billion on ferries, introduced Paywave changes that will increase fees & are now levying a new tax on Kiwi families and businesses
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Date published: 2:56 pm, February 10th, 2026 - 5 comments
OPINION: I visited Facebook recently and noticed some fake accounts (you know the ones with AI pictures depicting Māori in an unfavourable light, along with NZ flags featured prominently, as if love for a country is about a piece of cloth), and there’s a distinct anti-Indian sentiment being cultivated on the platform
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 10th, 2026 - 53 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 9th, 2026 - 53 comments
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Date published: 10:02 pm, February 8th, 2026 - 9 comments
The NZ government has shrouded US rare minerals discussions in secrecy, refusing to provide information to Kiwis even as the US confirms talks are in progress. The agreement may requires countries to commit to accelerated and extended mining
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Date published: 9:19 am, February 8th, 2026 - 18 comments
Environmental groups have cheered the draft Panel’s decision refusing to allow Taranaki’s continental shelf from being smashed up to extract rare earth minerals. But how will the Government respond?
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 8th, 2026 - 14 comments
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Date published: 12:10 pm, February 7th, 2026 - 47 comments
Save the whales! (and ourselves)
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 7th, 2026 - 21 comments
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Date published: 9:00 am, February 6th, 2026 - 7 comments
TTR were asked to apply for Fast-Track by Chris Bishop after trying and failing for a decade through NZ courts. Yesterday, it looked like they were rejected again
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 6th, 2026 - 34 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 5th, 2026 - 28 comments
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Date published: 12:50 pm, February 4th, 2026 - 8 comments
Unemployment hits 5.4% in the December quarter, but that doesn’t include the 140,000 plus Kiwi citizens that have fled in the last 2 years
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Date published: 12:37 pm, February 4th, 2026 - 9 comments
When the coalition is treating the economy as a game, are they having fun?
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 4th, 2026 - 48 comments
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Date published: 2:28 pm, February 3rd, 2026 - 28 comments
Chris Hipkins, Marama Davidson, and Chloe Swarbrick speak on unity, working together while being separate partners, and the upcoming election.
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Date published: 8:37 am, February 3rd, 2026 - 9 comments
NZ First is openly allegiant to commercial fishers, mining (fossil fuels) and tobacco companies, but is it really their fault?
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 3rd, 2026 - 21 comments
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Date published: 1:09 pm, February 2nd, 2026 - 9 comments
National has allowed Shane Jones to effectively veto the country signing up to a road map away from the use of fossil fuels supported by much of the world that was consistent with current policy settings.
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 2nd, 2026 - 21 comments
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Date published: 2:29 pm, February 1st, 2026 - 61 comments
Current polling suggests that we may witness something that has not happened before, a one term National Government. But this may mean Labour making a deal with Winston Peters. What should Labour do?
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 1st, 2026 - 14 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 31st, 2026 - 12 comments
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Date published: 4:11 pm, January 30th, 2026 - 27 comments
There is no evidence of immediate improvement in our economy, or of this government improving it.
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Date published: 7:57 am, January 30th, 2026 - 14 comments
2026 school lunches are just as bad, but they are also emblematic of Seymour’s spin and facade
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