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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. 3 News Political Editor Patrick Gower has been put on notice that his performance must improve if he is to keep his job. A member…
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My semi-regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere (no linkwhoring). This week: Prism, sick…
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A Sunday feature - each week a random section scanned from a copy of The Standard, September 15th, 1938. Find out more here. Click on the image for a bigger version.
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Labour has a strong new addition to its caucus - Meka Whaitiri beat two strong candidate fields, first in her selection and then in today's by-election. Her percentage of the votes cast was higher than Parekura's in his first go in 1999 - I'm picking…
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Today, R0b asked a question that many people have been posing: just how many times does the National Government think it can spend the “profits” it’s “made” by selling off viable money-making New Zealand assets? So I had a wee dig. Bear in mind, I’m…
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The political speculators, and left wing underminers are having a field day, while John Key spins his fiscal irresponsibility, and remakes a distorted version of of Len Brown's popular Auckland transport policies, in his own road-worshiping image. Railways for the post-Key future, to be paid…
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National's spend-up promises in Auckland look like panicky policy on the hoof. Where is all this money going to come from? FUNDING SOURCES ... ''It'll be a combination of funding that'll come from proceeds from the asset sales programme money, that will come from national…
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These Poverty Watch posts have been mostly focused on the New Zealand situation, of course. But it is worth reminding ourselves that similar stories are being played out in similar countries. Take the impact of the politics of austerity in England. Two days ago their…
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Given the embargo on promoting any candidate on election day, please do NOT make any comments relating to the by election anywhere on The Standard until after 7pm on Saturday. Anyone making an inappropriate comment is solely and personally responsible for its contents and any…
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So John Key has today re-announced the Auckland plan, albeit delayed. So the Central Rail Link is on. There'll be a 2nd Harbour crossing that's tunnels. Combine it with Christchurch and Key's spent about $10 billion this week. Bill English will be having a heart…
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Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. 1. This potato will not lie, prevaricate, or have convenient memory lapses. 2. This potato doesn't care who you may be talking to, emailing, tweeting…
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I've been looking around at what the media are saying about the by-election. Some are making claims about the impact on the Labour Party of a loss and/or low vote: from the left and the right. Supporters of each of the main contenders are talking…
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Distinguished Professor, noted historian and author, and New Zealander of the Year Dame Anne Salmond had a powerful piece in The Herald yesterday. Here are some extracts, but you should go and read the full article. Dame Anne Salmond: Help steer us away from disaster…
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Key's grubby little deal on the Sky City convention center is about as popular as halitosis. The people don't want it: Support disappears for convention deal Survey finds 61 per cent of people against SkyCity deal with Government which will give it more poker machines…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. Dear Prime Minister, It appears that we may have made a terrible mistake. We made a detailed submission outlining our concerns about your government's plans to increase…
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The thing is, that for some types of training in New Zealand you can mostly just go and do it. If you want to be a teacher, a lawyer, a nurse, an artist, an actor, a writer, an engineer, an architect or a historian to…
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I tend to regard anything launched by the Fairfax Media with suspicion, especially when it's partnered with Westpac. However, I do think there's something to be said for their last (Gillard-inspired?) initiative: their launch of the the Westpac-Fairfax Women of Influence NZ awards. On average, women are…
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What a wasted opportunity the Obama presidency has been. He was elected with a mandate for change. At his first inaugural speech he spoke strongly about the risks of climate change and the need for urgent action. His first term slipped away with nothing done.…
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Kevin Rudd is PM of Australia again after defeating Julia Gillard 57 votes to 45 in the Australian Labor Party leadership vote.
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I was on the edge of my seat this afternoon following the #SB5 hashtag on Twitter. Good context from the Guardian here. For thirteen hours, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis filibustered a bill which would close 30 abortion clinics in the state, leaving only 5 to…
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It's a massive win for the Greens, for Labour, and Auckland. National has caved to the pressure from local government, from business, and from its political opponents. With the polls so close (recent outlier notwithstanding) National couldn't afford to go into 2014 opposing the CRL…
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Imagine if, five times in 18 months, I stuck my head out the window on a random day, made a guess of the temperature that was 95% likely to be 3 degrees or less too high or too low and, then, extrapolated climate change data…
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Key is going off the rails on his proposed GCSB spying Bill. An interesting piece in The Herald yesterday begins as follows: Prime Minister John Key says Labour opposition to the GCSB spy agency amendment bill could prevent New Zealanders being safe in an event…
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Just in case you don't know, Danyl's book, Unspeakable Secrets of the Aro Valley, is now available for pre-order. The description has a lot of sentences starting with "A": A sleepy bohemian neighbourhood. An ancient legend from the ancient past. A brilliant but troubled young…