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Poverty Watch 44
Two weeks ago the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) released, in two parts, a report into the links between poverty and child abuse (Part 1 pdf, Part 2 pdf). I covered Part 1 last week, today for Part 2. This document is called "Child abuse: an…
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Cheap and nasty
So, the Nats finally work out what every project manager, and indeed most householders, already know. The "cheapest" tender is not necessarily the best tender (or the cheapest, in the long run). It is to weep: Huge cost of rotten school alters Govt views on…
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Open mike 17/08/2013
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Auckland Council Elections
I thought I would do some posts about the Auckland super city elections. This is the first of five intended posts and will deal with the Mayoral candidates. The other four will deal with the Councillor elections on the North Shore, out west, in Auckland…
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Wellington quake
Another quake near Seddon that shook Wellington hard. Various reports of strength, probably 6.2 at 8km. Hope all are well... Multiple aftershocks - check out http://wellingtonquakelive.co.nz/ and #eqnz.
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Weekend social 16/08/2013
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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Statistic of the Day
Percent of Auckland City Mission food recipients who are working: 25%
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Not how a democracy works
Key and his cronies have a long history of passing laws that give themselves sweeping powers and promising (honestly, truly) that they won't use them. How many times has King Brownlee found himself in court for abusing his dictatorial powers, despite the ouster clauses in…
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Kiwis say no to welfare-bashing
Stuff's polls aren't usually known for their left-wing bias. Indeed there's a tendency for them to pitch the other way. Which is why I clicked on the results button for their latest (self-selected) poll with some trepidation. after all the question was "Should doctors be…
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John Key – GCSB fool (or liar)
On Campbell Live, and on other occasions, John Key has claimed that critics of the GCSB spying bill were all wrong. The Human Rights Commission - wrong. The Law Society - wrong. The Privacy Commissioner - wrong. Dame Anne Salmond - wrong. Everyone else wrong…
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Open mike 16/08/2013
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Key vs Campbell: the transcript
This is a work in progress - taking some time to write up the transcript and my not finish it in the next few hours. So I'll update it later today, along with further comments. Transcript completed. The interview of John Key on Campbell Live…
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The Daily Show on Oz election
Jon Stewart is on leave, but John Oliver is doing a great job filling in on The Daily Show. Here he is enjoying some of the nonsense coming out of the current Australian election campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx9eH3qOJXw
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Statistic of the Day
Percent of New Zealanders with not enough money to make ends meet: 15 (another 33% have just enough) Percent unemployed: 6.4
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It wasn’t a dirty pipe
It wasn't a dirty pipe. That is the claim made by veterinarian and farm performance consultant Frank Rowson, as reported by Stuff yesterday: Vet links botulism to farms not pipes A veterinarian and farm consultant doubts the recent Fonterra botulism scare was caused by a…
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Tech Liberty on GCSB Bill
Thomas Beagle at Tech Liberty has done a great job at presenting the technicalities of the Key-Dunne GCSB spying bill: Does the new GCSB Bill give them the power to spy on New Zealanders? Spying on behalf Firstly, everyone agrees that section 8C of the Bill…
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Open mike 15/08/2013
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The opportunity cost
National spent $30m of our money to save (some of) the 800 jobs at Tiwai Point (for an extra year). People have reasonably pointed out that's the a lot of money for not much - especially when government agencies are routinely destroying jobs by sending…
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Paula is abusing Child Abuse Prevention Orders
Blame my liberal world view or my legal training or the time I have spent acting for poor people who get on the wrong side of the legal system. But I think the latest Government proposal to place severe restrictions on people acquitted of offences…
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Dilbert on surveillance
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Child abuse
A cartoon in The Press today (via Bryce Edwards - if anyone has link to the original please post it).
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Statistic of the Day
World incarceration rate: ~130 per 100,000 NZ incarceration rate: 197 per 100,000 (1.5x average) World homicide rate: 6.9 per 100,000 (homicide only worldwide comparable crime) NZ homicide rate: 0.9 per 100,000
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Submit to prevent SkyCity corruption
With all of the other political news, let us not forget the stench of corruption in the SkyCity deal and imminent legislation. This is something that can more easily be fixed by defeating the deal than some of the other hot political issues. It is a conscience…
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More Beneficiary Bashing
An interesting study has come out of Victoria University - showing that the Government writes off tax debt much more easily than it does welfare debt. There was $6 billion of tax debt vs $1 billion of welfare debt, but the welfare debt, interest and penalties…
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GCSB protest fundraiser success – in one day!
This Pledge Me fundraiser for protest action against the Key-Dunne GCSB spying Bill reached its target ($3,300) in just one day yesterday. It remains open for three more days - you can still donate to extend the range of the protest.
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Open mike 14/08/2013
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Where our Assets have gone
National got around $1.7 billion from selling Mighty River Power, and then allocated $2.1 billion to the "Future Investment Fund" - this ring-fenced barrel of cash tat would meet our future capital expenditure needs, especially those electorally popular schools and hospitals. This was after they…
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GCSB Bill vs snapper quota
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Statistic of the Day
Number of times in 2012 that John Key appeared on Radio Sport: 44 Number of times in 2012 that John Key appeared on National Radio: 4