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Open mike 21/01/2014
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State housing: bursting the “market” bubble
The (un)affordability of housing in NZ, especially in the cities of Christchurch and Auckland, is beyond crisis point. It's become an inhumane blight on the record of our current government. In Auckland it has gone from crisis to hyper-inflated devasation for the least well off. …
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And John Hayes makes ten
Wairarapa MP John Hayes has announced that he will retire from Parliament at the next election. This is a bit of a surprise really because until now he has shown every sign of hanging in there. In September 2013 he said that he had no…
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Open mike 20/01/2014
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Off the Pages (impressions)
On yesterdays get together at ‘the botanics’, I think it’s appropriate to pass on the appreciation self professed lurkers expressed for/of posters and commenters who provide political debate and perspectives on these pages. Briefly, there was some fairly wide ranging, informal discussion including some initial…
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What should David Cunliffe say in his state of the nation speech?
David Cunliffe will be giving his state of the nation speech in Kelston on January 27 which is Auckland's Anniversary Day. The details are here. The intent obviously is to set the scene for this year and to use this as a launch pad for…
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Open mike 19/01/2014
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Scoop and Whaleoil, a tale of two websites
Recent events have refocussed attention on new media and how political blogsites relate to conventional concepts of media. And the response by two different websites highlights some very interesting issues. Over at Scoop former chief reporter Alaistair Thompson has either resigned or taken a sabbatical…
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Open mike 18/01/2014
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UBI (2) Why should we push for a UBI? (Universal basic income).
Continued From. /ubi-1-memes-and-paradigms/ Why a UBI? Firstly. To overturn some paradigms: That a great many people should lead poor and constricted lives, so a very few can be rich. That ordinary people are disposable economic production units. The economy, and I use the word in…
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National Breaches Crown Copyright
Tourism New Zealand has done a new video aimed at overseas investors that showcases The New Zealand Story. It is a lavish production, with sweeping helicopter footage galore and what sounds to me like a Tem Morrison voiceover. Here's a version from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5hYX9432NIQ There…
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There is science, and then there are dickheads
Over the last three centuries science has established a pretty robust technique for overturning consensus and examining the weirder areas of science. You have to publish in peer reviewed journals with something testable or observed so that other smart people will attempt to tear your…
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Open mike 17/01/2014
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How big were the TPPA gimmes, John?
News of today's leak of the TPPA's weak environmental text reminded me how John Key gave Barack Obama his third putt in their Hawaii golf photo-op. Golfers call it a "gimme," usually only given for very short putts. A White House press report at the…
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not a Party Party treat, Internet Party instead?
But it looks like the ever expanding party party treat (aka KDC birthday that we have been advertising all week) has been cancelled. Now we are promised a political party instead. Confused? I'm not. I have no idea if it was all a stunt... I…
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David Cunliffe plans State of the Nation speech
From an email from the leader's office. "Can you join me for my State of the Nation address at 1pm on Monday 27 January? It's at St Leonard's Road School, St Leonard's Road, Kelston, West Auckland. If you can't make it along, you can read…
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Off The Pages – reminder
For people in Dunedin - a chance to meet up this Saturday (18th) from about 1 O'Clock at the bandstand in the Botanic Gardens. Bring your enthusiasm and whatever else you feel will be useful. The weather, it seems, may not be the kindest. But…
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The politics of food: Oxfam report
Oxfam has published a report on food (in)security, ranking countries on measures of such food availability, prices, and nutritional content, as well as the stability of such characteristics. Overseas reports focus on how badly the UK (ranked 13), US (#21) and Japan (#21) have done,…
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NRT: Dirty dairying and moral culpability
No Right Turn put this post up yesterday. There seems to be a divide in kiwi farming at present. On one side those just after a quick buck based on dirtying the cheap resource of water held in common. On the other generational family farmers.…
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Polity: Taxpayers Union on wine
Polity had this post up this morning. The only problem with it was that Rob Salmond missed out on the correct title. For complete accuracy it should have been "Jordan Williams on whine" Jordan Williams, apparently speaking for all us taxpayers, is outraged that Sir Lockwood Smith…
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Open mike 16/01/2014
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The Internet Party
I was not going to post today but ... Kim Dotcom is holding a party. Originally numbers were estimated at 2,000 but following an overwhelming response it has been moved to Vector Arena. It is widely rumoured that Dotcom will formally announce the formation of…
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Polity: English lies on impact of tax switch
Rob Salmond at Polity has this post out on the effect of the 2010 tax cuts and the lies about fiscal neutrality that Bill English said then and has been repeating ever since. Bill English recently heralded his tax switch as making net tax more…
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Open mike 15/01/2014
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Health and Safety Rep Training – a cut by any other name
I couldn't give a rats arse about Jordan Williams and his new little Act campaigning vehicle against the State, but I do care about health and safety and the manner in which some of the media have run his latest little ruse against training health…
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Down among the women: limits of ‘growth’
The dominant measure used by economists and governments to measure economic well-being, GDP, fails to account for the huge amount of unpaid work on which societies depend. It is a model based on giving a high value to competition, ignoring human diversity, and fails to…
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Auckland Council’s next 100 days
Let me tell you the consequences of Auckland's leadership remaining at a standstill. Unless Council's 2014 budget is drafted by February Auckland could have the same kind of Government shut down that occurred in the United States recently. Unless a Unitary Plan Hearings Panel is…
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Open mike 14/01/2014
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Paula Bennett wastes taxpayers money on drug testing
Formerly proud to be a westie Paula Bennett has a particular role in Cabinet. She is the go to person when there is some sort of political trouble and attention needs to be diverted. Over the last couple of years she has been used a…
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