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David Parker is reported in The Herald this morning with some comments which seem likely to provoke a strong response! Like a cult and too red - Parker on Labour As usual the headline is the most dramatic interpretation possible of what Parker actually said:…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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Marvelously efficient. Look what turned up in my email today. I mainly put this up so people who don't receive one of these in the next week or so will have a reverence to phone numbers and email links. Greetings Lynn Prentice This is your electronic voting paper…
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Reposted from No Right Turn A year ago National passed the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act 2013. In his speech introducing the bill, then-Housing Minister Nick Smith laid down some clear targets: It is an ambitious agreement, and sets out a plan to…
housing national same old national spin you couldn't make this shit up
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I remember Aussie in Gough's time as PM, when I visited on holiday. It was a time when people were looking forward to a more inclusive, caring, and egalitarian society: a time of hope. That was all ended with his controversial sacking by the governor…
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The fallout from National's dirty politics is going to be extensive as it unfolds over this parliamentary term. So many questions, so many inquiries, so many individuals running for cover, so much dirt. It's a depressing prospect, but we can't clean up politics without a…
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RNZ had an excellent weekend piece on the cost of crime: Economic crime costs up to $9.4bn Economic crime is costing New Zealand up to $9.4 billion a year according to a draft Serious Fraud Office (SFO) report obtained by Radio New Zealand. At the…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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There's a new blog in town - On The Left, with an impressive lineup of authors. Check out the welcome post - We have lift-off!: Welcome to On The Left! We’re happy to be here. OTL was born when a couple of lefty comms people…
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Announced this morning: The National Executive of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union unanimously endorsed Andrew Little for the role of Labour leader, at a meeting held yesterday. “I have been speaking to our workplace delegates at forums across the country over the past two…
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The Labour leadership campaign is up and running. Yesterday there was the first televised debate amongst the leadership candidates on Q&A. The debate was rather messy, too many candidates and too little time. It is hard to work out who won and who lost although I…
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A detailed analysis of voting patterns in the election is now out, and no doubt there will be plenty of analysis and discussion coming up. The Herald this morning notes some obvious points: Nats' strategic voting vital for Act Nearly two-thirds of National supporters voted…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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David Parker will be joining us here live on Sunday at around 3pm. As usual all comments / questions will be strictly moderated. David writes... Thanks for the opportunity to join a Standard Q&A. Really looking forward to hearing from you. I'm happy to chat…
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The ideal of the news media as fourth estate is to provide a means for democratic debate about issues of social and political importance. It is a means through which journalists can hold those with power to account. Some journalists continue to try to fulfill…
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There was an interesting article in yesterday's Herald where Len Brown's future was discussed. Bernard Orsman raised the prospect of Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse having a tilt at the top job. He said: Auckland mayor Len Brown has returned from a month-long overseas holiday to a…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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Back when I was a teenager, a mate of mine decided that he was going to give up on school and would get in some combat. He was a bit of bigot and not exactly the brightest of people. So he went to Rhodesia and…
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To arms! We are about go to war partnered with multiple armies, none of whom is a champion of any of our democratic values of fairness, equality, human rights, or impartial justice. The war has no clear objectives, no extraction plan, and there are no…
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David Parker will be joining us here live on Sunday at 3pm. A post will go up Sunday around 2 for questions, as usual this will be strictly moderated. David writes... Thanks for the opportunity to join a Standard Q&A. Really looking forward to hearing…
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From I/S at No Right Turn... TPPA would criminalise journalism Wikileaks leaked the latest version of the TPPA intellectual property chapter last night. There's some nasty surprises from the US, including its efforts to revive the defunct Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement by the backdoor and its efforts to ensure poor countries fighting,…
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There's no point in state houses. Not according to the Nats anyway - here's twenty dollar Bill English on the subject: 'No point' in new state houses - Bill English Finance Minister Bill English says the proceeds from selling state houses are unlikely to be…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike…
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Surely this should put Paddy Gower and co to bed once and for all. With great grace despite Shearer's baiting, and with great clarity, Cunliffe has declared he will never seek the Labour leadership again. It was Shermanesque. Now surely he can get on with…
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OK there are many West Wing affectionados out there and for those of us who were born in the late 1980s or later West Wing has had a seminal effect on the formation of our political beliefs. So if you were to compare a Labour…
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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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(Reposted from Boots Theory.) Three weeks ago I snarked John Key’s sudden desire to take serious action on child poverty. Now, thanks to Radio New Zealand, we know that not only has Treasury been tailoring its advice to meet National’s prejudices, and not only has…
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The greatest threat to this country is not terrorism, or beneficiaries, or Kim Dotcom - it is climate change. Great to know that our government is really on top of it: The text reads "This page lists all Ministry for the Environment climate change news…
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I know we lefties go on and on about how right-wing the media is. But it's hard not to innit? I mean - ffs: Hosking v Henry: Heavyweights to lock horns in radio breakfast battle Broadcasting heavyweights Mike Hosking and Paul Henry will go head-to-head…
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The news this morning is all about NZ winning a seat on the UN Security Council. Grant Robertson reckons... https://twitter.com/grantrobertson1/status/522797826309234688