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And now for a list of the ten most viewed posts of the year. Interestingly the list has little comparison with the list of the ten most commented on posts with there being only three posts on both lists. It was a big year for the…
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The Authors of the Standard are now in holiday mode. Posting will be less regular and dependant on individual author enthusiasm. Open mike will continue every day and prepare yourself for some year in review posts and some recycling of old stuff. And as R0b…
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It is that time of year again when people become reflective and review what has happened during the year. One of the ways to measure what important events happened this year according to Standarnistas is to measure the popularity of posts, both from comments made…
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The Authors of the Standard are now in holiday mode. Posting will be less regular and dependant on individual author enthusiasm. Open mike will continue every day and prepare yourself for some year in review posts and some recycling of old stuff. And as R0b…
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The Fairy Godmother posted the comments below on Open Mike. While looking for images to go with this guest post, I found this: The Fairy Godmother (below) asks a very important and topical question about how young unemployed people can get help in finding a…
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The ranks of Aotearoa’s trade unions and leftie movements including the Labour Party are full of catholics, most of them lapsed. It is something about the combination of the new testament preaching that we should address poverty and love one another and drive the money…
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Claire Trevett in the NZ Herald has an article on her chosen top MP tweeters, now that Judith Collins has vacated her (alleged) position as "Minister of Twitter". She clearly follows different people on Twitter from me. I don't find many MPs among the most interesting…
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The Authors of the Standard are now in holiday mode. Posting will be less regular and dependant on individual author enthusiasm. Open mike will continue every day and prepare yourself for some year in review posts and some recycling of old stuff. And as R0b…
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The Sunday Star Times has followed last week's story about Mike Sabin with a further revelation that the police inquiry into his behaviour has been ongoing for four months, since before the election. And scrutiny is now on what John Key knew. After all he appointed Sabin…
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The Authors of the Standard are now in holiday mode. Posting will be less regular and dependant on individual author enthusiasm. Open mike will continue every day and prepare yourself for some year in review posts and some recycling of old stuff. And as R0b…
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Politics has traditionally been men's business. Gradually women have come to be given more space in this sphere of public activity. However, there are still strains of traditional masculine values evident in political activity, organisation and debate. There are good and bad consequences of this.…
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In February 2013, Eddie reposted an earlier warning post from April 2012 which detailed the reasons why SkyCity would inevitably be wanting to extort money and particularly a operating subsidy from governments, local and central. People like John Roughan at the NZ Herald ignored such warnings and…
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The Authors of the Standard are now in holiday mode. Posting will be less regular and dependant on individual author enthusiasm. Open mike will continue every day and prepare yourself for some year in review posts and some recycling of old stuff. And as R0b…
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What does religion without god look like? It seems unlikely, yet all around the world atheists are congregating Studies have been done of people who consciously give thanks or express gratitude on a daily, recorded basis and those people feel universally better about their lives…
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Bill Gates is one of the richest people the planet has ever seen and for many years has been ranked as the wealthiest American. He with a few friends founded Microsoft in the early days of the personal computer and through a series of events arguably…
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From wikipedia Godwin's law (or Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies)[1][2] is an Internet adage asserting that "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1"[2][3]— that is, if an online discussion (regardless of topic or scope) goes on…
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The Authors of the Standard are now in holiday mode. Posting will be less regular and dependant on individual author enthusiasm. Open mike will continue every day and prepare yourself for some year in review posts and some recycling of old stuff. And as R0b…
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G'day kiwis (and your wives - I hope they have a tv in their kitchen) I have decided to implement a speech from the throne Yeah, I do akshallee have a tv transmitting doohickey in my toilet, giggle What a year. I am…
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Republished from last year because I thought the story was really interesting. In 1977 the Huddersfield fire fighters were in the midst of a bitter strike and families had been without an income for some time. Christmas was looking bleak. But the Sex Pistols stepped…
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Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; Except for officials from the DPMC and the PS Who were busy at work drafting a press release that could attest That Andrea Vance's rights of privacy…
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Merry Christmas everyone. 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…
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The smug middle class National voter seems oblivious to how close they are to financial hardship. Other than the self employed who face financial precariousness for other reasons, the employed middle class, living close to the edge in pursuit of all things material, are a…
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Reposted from Imperator Fish. Scott kindly lets us syndicate his posts. #148818386 / gettyimages.com Sky City wants the taxpayer to help cover the increased cost to build its new Auckland convention centre. Sky City agreed to build the convention centre in return for the government…
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As redlogix argued in his post yesterday, it is important for the left in Aotearoa/New Zealand to look outwards (internationally) as well as to focus on politics within our nation state. In recent days I have been reading some articles that highlight a rise in the support…
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The Authors of the Standard are now in holiday mode. Posting will be less regular and dependant on individual author enthusiasm. Open mike will continue every day and prepare yourself for some year in review posts and some recycling of old stuff. And as R0b…
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Left wing politics in New Zealand bends most of its attention and energy inwards onto the nation state. This is of course understandable because traditionally Parliament has been the prime locus of power. But no longer; two quite distinct forces are at work to change this…
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National is in big political trouble over the Sky City deal. The pre christmas timing of the news that there has been a surge in the anticipated construction cost is evidence of this. The project was originally costed at $402 million. This could now be…
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The Authors of the Standard are now in holiday mode. Posting will be less regular and dependant on individual author enthusiasm. Open mike will continue every day and prepare yourself for some year in review posts and some recycling of old stuff. And as R0b…
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The serious aspect of New Zealand life I am specifically referring to is the appalling over representation of males in the perpetration of sexual and domestic violence. When reading this please keep in mind that the Government of the day has the most power to…
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A State Services Commission review has delivered a scathing report on Steven Joyce's "super ministry": the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) that was the result of amalgamating several pre-existing ministries. MBIE always looked like Joyce's little fiefdom, giving him power over some crucial areas of operation,…
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