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Reposted from Polity The OECD announced today: Widespread increases in income inequality have raised concerns about their potential impact on our societies and economies. New OECD research shows that when income inequality rises, economic growth falls. One reason is that poorer members of society are…
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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…
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this article in the herald was published a few days ago, and raises concerning trends amongst asian families: Pacific and Maori young still have by far the highest rates of poverty-related illness, but the Maori rate dropped steeply from 58 hospital admissions for poverty-linked conditions…
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Labor's win in the recent Victorian state election was historic - the first time a one-term government had been turned out for more than 60 years. It was also a fantastic example of how organisation can win elections. Labor's leader Daniel Andrews' focused on having…
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Scott at Imperator Fish kindly lets us syndicate his posts. This one is originally here. The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is outraged at the scandalous behaviour of Auckland mayor Len Brown. The people of Auckland deserve better than a mayor who spends public money discharging…
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As the matter seems to be heading for trial now is a good time for the audio from the teapot tapes to be released. Enjoy ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehz9M6huaDg
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The new report from the Government finds Fonterra woefully inadequate in its food safety culture putting profits before the safety of people. The Ministry doesn't escape either. "The ministry had no single, coherent (or reviewed or rehearsed) crisis plan for a food incident that it…
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The plan to reduce beneficiaries by 25% is based on actual data, right? Prior to the election Ms Bennett, then Minister for Social Development, now Associate Minister of Finance (note there isn’t much difference between the two portfolios in practice for kiwis unfortunate to have…
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Key is carrying plenty of baggage now. Haunted not only by dirty politics, but also the scandal of the election before, the teapot tapes. As reported on RNZ this morning: Ambrose to sue PM over teapot tape A freelance journalist is seeking $1.25 million in…
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Claire Trevett writing in "Labour's election review: What went wrong" Labour's review panel has reported its findings back about the party's election campaign and the reasons for the low 25 per cent result, identifying problems ranging from a failure to unite behind former leader David…
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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…
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I'd leave this over at The Daily Blog, but I have had problems getting comments published there that even suggest that Martyn Bradbury leads the left from the behind. In an otherwise rather reasonable rant against media outlets, he said:- The Standard is currently searching…
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there's currently a debate raging on twitter regarding the sunday star times choosing to have judith collins as a columnist. giovanni tiso and others have been encouraging people to cancel their subscriptions to the paper, in protest. the response has been the usual. there are…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d7zuJN_irE There is a wonderful Michael Moore clip from the Awful Truth where he takes on Reverend Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church. That church had achieved some notoriety with its vehemently anti homosexual views and its practice of picketing the funerals of young…
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Yesterday, during an interview with Lisa Owen on The Nation, climate change Minister Tim Groser lied about NZ's carbon emissions: I want to look at our current targets. 5% reduction in emissions by 2020; 50% by 2050. ... So are we actually on track to…
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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…
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Russell Brown at Hard News has already said what needed saying about today's Herald on Sunday's lead story: Some reprehensible bullshit EXCLUSIVE, trumpets the Herald on Sunday’s front page lead story today, HIDDEN ROOMS IN MAYOR’S NEW OFFICE. ‘What secrets are concealed in Len Brown’s flash…
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Judith Collins debuted this morning as a columnist in the Sunday Star Times. It is an interesting concept. I am a bit of a purist and always thought that the fourth estate should be kept away from the politicians. It is bad enough that corporate…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlZPjL5HWHY From the Coal Action Network On December 7, people at beaches across New Zealand will put their heads in the sand in a collective tribute to the Key Government’s lack of action on climate change, and its ongoing threats to the New Zealand environment…
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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…
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I kid you not. Tim Groser and National have a plan to solve global warming so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel. The plan apparently is the only game in town and it is hard line. And according to…
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"Mainstream" media has (in general) a structural right-wing bias because it (in general) reflects the interests of its owners, who are of course well off. If you have ever felt the need to know who owns the NZ media and pulls its strings, take a…
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A recent Stuff article made me reflect on the treatment of scientists in New Zealand. It is a measure of the strange state that our world is in that merchant bankers hold power and scientists, who must rank as the ultimate truth seekers, are undermined and attacked. The story…
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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…
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Reposted from No Right Turn Overnight, The Intercept spilled the beans on AURORAGOLD, the NSA's programme to hack the world's cellphone providers. They spy on cellphone operators to gain knowledge of network architecture and vulnerabilities, and deliberately introduce vulnerabilities into new technology (something which exposes…
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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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Earlier this year Farmwatch investigated pig farming in New Zealand. We filmed horrific conditions and animal cruelty on several farms in Auckland and Christchurch. On one farm workers kicked and stomped on piglets. They beat a sow to death with a sledgehammer. It took more…
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This year we have seen proof of the SIS used for political purposes. How many other organs of the state have been politicised? Two days ago David Parker raised the issue in Parliament. The specific context was questions about the SFO investigation where Parker made…
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This is a brutally honest piece by Karl du Fresne, first published in the Nelson Mail and Manawatu Standard, then on his blog. Please go read the whole piece, well worth it, but some extracts below: Stop bullshitting us, prime minister ... Over the past…