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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 miss Fred Dagg - John Clarke's latest is a purler. "New Zealand ... is an egalitarian nation made up of well over four million rugged individualists and naturally gifted sportspeople and is run on alternate days by the government and whoever bought the national…
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Say - did you hear the one about the escaped pedophile killer cannibal with ebola? John Key reckons its hilarious!
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Key is falling apart before our eyes. Perhaps out of a sense of solidarity, Gerry Brownlee has decided to join him: Army not preparing for Iraq deployment, Brownlee Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee is denying the army's been told to prepare for a deployment to Iraq.…
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Yesterday, John Key gave us some advertising in the house. At question time about the Dirty Politics revelations that Jason Ede of his office had been writing blog posts that went up under Cameron Slater's name at Whaleoil (see video in "Is John Key on the…
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So despite the vast amount more funding (5x more per pupil) to charter schools, 1 of the 5 first, Te Kura Hourua ki Whangaruru, is failing abysmally. The Government has previously said that all their problems were fixed, or being fixed - but they clearly aren't.…
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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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So John Key reckons the decile 1 & 2 principals he talks to say that hardly any kids at their school need lunch. Campbell Live & Kids Can seem to only find school principals who say that lots of kids need lunch. So maybe John Key…
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Dirty Politics is gradually having its effect. Key's teflon coating is now well and truly scratched and the rust is showing through. The right continue to claim that the election result showed that Dirty Politics had no effect and that National's return to power was…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFGoyAHhm9I
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Why do I want to know about Bronagh's private 30th wedding anniversary gift to John Key? The PM is in trouble and trying to get fluff out to distract from his recent repeated lying, make people think more nicely of him (see also: JK's son's…
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Why not go sign the petition.... To: The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, Please take immediate steps to call for the establishment of a high calibre, non-partisan Royal Commission to investigate the inner workings of government in New Zealand and recommend…
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Key and his government are ramping up their powers to spy in us all, one of their justifications is that if we the people have nothing to hide we have nothing to fear. Yesterday in Parliament John Key declined to release his communications with Cameron…
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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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You have to wonder if David Farrar is also being paid by the smoking lobby to attack plain packaging - he posts on it frequently. His latest quotes Australian research which the Melbourne Age describes as pushed by the smoking lobby. The post also links…
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From I/S at No Right Turn. Just the beginning The Key/Kitteridge Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill isn't even law yet, and the SIS are already planning their next power grab: The Prime Minister has signalled the Government will look to introduce much tougher security laws after a review…
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Respected commentators are now talking seriously about the likelihood that Cameron Slater has dirt on John Key (probably in the form of the record of their communications) that he is using to influence the PM. Why else would Key stay in touch with and defend…
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The second annual Child Poverty Monitor was released today. Articles on the report by RNZ; Stuff; NZ Herald; 3 News; TVNZ. Below is a re-posting from the Local Bodies blog of bsprout's post on poverty and inequalities in Invercargill. Government Responsible for…
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John Key has had a horrendous few weeks. That smart cockiness that he has shown in the past when providing political comment on Labour's latest woes has disappeared. Andrew Little is turning out to be an exceptional opposition leader. Passionate yet modest, thoughtful yet engaging…
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I am always intrigued by the kind of upbeat bullshit that we get out of our cowed public services these days. For instance the press release on the provisional Overseas Trade Index for the September 2014 quarter The merchandise (goods) terms of trade fell 4.4…
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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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A number of authors met during the weekend to discuss The Standard and what can be done to improve it. Changes and improvements should be rolled out within the next few weeks. One of the simpler ones is a dedicated Facebook page to be used to…
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r0b: Promoted (with one minor edit) from a comment. Got me smiling about no laughing matter! SISters are doin’ it for themselves... (With apologies to Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin) Now there was a time when they used to say That behind every great spy…
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Docking the pay of petrol station attendants when a customer doesn't pay. Docking the pay of checkout workers in the same situation. And now this: Parcel-eating dogs threat to courier's pay A courier driver was threatened with having her wages docked after a parcel she…
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The political commentators are puzzled. Why, after all the fuss about his links with Cameron Slater, did John Key run the risk of exchanging texts with the Whale Oil blogger about the Inspector-General’s report on the day before it was published? It is of course…
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This is a re-post of one on the Local Bodies blog by bsprout, originally published there on 30 November 2014. John the Don and the Family John the Don Head of Dark Ops (Jason Ede) The Hit Man (Cameron Slater, father John Slater) Corporate operative…
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Tena koutou katoa. Thanks for joining me today. Can I acknowledge Annette King, Labour's Deputy Leader, Grant Robertson, our Finance Spokesperson, and the other members of our Labour Caucus. Can I also acknowledge Michael Barnett from the Auckland Chamber of Commerce who helped us put…
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A few minutes ago on Morning Report, John Key (during another excellent interview with Guyon Espiner) repeated the lie that there was too much noise during question time, so he didn't hear the question. The next time Key repeats this lie, I suggest that 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…