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Weekend social 17/07/2015
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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I bet he does
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Fonterra job losses just the beginning?
Terrible news for the 523 Fonterra workers who are losing their jobs - I'm sure everyone here at The Standard wishes them well. Fonterra axes 523 jobs in a bid to cut $60m in costs Fonterra has cut 523 jobs as the company tries to…
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Gutting Southern health care is wrong
Last month the Southern DHB were sacked – scapegoats for systematic underfunding of the health sector. A commissioner has been appointed to cut spending. Cuts don't apply to the commissioner of course: Southern DHB commissioner called in to cut costs gets pay increase - to…
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How can Auckland Supercity reduce residential rates?
Reprinted from Futurewest's blogsite. Details of Auckland Council’s new rates bills have been released this week. No doubt many are wondering why the super city is not working out in the way that was promised … There is this belief that left wingers and progressives…
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Auckland house prices – the good ol’ days ’05
People often don't understand the devastating impact of the exponential function (or the garden variety version which we often call "compounding growth"). It is a steady rate of increase which seems fairly easy to ignore - right up until the point the growth curve suddenly…
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Open mike 17/07/2015
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Daily Review 16/07/2015
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other.
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NRT: Watching the state
I/S at No Right Turn... Watching the state Back in March, the Herald reported that the police were routinely demanding personal information from New Zealand companies - and receiving it - without any form of warrant or statutory authorisation. Now, the Privacy Commissioner has started…
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An Open Letter to the Real Estate Whistleblower
Thanks. I don't know who you are. I don't know your motivation. But I do know you have done New Zealanders a service by opening up the issue of offshore money distorting the Auckland housing market. You have exposed a clear threat to the public…
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National’s leadership on home ownership
No need to worry about low levels of home ownership, National is here to lead. Here's Key's speech on the issue: SPEECH: NZ Contractors Federation ... Today, I want to talk in some depth about the declining rates of home ownership in New Zealand. ...…
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Open mike 16/07/2015
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Daily Review 15/07/15
(Apologies was having a few beers with some friends - MS) Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each…
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Mhairi Black’s maiden speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZAmhB55_-k
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Social mobility policies do not address poverty
Excellent work by RNZ, following up on previously redacted documents to expose this sham: Govt told policies wouldn't allay child poverty Official papers reveal the Government was told its policies would do little to cut child poverty in the short to medium term. ... The…
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One tough issue
I have never seen an issue like this. It has neatly divided progressives between those who hold sincere and compelling views that the racial profiling of part of our community is utterly wrong and others holding equally sincere and compelling views that the continuous flow of…
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Parnell Ponzi; When are National going to Act on Housing?
Now that we know the extent of non dom involvement in our housing market, the Government needs to act. Instead, all we've heard from the Nats is laughable holier than thou posturing on race and a variation on the usual whine that Labour did it…
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Open mike 15/07/2015
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Daily Review 14/07/2015
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other.
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Phil Quin resigns from Labour
Labour's calculated but badly judged weekend adventure into race politics is reverberating. I find it cynical that Twyford, Little and Labour aren't "courageous" enough to hold firm on something like the CGT, a tax which would directly impact the comfortable property portfolio owning middle class…
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Treaty of Versailles – Greek edition
The Treaty of Versailles imposed harsh economic reparations on Germany post World War 1, in order to collectively punish Germany, its people and its leadership for their role in that horrific slaughter. Now Germany has done worse to Greece, according to some analysts: Echoing a…
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#ThisIsACoup
Twitter and social media has responded to the deal that has been forced on Greece by expressing the opinion that Greece has been subject to a coup. Not one conducted with guns and tanks but one conducted with spreadsheets and bank accounts. Last night Twitter…
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Film review: Crossing Rachmaninoff
In Rebecca Tansley’s documentary Crossing Rachmaninoff music takes the early lead, as we follow aspiring pianist Flavio Villani through his preparation of Rachmaninoff’s famous Piano Concerto No. 2 for his first ever performance with an orchestra. Villani is instantly likable and engaging. He is quiet…
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Open mike 14/07/2015
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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My Daddy Was Killed at Work
Can you help us share this clip? It's powerful and about the reality of workplace deaths for families that suffer them. The health and safety law going through the Parliament will betray these families if it is changed as the Government is proposing. https://youtu.be/-jONFCuRJlU?t=122
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We Have aGreekment!
Breaking news that a deal has been struck for a third bailout of the Greek economy. There will be no Grexit. The deal involves liquidity for the banking system, secured against a € 50 Billion fund that will have a hold over significant public assets.…
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Daily Review 13/07/2015
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other.
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Ben Guerin: a dirty politics fuckwit
That is curious, suddenly a website pops up "how kiwi are you". (updated: site has been removed) Full of slurs against Chinese. WTF! It has a Labour logo? But that is linked to the YoungNats.org.nz (see below). Oh. It appears we have some young fool trying to make…
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NRT: This is wrong
Reposted from No Right Turn The median Auckland house "earned" more than a backbench MP last year: New Zealand house sales and median prices rose in June, with Auckland's median house price rising a record 26 per cent to $755,000 over the past year, amid…
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Twyford Responds
Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford has responded on Radio NZ and in this morning's NZ Herald to accusations of racism in the release of data that shows massive foreign speculation in the Auckland housing market. He's supported by NZ First leader Winston Peters who notes…