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In 15 to 25 years, the expected tariff reduction return to NZ will be (summarized by kiwiblog) The Beehive site has some details on the deal. The savings on tariffs, once full implemented by sector are: Dairy $102 million Meat $72 million Fruit and vegetables $26 million Other agriculture…
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The deal has been done. We are told that it is the best thing since sliced bread although we are not allowed to know the details. Tobacco companies will not be allowed to use the investor state resolution procedure which is a good thing. All…
business capitalism Economy International john key Minister for International Embarrassment national national/act government same old national us politics
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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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I guess it's not exactly news that WINZ is dysfunctional, but its interesting to have some actual data on one of the symptoms: Complaints about Work and Income up almost 30 per cent under National Since National took office in 2008 the number of complaints…
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Jo Moir at Stuff has asked if Hekia Parata has gone rogue in announcing a change of the education funding formula. I am surprised she had to ask. The answer must be a resounding "yes". She did not sneak the announcement out. She went to…
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There are media reports suggesting that the signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement may be imminent. Vehicle issues have been resolved. Issues concerning pharmaceuticals still remain with New Zealand being strangely silent. From Jo Moir in Stuff: The issue has pitted the United States,…
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I guess this shouldn't really surprise anyone: Exxon: The Road Not Taken Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago Top executives were warned of possible catastrophe from greenhouse effect, then led efforts to block solutions. At a meeting in Exxon…
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Rodney Hide also reckons that Collins is positioned to challenge Key: Crusher throwing her hat in the ring The tom-toms are beating and, as incredible as it may sound, around National Party campfires the leadership of New Zealand's most popular Prime Minister is being questioned.…
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LPrent had a line about many commenters here being time-poor and being in influential positions, and Bill talked about "coordinators", which got me thinking: can a Progressive be "in the world, but not of the world"? What kind of person can really be a compromised…
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' Parliamentary Services has marred what might otherwise have been a showcase example of how public protest is treated in New Zealand. In an affidavit to the court sentencing the Greenpeace protesters for trespass after they scaled the front of old Parliament Buildings, the manager of…
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Patrick Cockburn has an informative piece (part one of two apparently) in the UK's 'The Independent' newspaper. It could be worth reading in conjunction with Blips post of yesterday and, of course, contrasting it with the the general 'black hat/white hat - thems guys is…
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Someone send out a search party. Peseta Sam Lotu Iiga has gone missing. I feel somewhat sorry for him. He is clearly there to give National the appearance of diversity it does not deserve. And he has been handled the toughest of portfolios, corrections, at…
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Yesterday John Key delivered a speech to the UN (full text). It was strongly worded: United Nations failed Syria Prime minister John Key has used a speech to the United Nations to accuse it of failing Syria and other countries in crisis. In prepared notes,…
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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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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--1zUkC_Bcg Check out the full White Man Behind a Desk channel.
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Here's a link to the R 101 reference for anyone who needs it. Yesterday at some point I noticed that some Labour supporters were getting a bit hot under the collar because some 'narsty' right wingers had taken the words of one of their heroes…
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' With his patent leather shoes gleaming thanks to John Key's lovingly- applied spit-polish, Barrack Obama stood upon the world stage and presented the United State's justification for its neoconservative imperialist war in the Middle East. It was classic US sheer hypocrisy and supercilious mendacity,…
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In April 2011 respected journalist Jon Stephenson published a piece in Metro - Eyes Wide Shut: The Government’s Guilty Secrets in Afghanistan. In May the Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) issued a press statement challenging several aspects of the article, suggesting... ...that Mr Stephenson had not…
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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 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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Auckland is over a third of New Zealand's economy and its population. And if you agree with Bill English, the whole of Auckland's real estate is going down an apocalyptic gurgler. But at least in transport, there are a few developments altering things for the…
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Tena Koutou Katoa. Thank you so much for the invitation to speak to you this afternoon. When I was living in Auckland in the 1990’s, the most common phrase I heard when talking about the city and its issues at the time was “if only…
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David Farrar's Kiwiblog has taken to advertising the TPPA Ministerial protest promoted by the Its Our Future website. Does this represent a change of heart on his part?
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First there was Volkswagen. Then there was the VW subsidiaries Audi and Skoda. Now, from a Guardian article today… •Nissan’s X-Trail 1.6 cDi, which produced over 14 times more NOx in the WLTC test. A Nissan spokeswoman said: “We can state unequivocally that we are…
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Nice interactive political polling data visualisation here (consider making a donation!).
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The echos of John Key's ponytail pulling harassment of a waitress continue: Ponytail-gate: BSA rules against Mike Hosking The Broadcasting Standards Authority upheld four complaints against Mike Hosking for unfair remarks about the waitress whose ponytail was pulled by Prime Minister John Key. ... The…