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Voices of Aleppo.
Charlotte d'Ornellas is an independent French journalist who compiled a translated video of interviews with people from Aleppo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8DJJDCGQ9g More of her reporting can be found here.
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The Standard’s ten most popular posts of 2016
It is that time of year again, time for reflection and pondering on what was most popular this year on the Standard and why. Following are links to the ten most popular posts of 2016 and in keeping with the feel of the time it…
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Open Mike 31/12/2016
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Obama’s last days
At noon on January 20, 2017 Donald Trump will, barring some cataclysmic event, be sworn in as President of the United States. Until then Barak Obama remains in control. There is a convention in western democracies, or at least in New Zealand and the United…
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The ten most commented on posts of 2016
It is that time of year again where a certain level of introspection is compulsory and people try and work out what they did well and what they did not so well this year. Here at the Standard for the past three years the most…
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Open Mike 30/12/2016
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Open Mike 29/12/2016
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Netanyahu accuses New Zealand of committing a declaration of war
Holy strained rhetoric batman. Looks like Israel wants to get the dukes up and pick a fight with New Zealand over its decision to take a very principled stand and tell Israel that its homeland creating policies breached international law. From Stuff: Israeli leader…
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Open Mike 28/12/2016
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Pauline Hanson declares jihad on Vegemite
Someone with a terrific sense of humour sent Pauline Hanson a halaal branded container of Vegemite for Christmas. Originally I thought she accepted the gift in the humour it was intended and was playing along. https://twitter.com/PaulineHansonOz/status/811781583405359104 And maybe she is having a big deep chuckle…
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Israel threatens sanctions against New Zealand
This story gets weirder and weirder. Fresh from the humiliation of the Security Council deciding that Israel's actions in building settlements on land it had prised away from Palestine during the 1967 six day war was illegal Israel has gone on the offensive. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Open Mike 27/12/2016
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Facebook, fake news and Donald Trump’s election
In a year of many political surprises the election of the Donald must rank at the top of the unexpected list. How did he do it? How after a string of embarrassing revelations, little funding and after most of the senior Republican party including living Republican…
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Open Mike 26/12/2016
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The Essential Forest-Gardener – in the end…
The following is a Guest Post from Robert Guyton and is part of a series appearing over 12 Sundays. Other parts can be seen here. Robert is a sustainability pioneer who along with his family grows the oldest food forest in NZ. A long time organic gardener, permaculturist and heritage orchardist,…
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I have an idea
What's your preferred Christmas paradigm? As a judgmental arse I find it calming to label every one of the people I meet over the next 48 hours under one of these labels: If you hate Christmas shopping and gifts as pretty much meaningless and classist,…
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Open Mike 25/12/2016
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Well done Murray McCully
In this year of topsy turvey politics and weird and strange events this is probably one that no one would have seen happening, the Standard praising Murray McCully. But he deserves it. He had New Zealand co sponsor a resolution condemning Israel's continued land grab…
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Open Mike 24/12/2016
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Caption contest
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Reason #3751 progressives should oppose Donald Trump presidency
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/811977223326625792
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Briefing Papers: And so this is Christmas…
This year we have re-posted (with permission) some content from The Briefing Papers. Here's another, by Alicia Sudden: And so this is Christmas… Christmas time comes with many certainties in New Zealand. There won’t be any snow. Every mall becomes home to a Santa Claus.…
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Open Mike 23/12/2016
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Keep it in the ground
Some leaders are not all completely bonkers. President Obama will use his executive authority to permanently block offshore drilling in large swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic. Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau will also halt all oil and gas exploration in its own Arctic waters. Obama’s…
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Open Mike 22/12/2016
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Nats take a plunge on the Roy Morgan roundabout
The erratic Roy Morgan poll has swung around again: First poll under PM English: Govt confidence drops sharply ... Labour, the big losers in the previous poll plumbing new depths at 23.0%, have been the main beneficiary rising 5.5 points to 28.5% – still below…
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Rudman on Nats’ total housing fail
Brian Rudman in The Herald today has a comprehensive take-down of National's housing fail: Government's new housing ploy - blame the market Obviously the thought of a grumpy Nick Smith waving hot tongs around the Christmas barbecue in darkest Dipton was too much for best…
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Open Mike 21/12/2016
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Of Leaks and Hacks
Maybe the Russians weren't coming. Or we must believe that "KGB chief Vladimir Putin put Inspector Clouseau in charge of Russian security and left him to get on with it." George Washington discusses the evidence. Fodder for the net-savvy
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Question…
Yesterday I came across a report claiming that the Security Council was meeting in camera after NATO officers had been arrested in eastern Aleppo. I sought verification (as you do) by looking for other news sources reporting the same thing, but didn't find much of…