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Daily Review 31/10/2016
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Through the Looking Glass.
The culture being addressed will be familiar enough to many here in NZ who deal with Work and Income. Government strategies to address that culture? Well, that's another story. This isn't just happening half a world away. It might as well be happening in another…
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100% Pure
A selection of tweets from this morning: https://twitter.com/BarristerNZ/status/792817274256183296 https://twitter.com/RusselNorman/status/792820517514293248 https://twitter.com/RusselNorman/status/792837051485794304 https://twitter.com/MPI_NZ/status/792847391317557248
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Conservative, honky males in suits
There was much black humour last week when Paula Bennett was PM for day, highlighting how short National is on talent and depth. Perhaps coincidentally, Stacey Kirk in the Sunday Star Times took a look at National's women - John Key's got 27 problems and…
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Labour’s Auckland light rail announcement
Labour has stolen a march on the Government by announcing its intention to accelerate the implementation of light rail in the Auckland Istmus. The proposal is big and bold. The Government has already signed up to light rail in the area through the ATAP process.…
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Open Mike 31/10/2016
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US Election Discussion Post 31/10/16
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Labour wants light rail for Auckland!
Press release from the Labour Party Labour will accelerate development of a light rail system for the Auckland isthmus to tackle the city’s worsening congestion problems, says Opposition Leader Andrew Little. “Right now, gridlock is choking Auckland’s ability to grow. Auckland is crying out for…
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Workers’ rights – the Uber ruling
Technology has driven huge changes in the nature of work, and the rate of change shows no signs of slowing. As one aspect of this, the web and ubiquitous mobile computing has created whole new models of the relationship between demand and supply, as exemplified…
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Follow the money
What do auctioneers, bullion dealers, precious metal and stone dealers, motor vehicle and boat dealers, antique and art dealers, second hand dealers and pawnbrokers all have in common? They exchange things for lots and lots of cash, and they aren’t banks. This makes them particularly…
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Sunday Poetry
Slam Poet Neil Hilborn - The Future (from Button Poetry) Tourettes and Sam Hunt dialogue - Living by the voice inside (from The Wireless) Not poetry, but essays - Maria Popova on Urusla Le Guin on failing as a man (from Brain Pickings) I am a…
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The Essential Forest-Gardener – where to start
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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Open Mike 30/10/2016
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Marine reserves and marine disasters
The creation of the Ross Sea marine reserve is excellent news - credit where it is due to all those involved: The creation of a new international marine reserve in the Ross Sea was made possible after Russia dropped objections following lobbying from New Zealand.…
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The Dreamworld tragedy is a perfect metaphor for a failing system
This week four innocent people lost their lives after a malfunction at the Dreamland fun park on the Gold Coast in Australia. All sorts of inquiries are under way and no doubt the Australian equivalent of Health and Safety as well as the police are…
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Rigged
When the Roman army crossed the Mediterranean to attack Carthage in 149 BC, they really went to war. They lay seige to it for two years. The Carthagenians were offered surrender terms, but would not do so unconditionally. So the Romans broke in and took…
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Open Mike 29/10/2016
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US Election Discussion Post weekend edition 29/10/16
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Daily Review 28/10/2016
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Hosking’s party political broadcasts
As reported by John Drinnan: Giving Hosking the all-clear The broadcasting standards watchdog has given Mike Hosking's prime-time editorials the OK, but TVNZ says it will have to look at how they fit into covering issues next year, an election year. News and current affairs…
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Spinning Key’s India fail
Key's India trip started off going nowhere fast, and ended up the same way - New Zealand's as close as it's ever got to a free trade deal with India - John Key. Translation, no trade deal. Today the same loyal scribe (Jo Moir) doubled…
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Michael Moore: why blowing up the system and voting for Trump will feel good
A recently released audio clip from celebrity left wing media icon Michael Moore's latest film Trumpland explains perfectly why "Trump's Election Will Be The Biggest Fuck You Ever Recorded In Human History." Hearing Moore speak, it seems to me that he "gets" Trump's appeal and…
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Tax-cuts or… Education
The government is proud of their surplus, which at 0.7% of GDP isn’t quite as dramatic as the 9% of GDP deficit they had in 2011. But as soon as we have a surplus, National starts salivating over tax cuts. Continuing where I left off, here’s…
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Farewell Helen Kelly
There will be a public farewell and celebration of Helen Kelly's life occurring today. The event will start at 1 pm at the Michael Fowler Centre, 111 Wakefield St, Wellington. There will also be a live simulcast of the memorial in Auckland and Christchurch from 12.45pm sharp.…
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Open Mike 28/10/2016
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US Election Discussion Post 28/10/16
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Daily Review 27/10/2016
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ISIS Crisis
Back in February last year, I wrote in War HUH! that we on the left should be supporting the deployment of NZ troops to train the Iraqi army in their fight to free their country from the pseudo religious fascists of ISIS. I was correct…
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Bennett is PM. We are doomed …
The Herald is reporting that Paula Bennett is acting Prime Minister. Take no precautions. Make sure that you have plenty of food and water stocked up and only venture outside if you absolutely have to. Things could get rough ...
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Fabian Event – 5th Labour Government – 30 October Auckland 1pm
You are warmly invited to hear Sir Michael Cullen, Hon Margaret Wilson, Hon David Parker, Mike Williams, and Dot Kettle reflect on the experiences of Helen Clark-led three-term Labour government - its achievements, its legacy and discuss its lessons for the future. Sunday 30 October…