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In the past few weeks week there has been a surge of activity in and around the Standing Rock water protector movement, and an explosion of coverage both in the MSM and on social media. I wanted to write a more in-depth post, but so…
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It is popular lately to observe that we are living in a world of "post-truth" politics. In so many cases (and Donald Trump is the obvious example) the truth of what is said by politicians just doesn't seem to matter at all. Gut affiliation /…
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The report is out. The Government will try and spin it to be a vindication of Mr McCully but if this is a vindication then we are in big trouble. Because the report highlights a number of problems in the handling of the Saudi Sheep…
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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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A complex headline in The Herald: NZ jobless rate falls below 5 per cent for first time since 2008, wage inflation muted New Zealand's unemployment rate fell below 5 per cent for the first time since December 2008 as employers took on more staff than…
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A useful report from the Morgan Foundation: Climate Cheats III – Cook the Books Not content with using fraudulent carbon credits to meet New Zealand’s international commitments, the Government has a plan to cook the books to cover up our growing greenhouse gas emissions. The…
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With everything else that is happening this week the partial privatisation by stealth of Kiwibank has escaped scrutiny. Two days ago the Government announced that the NZ Super Fund and the ACC had taken a share in Kiwibank. The NZSF will own 25% and the ACC…
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New Lynn Member of Parliament David Cunliffe will resign from Parliament next year and will leave politics entirely at the 2017 election. It will be timed to ensure there is no by-election. In the official history of the Labour Party written this year, he got…
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Well here's a big surprise! Urgent action to stop New Zealand being seen as a tax haven seems to have slowed down, 1 NEWS reports exclusively. The Government promised it would fast-track anti-money laundering laws by mid next year in the wake of revelations from…
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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.…