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Daily Review 12/08/2016
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TPP – with a whimper
Plenty of folk today pronouncing the death of the TPP: Clinton says she’ll kill trade deal she helped Obama negotiate “I oppose it now, I’ll oppose it after the election, and I’ll oppose it as president,” she said, detailing her economic plans in a speech…
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Saudi sheepgate coverup continues
Last month an opinion piece in the NBR (paywalled) summed up the "sheepgate" scandal - Govt sheepgate story a shameful coverup. A minister who tells the prime minister and the cabinet they face a $30 million legal risk when they do not, to secure $11.5…
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Legalize It
Labour Leader Andrew Little has suggested during a student radio station interview that a future Labour led government would look to put the legalisation of marijuana to a referendum. He emphasised it wasn't a priority issue, but something that might be looked at in a…
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Left Side Story: What do New Zealanders actually earn?
Reprinted with permission, by Deborah Russell from Left Side Story: What do New Zealanders actually earn? And why we need to understand these figures. Posted on August 11, 2016 by Deborah Before you read the rest of this post, get out a pen, and write…
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Open mike 12/08/2016
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Leggett in Gollins’ pocket too!!!
It gets worse - another property developer is rattling the tin for Porirua carpetbagger Nick Leggett for Wellington's mayoralty. Chris Gollins has been asking for donations, with donors having to submit email addresses to nick@gollins.co.nz. Gollins has form - the Real Estate Institute found him…
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Green Party Bill to improve the rights of renters
A press release from the Greens today outlines a Bill that will increase the rights of renters. Green Party Bill puts renters’ rights on the agenda A Green Party Member’s Bill pulled from the ballot today will put renters’ rights firmly on the political agenda,…
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Daily Review 11/08/2016
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Immigration jobs and housing
Immigration has been in the news recently for all sorts of reasons. Let's start with the Reserve Bank call last month: Housing crisis: Reserve Bank calls on Government to curb immigration The Reserve Bank has told the Government to review immigration policy in a bid…
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Reserve bank cuts OCR to record low
At 9am this morning: Reserve Bank cuts rates - down to 2pc The Reserve Bank has just the Official Cash Rate by 0.25 pc to a new record low of 2 per cent. Traders and economists tipped an interest rate cut as a foregone conclusion…
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The great slowdown
Is this the great slowdown that we needed? Has the global economy decided to go a long-term course in mindfulness? It’s never recovered since the GFC almost a decade ago. For anyone who has savings in a bank, you will have noticed that global financial…
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Open mike 11/08/2016
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Daily Review 10/08/2016
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Labour on student debt – beware of clickbait headlines
Wow this sounds exciting! Revealed: Labour's plan to wipe student debt Excellent! Andrew Little has let slip a major policy initiative that would see a Labour government writing off student loan debt. Tell me more! The Labour leader has revealed it is considering wiping existing…
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The Nauru files
Once again a whistleblower / leaker has done the world a service. Shame on Australia. The Guardian: The Nauru files: 2,000 leaked reports reveal scale of abuse of children in Australian offshore detention Exclusive: The largest cache of documents to be leaked from within Australia’s…
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Grow the Commons
The following is a Guest Post from Robert Guyton. 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, he's a columnist, a regional councillor for Environment Southland, and an early climate…
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On #Planetkey everyone owns a home
Call it a verbal flourish or a slip of the tongue but yesterday in Parliament John Key showed that when he thinks of New Zealanders he does not include the homeless or those that rent. He said this in answer to a question posed by…
Andrew Little brand key john key national same old national you couldn't make this shit up
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Open mike 10/08/2016
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Leggett in Parkin’s pocket?
Former Councillor Chris Parkin interviewed in Wellington's DomPost shared his ambitions - dining well, investing in property in central Wellington, and getting Porirua mayor Nick Leggett elected in Wellington, of all places. Word has it that large billboards for Leggett around the town have been…
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Daily Review 09/08/2016
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Clinton on “trickle down” economics
Lefties have been saying it since forever, but it's nice to have Hillary Clinton on record: “Trickle down economic does not help our economy grow, it does not help the vast majority of Americans, but it does really help the most wealthy... we’re going to…
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PSA
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Labour’s Kiwibuild is popular
More good news for the political left in the fine print of yesterday's Newshub-Reid Research poll: Labour's KiwiBuild popular with voters Labour's policy of building 100,000 affordable homes over 10 years for first-home buyers is supported by a clear majority of voters. The latest Newshub-Reid…
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John Key’s Lies Since the 2014 Election (UPDATED)
' Its been a wee while since the abridged list of John Key's lies was updated, so here it is. There is one, probably contentious item on the list concerning whether or not John Key knew about the brewing trade squabble with China regarding the…
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Why are wages flat?
Some employers would have you believe that they can't afford wage increases: Employers refuse to give pay rises because they 'can't afford them' Employers are rejecting calls for higher wages, saying they can't afford to pay them. But unions argue higher wages will not just…
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Open mike 09/08/2016
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Newshub Poll: Key Stuffed
After the Roy Morgan rogue, normal service has been resumed. The alliance between Labour and the Greens continues to gain traction and the third term blues have clearly set in for DunnoKeyo. The Newshub-Reid Research poll has the Nats on 45.1 percent, a drop of…
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Daily Review 08/08/2016
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Wahine toa
From Radio NZ: Labour MP for Hauraki Waikato Nanaia Mahuta will return to Parliament tomorrow wearing a moko kauae - a traditional tattoo on her chin. She will be the first woman MP to wear the moko in Parliament, which has been on recess. Ms…