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A report via Face Book from the California Delegates section of the Convention Hall. Eden McFadden who made this report is a Cali. district 34 elected party representative, representing a district with over 16,000 voters. In her video several other Democratic Party elected delegates also…
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NZ's worst employer, Talleys, have gone to the Employment Court to try and take away the NZ Meat Workers Union right of free speech. By extension, that means taking away your right to free speech. If these bullies win, no NZ worker (or their representatives)…
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The Herald (Liam Dann) had a Terminator themed piece on the future of work yesterday: Rise of the machines - will robots terminate your job? Robots, virtual reality, artificial intelligence -- are they coming to kill our jobs or to create more? ... Will a…
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I often think we let ownership of Silver Fern Farms go to foreigners too quickly. Australia now has new rules specifically for regulating the sale of agricultural land and agri-business. Last year, the S. Kidman and Co property portfolio, Australia's largest private landholding, went up…
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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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Thanks to commenters on the Standard posting links I've been able to spend the last couple of days of the Democratic National Convention coverage instead watching videos of US Green Party leader and presidential candidate Jill Stein. She's good, very good. There are a lot of…
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Lots of reaction to the Unitary Plan this morning. Much of it positive: Proposals will let Auckland thrive, industry expert says. Some of it focusing on the NIMBY reaction: 'My wife is in tears, it's pretty awful' (expect more of this as the NIMBYs get…
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The third day of the Democratic Party's conference in the liberty city. Key speakers include outgoing Veep Joe Biden and POTUS Barack Obama. With Hillary Clinton now confirmed as the Presidential candidate, the conference moves fully into campaign mode. Expect less bother from the Bernie…
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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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Quite a day for the Democrats and their convention in Philadelphia. Hillary Clinton made history, being confirmed as the first woman candidate (from a major party) for president - congratulations to her. Unfortunately for Clinton, however, too many chickens are coming home to roost. Sanders…
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Metiria Turei spoke the unspeakable on RNZ this morning. Here's the Green Party press release explaining what they intend, Responsible house price reduction needed to avoid bubble bursting Auckland housing is unaffordable and a responsible Government would have a sensible plan to reduce house prices over…
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Auckland's Unitary Plan will be available on the web at 1:30pm today, with a tool for checking the impact on any Auckland address. As reported in The Herald: Unitary Plan finally on view ... The rulebook, formally known as the Unitary Plan, is expected to…
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It's been obvious for a long time that the TPP could fail as a result of the internal politics of the USA. Trump is rabidly anti-TPP. Clinton seems to weakly and expediently oppose it too, but the sea of anti-TPP placards at her Convention should…
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I didn't hear the piece, but on Morning Report today: https://twitter.com/NzMorningReport/status/758036487187279873 The audio is here: "The Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei explains why Auckland house prices need to fall by as much as 40 to 50 per cent over the long term to make them…
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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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Covering 100 years in 250 pages, Unity Books' Tilly Lloyd's review described Labour's centenary history by Jim McAloon and Peter Franks as a 'coherent skim.' The book is overweight on earlier times and on caucus rather than party history in more recent times. Prefaces and…
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Day one of the Democratic Party's National Convention. Against a backdrop of controversy and an apology to Bernie Sanders following the apparently Russian hack of the DNC's candidate process emails and an unwelcome post conference poll bump for the establishment candidate Donald Trump, the Democrats…
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National pays electoral homage to our vulnerable children. There is a Children's Action Plan. There is a white paper (pdf) on vulnerable children. Child Youth and Family (CYF) is being overhauled. They talk a big game: “These initiatives put the needs of our most vulnerable…
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This is getting boring. It goes like this: Key says something really stupid. Relevant Minister also says something stupid. It is discovered that reality is nothing like what has been spun. Media questions Key. Minister gets thrown under a bus. Paula Bennett has tyre marks…
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As widely reported, National have, for a change, announced a laudable and ambitious goal: New Zealand to be Predator Free by 2050 ... That’s why I am today announcing we have adopted the goal of a Predator Free New Zealand. By 2050 every single part…
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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 coastal storm in Wellington over the weekend has forced roads to be closed, washed away 4 meters of land in front of a house, taken out a 10 metre section of sea wall, and threatened a local fire station. This kind of damage in…
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I/S at No Right Turn: Charter schools are corrupt ACT appears to be using charter schools to channel public money to government donors and cronies: A trust with close ties to the Government - including former All Black and National Party supporter Michael Jones -…
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Anyone who has had to tolerate the sight of Health Minister Jonathan Coleman standing up in Parliament and parroting the twin lines that things are much better in the Health Sector now and besides it is all Labour's fault must be getting tired of the continuous…
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The plan to have the private sector build social housing appears to be a flop. Simon Collins in The Herald: 1000 social homes goal well short Government efforts to solve Auckland's housing crisis have been dealt a major blow by a weak response to a…
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