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Yesterday this was the news: The Government has this week sent its flying squads into Auckland to battle the hidden homeless crisis, but says those living in cars simply don't want help. The squads were formed after The Nation revealed a number of people with…
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The Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) is an idea whose time has come. Not just in theory, in practice: State handouts for all? Europe set to pilot universal basic incomes Switzerland is poised to hold a referendum on introducing the concept, and Finnish and Dutch pilots…
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John Drinnan has a pretty explosive piece in The Herald this morning: Maori TV: $10.6m, RNZ: Zero Treatment of state-funded broadcasters smacks of political expediency. It is a tale of two broadcasters. Finance Minister Bill English gave Maori Television a $10.6 million boost in the…
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I have written on Te Puea Marae before. They are providing practical support to the homeless in Auckland. But they need help: Solutions offered for homeless as marae reaches capacity The South Auckland marae opened its doors to the homeless but has reached full capacity…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas 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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Today the Nats released a National Policy Statment (NPS) on housing - New policy to require Auckland Council to open up land for housing: Auckland Council will be required by law to open up enough land to build houses for its rapidly-increasing population under a…
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A few articles have caught my eye about a decline in the influence of petro-states and petro-multinationals. A little quote to start, about energy economy shifts undercutting nations such as Russia, Venezuela, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia: There Will be Mahem: Petro-States Are Going Down and…
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Most days I'm concerned about the state of the media in NZ and its important but changing role in the democratic process. But some days, occasionally, I think we should just let it all burn down, and toast marshmallows. Yesterday was such a day. I…
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Today this government shows terminal symptoms of Strategic Arse Elbow (SAE). Going in the one direction, this morning at 10am the Prime Minister launches construction of the City Rail Link. New Zealand’s largest-ever infrastructure project, it’s going to revolutionize rail travel in Auckland, and provide…
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The surprise announcement of a working arrangement between Labour and the Greens has major implications for the National Party's parliamentary lapdogs. The biggest loser is obviously Peter Dunne who is going to be an ex MP if the Green Party don't stand a candidate in…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas 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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On RNZ today - PM's housing plan moronic - economist Prime Minister John Key's suggestion that Auckland Council could be forced to free up more land for housing whenever homes became unaffordable in the city is already being criticised as misguided and unlikely to help…
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Sometimes - very occasionally - this government gets something right: Govt to roll out plain packaging on cigarettes Nearly a week after hitting smokers in the pocket with increased taxes, the Government will roll out a second hit tomorrow [yesterday], this time aimed at tobacco…
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https://twitter.com/nzlabour/status/737494908248817665 Why is it that whenever some sort of deal with Labour and the Greens is raised publicly some commentators say it is the death knell for Labour's chances at the next election? The rationale seems to be that the Greens are a bunch of wide…
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Even the IMF now acknowledges the downsides of neoliberal economics and government austerity policies. In a significant new report IMF economists write: Neoliberalism: Oversold? Instead of delivering growth, some neoliberal policies have increased inequality, in turn jeopardizing durable expansion ... There has been a strong…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas 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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https://twitter.com/NewshubNZ/status/737480060186152962 https://twitter.com/patrickgowernz/status/737480433483423745 I very much hope that Gower is right - let's wait and see... https://twitter.com/ChrisBramwell/status/737483202000883715 Livestream here. Little: A memorandum of understanding - Labour and Greens to work together to change the government. Inspired by last week's failed budget. Labour and Greens have reached…
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Good work by Geoff Simmons at the Morgan Foundation: Fact check: John Key & Steven Joyce on housing In a speech on Friday, Prime Minister John Key claimed that under National, twice as many new houses were being built as under Labour. Steven Joyce followed…
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National's Employment Minister Michael Woodhouse has introduced a Bill, The Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill, to give councils the right to open shops on Easter Sunday. That would mean retail workers all over the country losing one of just three and a half days in…
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Well Oops - https://twitter.com/TheNBR/status/737118709081354241 Note that the wifi network and password to access budget resources are visible on the monitor and this was posted during the strict embargo period. Brilliant! Given recent events, Bernard Hickey was moved to observe - https://twitter.com/bernardchickey/status/737126634684174336 But It's OK because…
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Well they would, wouldn't they: Government rejects 'fox in the henhouse' criticism The Government is rejecting claims its monitoring of over-fishing has been compromised by awarding a contract for video surveillance to a company owned by the fishing industry. Greenpeace says cameras to be installed…
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News broke this morning about a major mistake by the Ministry of Social Development that caused the underpayment of benefits to tens of thousands of Kiwis. From Radio New Zealand: Almost 90,000 beneficiaries have been paid incorrectly, totalling millions of dollars, due to an automatic payment mistake…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas 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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Excellent piece on Saturday from Tim Watkin at Pundit: Housing game-changer: Spreading the blame Housing remains the government's biggest weakness and so National is redoubling its efforts. No, not to build houses, but to contain the political damage I can't give you a precise day…