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To repeat something that Anthony Robins commented on John Campbell really is a national treasure. His journalism is of the simple kind, find an event that impacts on ordinary kiwis, talk to them, get them to say how an issue is impacting on them. The reporting…
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In perhaps a glimpse of things to come in Europe, Portugal managed to run for four consecutive days last week on solar, wind, and hydro-power electricity. On Sunday May 15th, Germany's electricity generation went almost-clean, with prices and times turning negative - effectively paying consumers…
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Incoherent, unfair and unaccountable. That is how officials from the Ministry of Social Development described the emergency housing system in a review delivered to Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett.* A year ago. What has Bennett done in the year since, to fix emergency housing? If…
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I am preparing a post about a thought experiment that I would like Standardistas to consider over the next few days. This isn't that post. This is the warm up. We're going to think about what reducing NZ's use of fossil fuels by 50% (compared…
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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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If Portugal can go from 50% electricity generation from fossil in 2013 to 100% electricity generation from non-fossil now (less than three years later) then what’s all this talk in New Zealand around whether it's unrealistic or possible for New Zealand to achieve a paltry…
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Oh how I wish I had penned this line! Vernon Small writes: Key is concocting big tax cuts, lower debt and more spending in his fiscal Tardis Boy, these new banknotes are really something aren't they? Only this week Prime Minister John Key managed to…
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Glib words: Speaking to Morning Report today, Prime Minister John Key said it was not acceptable that people were living in cars or under bridges. Mr Key said people in those circumstances should seek help from Work and Income. False hope: Emergency housing beds gave…
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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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Excellent news: We would legalise medicinal cannabis - Labour leader Labour will legislate for medicinal cannabis "pretty quickly" after taking office, leader Andrew Little has confirmed. Little said cannabis products should be available to anyone suffering chronic pain or a terminal condition if their GP…
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In theory our government loves science (good for the economy you know). In practice it ignores or attacks science if the evidence is inconvenient to its ideology. Dita De Boni has a good piece on this today: We love us some science (as long as…
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If you did not hear it you should listen to Paula Bennett's interview on Radio New Zealand this morning if for no other reason to enjoy what happens when Government spin is undone. It appears that repeated requests for an interview with a Housing Minister…
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PRESS RELEASE: Budget 2016 will provide bugger all in additional funding over the next four years to ensure the New Zealand continues to offer a world-class housing experience, Prime Minister and Money Tourism Minister John Key announced today. The lack of investment is part of…
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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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The Guardian has covered the Auckland homeless crisis: New Zealand housing crisis forces hundreds to live in tents and garages Property prices in Auckland have increased by nearly 80% in five years, leaving some families unable to buy or rent Hundreds of families in Auckland…
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Everyone says they want to support good journalism. Here's you chance! Journalism: A New Model - The 2016 Scoop Foundation Membership Drive The Scoop Foundation is seeking public support to safeguard the future of public interest journalism in New Zealand. To ensure public access to…
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No country with record, climbing debt and homeless living in cars should be considering tax cuts. Bill English was right to rule them out for this term: Budget 2016: Government rules out tax cuts The Government says tax cuts are now off the table in…
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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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April 2016 - the average combined ocean and land surface temperature for this April was 1.29°C above the historical average land and ocean surface temperature for April. And this April was by far the hottest April on a record running back to 1880. March was…
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National's 2017 campaign strategy is now out of the bag. An earlier report by Richard Harman (paywalled) that Bill English was predicting a Government surplus in the billions is now being backed up by discussion of a possible tax cut in next year's budget. From…
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New Zealand’s fishery catch has been estimated at a staggering 2.7 times more than reported, over a 60 year period, according to a new, long-term, peer-reviewed study. New Zealand’s fishing quota system has been paraded as an international success story of how a national fishery…
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Some excellent pieces on Auckland's housing over the weekend. From The Nation: Auckland's hidden homeless A growing numbers of families are being forced to live in cars because of unaffordable housing. Families living in their cars. Brighter Future! Government figures show rents for three-bedroom houses…
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Size of the circle represents the named profession's proportion of occurrence in the Panama Papers - Shocking, right? Actually, this data is probably unreliable - "Some people may see that politicians are the largest group, but that might simply be an artifact of the notability…
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Bryan Bruce, the award winning documentary maker, noted today on his Face Book page that Andrew Little had given permission to Phil Goff to cross the floor and vote with the Key government last week in support of the TPP. Bruce asks a simple question:…
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