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A decade ago, and a good handful of years before the appearance of modern, government-enforced punitive austerity, there was a grass roots movement based in the US that attempted to show people how they could meaningfully respond to Climate Change. It was called the Riot…
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I can see this becoming a regular series. Another day, another example of how this Government's blind ideological incompetence is causing harm to New Zealand's society has come to light. This time it is another unfortunate juxtaposition of issues where the privatisation of a service that…
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https://twitter.com/bernardchickey/status/727013307878502400
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Globally January the hottest January on record. February the hottest February on record. March the hottest March on record. If April also shows up as the hottest land and ocean surface temperature for April on record, then that will be 12 consecutive months of hottest…
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Typical Key - PM denies giving lawyer info on trust changes The Prime Minister says his lawyer misrepresented him when lobbying the Revenue Minister not to change the rules governing foreign-owned trusts. Key has form on lying, you'd hope that his "lawyer" does not. https://twitter.com/DavidSlack/status/726854678764355584…
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National's budgets are boring affairs, but they will be hoping for some distraction from current events. For example: Key promises a strong budget to address economic and social issues Prime Minister John Key is signalling an ongoing enthusiasm for the job and is promising a…
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The tax haven concerns keep coming. An anonymous editorial in the Dom Post: Taxing questions to answer Prime Minister John Key's lawyer, Ken Whitney, runs a company inviting foreigners to put their money in a New Zealand trust. The idea is that it won't be…
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Is Peter Dunne waking up at last? Peter Dunne – tax haven label ‘extremely damaging’ Former Revenue Minister Peter Dunne told TV One’s Q+A programme, ‘if the label ‘tax haven’ is being bandied about now as it is, sticks, then that’s extremely damaging. You think…
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A good piece from Duncan Garner yesterday: Some home truths for a Government missing in action How committed is the Government to putting the brakes on the house price crisis? Simple – they're not. Too many people are doing very nicely thanks very much (and…
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Labour managed a couple of good blows on the government this week. David Cunliffe disclosed that a Mossack Fonseca related entity had purchased a significant block of farmland in the Taranaki. Through the judicious use of google a canny staffer managed to show that the beneficial owners…
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The tireless Matt Nippert reports: Hilary Barry quits TV3 amid rumours she's heading to TVNZ One of TV3's biggest and most popular stars, newsreader Hilary Barry, has quit the network. Her departure is the second high-profile casualty at TV3 in the past year after John…
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It's not news that NZ's water supply is degrading. Pollution is increasing, demand is increasing and supply will become more variable with climate change. Back in January: Urgent need to act on our water supply ... Despite the weekend's deluge in the north, summer is…
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"I am writing to you on behalf of a group of industry professionals operating in the New Zealand foreign trust industry. We are concerned that there appears to be a sudden change of view by the IRD in respect of their previous support for the…
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https://twitter.com/NzMorningReport/status/725806901330481152
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Reprinted from Labour's website. Revelations that John Key's personal lawyer and trust advisor led a lobbying campaign to shut down a review of New Zealand's foreign trust regime makes the case for a full scale independent inquiry a matter of urgency, Labour's Finance spokesperson Grant…
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Maybe there is a God and if so she has to be a left winger. Latest events are trashing John Key's carefully constructed persona of being an ordinary dude who is good to have a beer with and cares about everyone and have highlighted his fundamental…
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NZ's worst employer, Talley's, have been moaning to the Employment Relations Authority that the Meat Workers Union have been mean and nasty to them. They want the court to order the union to stop telling the truth about how they brutalise their employees. Laughably, they…
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https://twitter.com/AndrewLittleMP/status/725537715161165824 The press release is here: Andrew Little visits NZ troops in Iraq and refugees in Jordan Opposition Leader Andrew Little has visited New Zealand troops at Camp Taji, Iraq. Mr Little also met with Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled Al-Obedih and senior military officials from…
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The economic geniuses of the National government strike again! Trade deficit tipped to affect income and jobs New Zealand's trade deficit, at its worst in seven years, is likely to widen further and will hit jobs, an economist has warned. Official figures show imports exceeded…
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Here at the Standard the Herald is often criticized for following the government line and presenting news in a pro National way. We should also praise the Herald when it accurately describes the Government's handling of important issues. The editorial in this morning's paper is…
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Concern over Auckland housing has reached critical mass, with many on social media expressing support for Duncan Garner's strongly worded piece yesterday: Suburb-cleansing: Working poor evicted from their backyards If you want to know what's wrong with Auckland's housing market, then Otara is a poster-child…
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