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Daily Review 31/10/2017
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Trump spins as Manafort is charged
The indictments are flying around and you get the impression that this is just the start. Former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates have handed themselves into the FBI, appeared in Court and pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy against…
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NZ Government: Stand with the Pacific at COP23
They’ve made it into government, and now they need to urgently get to work on climate! Next week the United Nations climate talks begin in Bonn, Germany. For the first time, a Pacific Island nation is the President of the talks: Fiji. The Pacific Island…
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NRT: Police Discretion
Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn writes: _____________________________________________________________________ The police have "re-investigated" former National MP's alleged unlawful recording of his staff members, and confirmed their decision not to lay charges. So far, so unsurprising. But this bit is surprising: While we recognise the strong interest in…
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Aquifer recharge
This Guest Post is by John Hodgson, a long time angler, and active member of the NZ Salmon Anglers Association. ___________________________________________________________ The following is a simple demonstration to help people understand “Natures processes” for water renewal of the Canterbury Plains. Put water in the sink to…
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Open Mike 31/10/2017
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Daily Review 30/10/2017
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Deary me.
Back in January 2016, the NZ Labour Party had this to say about its position on the TPP- In Government, we’ll go back to the TPPA partners and renegotiate the deal to make sure New Zealand’s sovereignty is protected. As I argued at the time,…
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Teachers will be dancing in the streets at the latest Education announcement
The changes being made to Government policy are being rolled out. One that will have teachers dancing in the streets is the abolition of National Standards. From Simon Collins at the Herald: Primary school league tables will be axed, and high-school exams are in for…
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Climate Change and the Actual Challenge to This New Government
The recent Edgecumbe floods sent raw sewage floating through the streets, with some 500 houses still unliveable six months later. With an asset value of over $20 billion, New Zealand's stormwater and wastewater systems were often not designed for the challenges climate change will bring,…
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Welfare reform 15 point plan
With the ongoing revelations, stories and court cases showing the terrible state of welfare services in NZ, Barrister and journalist Catriona MacLennan has written a list of what needs to change. Her previous post Loans to feed kids are income and disqualify benefit, says MSD is essential reading. Cross-posted…
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Who’s in trouble in the USA?
The next day or so could be the harbinger of major news in the US of A. It is claimed that the first charges will be laid by special prosecutor Robert Mueller in the near future. A Grand Jury has already approved the charges. The…
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Open Mike 30/10/2017
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The repeal of the Hobbit law
It has been announced that the Labour-New Zealand First-Green government is going to, as a matter of urgency, repeal the Hobbit law, urgent legislation enacted by National in 2010 in a clumsy attempt to stop workers on film sites from acting collectively. I hope they…
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Why is James Shaw our new Minister for Statistics?
There's been a fair amount of talk about why James Shaw took the Statistics portfolio in negotiations with the government. While some people don't understand, I actually think it's an excellent fit, and will explain why, without resorting to parroting anyone's dad jokes about numbers…
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The Green Party on 1080 and predator control
I keep hearing people slamming the Greens for their allegedly evil stance on 1080, so why don't we look at what their actual policy says. This was updated in June 2017, so is very recent. I suggest for people who are really interested to read…
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Open Mike 29/10/2017
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Catalonia
I wholeheartedly support the right of the people living in Catalonia to determine their own modes of governance. That shouldn't come as any surprise to anyone who's been a reader of the standard for any length of time. Neither should it come as any surprise…
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Free Education – how to pay for it
I am a New Zealander living in Norway lecturing at NTNU, Norway’s largest University. For the last few months I have been thinking about the challenges of providing free post-secondary education. Norway offers free education for all students including international students. Norway’s pays for this…
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The new government and the TPPA-11
Professor Jane Kelsey was interviewed about the TPPA on bFM last week, giving an update on where NZ is at with the agreement. Kelsey said that when Trump withdrew the US [Jan 2017] the remaining 11 countries, including NZ, then started to look at how…
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The new Green Ministers and Undersecretary
For those that missed the detail last week, here are the new government positions for the Green Party. From the Greens' website: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Green Party ministerial and undersecretary portfolios James Shaw MP on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - 12:59 The Green Party is today…
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Open Mike 28/10/2017
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Strewth, Aussie Government loses majority
This will teach the LibNats to attack Jacinda and Labour. Deputy Prime Minister Baranaby Joyce, who had been nominated for the kiwi of the year award, has been declared ineligible to be elected to the Australian Parliament because he is a kiwi. And so his…
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oh fuck
Surface air and sea temperatures of today's global warming are typically compared to past global temperatures, and the comparison is then used to judge how severe current warming is. The commonly held view is that 100 million years ago, the world's oceans were about 15…
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Overseas land sales, Landcorp land sales, and the environment
Stuff are reporting that Jericho Station near Te Anau in Southland is being sold by Landcorp. An offer had been accepted from an overseas investor while an offer from a Southlander has been rejected even though it was only around $200,000 less. The bid is…
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No Right Turn: Here’s hoping
Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn writes: _____________________________________________________________ Back in May, National, ACT and United Future got together to vote down Jan Logie's Equal Pay Amendment Bill. The bill would have provided greater information and transparency around gender and pay, allowing discrimination to be uncovered and…
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Open Mike 27/10/2017
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Daily Review 26/10/2017
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Who are the most influential in Wellington now?
If you wanted to get stuff done, who would get it done for you? I'm not going to cover them all of course, but here's a few highlights in both winners and losers. RISING Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet In this first half of…
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Spare a thought for Steven Joyce
Spare a thought for the intellectual titan that is Steven Joyce. He is getting something of a bad rap lately ... Yesterday the High Court ruled that National's use of a piece of music for its 2014 election campaign described as being "eminem esque" was…
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