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Cross-posted with permission, this post is by Barrister and journalist Catriona MacLennan. _________________________________________________________________ Beneficiaries who borrow money to feed their children should have their benefits cut but those who borrow to buy shares should be entitled to benefit support, according to the Ministry of Social Development. The Auckland…
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There's been a lot of noise about how "unfair" it is to National for them to win a plurality of the party vote in this election, but not have succeeded in forming a government, necessitating some other pretty interesting smackdowns of that meme. I'm not…
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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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National's week from hell just got worse. The High Court has declared that it effectively ripped off Eminem's song Lose yourself for its 2014 campaign ad. From the start it seemed to me that National had overstepped the mark. Here is something I wrote in…
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While others step back, new faces will step forward. I'm Matthew Whitehead, and have been contributing guest posts for a while courtesy of our friend Weka, and was recently extended an invitation to contribute more directly here at the Standard, and I thought it would…
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Portfolios are listed in the left-hand column. Other responsibilities assigned by the Prime Minister are listed in the right-hand column. CABINET MINISTERS Portfolios Other responsibilities 1 Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister for National Security and Intelligence Minister for Child…
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For me, the vivid image of pigs rooting around in a trough of food is the image that comes to mind every time I hear the powerful trucking lobby group speak. Their ex-Act MP head put out a press statement yesterday, as reported by Politik's…
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This is a long post that undoubtedly contains many errors and misconception on my behalf; it is my rant against what I see as the single biggest problem of our time: capitalism. My aim is for each and all of us (realistically: some of us)…
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One of the most appalling wasteful destructive things that National did when it was in power was to invest in so called roads of national significance. They were huge boondoggles, kept the base happy, provided high quality ribbon cutting opportunities, gave the impression that the…
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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 text of the agreement is available here. The policy programme is: Sustainable Economy 1. Adopt and make progress towards the goal of a Net Zero Emissions Economy by 2050, with a particular focus on policy development and initiatives in transport and urban form, energy…
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From the Herald: NZF coalition agreement with Labour, at a glance: • Regional development: A $1 billion per year Regional Development (Provincial Growth) Fund • Rail: Significant investment in regional rail. • Forestry: Re-establish the New Zealand Forestry Service, and planting 100 million trees per year in a Billion Trees Planting…
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Details are slowly emerging about the makeup of the next Cabinet. From the Herald: Winston Peters is set to become Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in the new Labour-New Zealand First coalition government. He is set to be named as Deputy Prime Minister on…
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According to this study carried out over a 27 year period on nature reserves in Germany, the volume of flying insects in summer has plummeted by about 80%. Quite a few articles of late have made the observation that the days of the car windscreen…
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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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Time for me to step down as a writer here. I’ve been doing it too long, and through some pretty bleak times. But now we have a new government, and that should bring a new wave of energy and engagement. It’s good time to make…
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This post is too long to read. Its purpose is to serve as reference material, a "one stop" snapshot of where we are as a country. The mess that the new government inherits. The consequences of the nine long wasted years of National. The magnitude…
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We’ve written a bit about Labour Day over the years - see the archives for the origins, history, and importance of the day. Enjoying your weekend? Thank a unionist! Labour Day is extra sweet this year. Check out Labour's workplace relations policy page: Backing fair…
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Don Presland, father of my good friend Greg Presland, has died. I will not presume to comment on the family’s grief, rather I will simply mark the things I saw this guy stand for. Don was a boilermaker back in the day. Guys like Auckland…
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https://twitter.com/LettersOfNote/status/789462620042649601
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Right wing online forums are going to reach new levels of toxicity over the next 3 years. Someone really needs to monitor them. Yesterday Kiwibloggers were discussing and upticking the assassination of "terrorist" Winston Peters. There will be worse to come. Extracts - -- Update:…
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Being a person of his word I'm sure Jordan will be keen to make good on this promise. Red undies would be fitting of course. https://twitter.com/MacFinlay/status/921161301841367040 https://twitter.com/rumpole3/status/921180655089631232
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Milne on Stuff the day after the election: https://twitter.com/NZStuff/status/911641351992754176 Due a notable absence of riots in the streets I think it is safe to say that Milne was wrong, and in fact voters were pretty chill about it. Bryce Edwards did a wee roundup of…
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A really useful analysis: https://twitter.com/richardhills777/status/921496398553497601 The source Michael Appleton has done lots of breakdown like this, well worth a look. https://twitter.com/BarristerNZ/status/921648706348183552 https://twitter.com/ClintVSmith/status/921499368120770560 https://twitter.com/journobedwards/status/921099430337622021
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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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Couldn't believe what I was reading from Farrar - Goals for National. They are to "Knock 2.3% off NZ First to eliminate them from Parliament", and hit the Greens "they need to lose just 1.4% to be out of Parliament", and of course to attack…