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Open Mike 15/02/2018
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Daily Review 14/02/2018
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Fletcher Chair resigns but directors retain huge fees despite staggering loss
Fletcher Building, as telegraphed by their share trading halt last week, today announced further dire losses from their Building and Interiors unit that sent their shares plunging another 12% to $6.87. The company said it was suspending the shareholder interim dividend and was in breach…
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Then there were three
Is there anyone in National's caucus not wanting to be leader? Amy Adams has just announced, and by the looks of the support she had (Nikki Kaye, Maggie Barry, Tim Macindoe, and Chris Bishop) she is representing the liberal wing of the party. Bishop's appearance…
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No Bridges Bridges announces he will seek National leadership
And then there were two. Simon Bridges, famous for announcing ten bridges during the campaign period for the Northland by election, none of which were subsequently built, has announced that he will also be seeking the National Party leadership. He is still the front runner.…
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Where’s my share?
Had anyone with a job (other than the top 2 tiers of management) had a wage increase higher than inflation recently? Why is it that wages don’t increase when our headline unemployment rate is so low at 4.6% and falling? Too often on the left…
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Crusher wants to crush
And they are off. Judith Collins is the first out of the block and has announced that she will be seeking the leadership of the National Party. She did this by way of a tweet. https://twitter.com/JudithCollinsMP/status/963493539526029312 Shen then managed to secure an interview on…
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Who will be National’s next leader?
Post authored by Micky, Matt and Enzo. With Bill English gone all eyes will be on National's leadership campaign. But they have a problem. As pointed out by this Dominion Post editorial all the leading contenders have striking flaws. National's best interests may be to…
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Nationwide public meetings: TPPA-11 update, and what we can do
From itsourfuture.org.nz Auckland 12 Feb – Wellington 14 Feb – Nelson 20 Feb – Christchurch 21 Feb – Dunedin 22 Feb The TPPA-11 has had a rebranding to the CPTPPA (Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement) – yet there is very little that is comprehensive or progressive…
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Open Mike 14/02/2018
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Daily Review 13/02/2018
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Help for Tonga
EleanorAingeRoy is reporting at The Guardian, The islands of Tonga in the South Pacific have been devastated by Tropical Cyclone Gita with winds of 230km/h flattening parts of Parliament House and causing significant damage and injuries across the kingdom. Gita hit Tonga around 8pm on Monday…
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Bill is gone. Free for all spectator time
Bill English has resigned. Apparently his confidence of last week had a limited lifespan. RNZ has the live feed. Now we can really speculate on which one of the no-hopers will assume the position to fail at the next election. They are somewhat short of…
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Stop Using the ‘F’ Word.
Cross-post of a piece by Nick “Upper Hutt boy in London” Kelly. Blog here. How often do you hear people grizzling how ‘unfair’ something is? You hear a child tell their parents that its unfair they won’t buy them lollies. Its not ‘fair’ that your older…
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Open Mike 13/02/2018
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Knighthood Interrupted, and the curious case of New Zealand Defamation Law
Some of you who have been watching the news lately may have noticed a petition by film-maker Renae Maihi, requesting that the Prime Minister revoke the Knighthood of one Mr. Bob Jones1, purveyor of racist trolling extraordinaire, and experiencer of multiple opinion column withdrawal, including…
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Daily Review 12/02/2018
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Beg packing
It took me a while to figure out my exact discomfit with the two young travellers currently in NZ and intent on not using money. I've moved in circles where the free, trading, gift or scavenger economies are normal concepts and practices, so I don't…
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A storm is coming
The Metvuw site currently has the remains of a tropical storm hitting us in about 7 days’ time. This is the kind of pattern of summer we have grown used to as we become slightly more tropical; New Zealand is often now part of Tonga…
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Was the political hit on Chris Bishop an inside job?
I get the feeling that the National Party caucus is not a happy place right now. Having been denied their rightful place as rulers of the country evidence of disunity has been emerging. First there was the hatchet job on Bill English which totally undermined…
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Open Mike 12/02/2018
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Chris Bishop’s use of snapchat causes problems
Some unwelcome publicity for National MP Chris Bishop in the Sunday Star Times this morning. National's Hutt South MP Chris Bishop was confronted before last year's election by a mother upset at the older man messaging her daughter and other minors. Witnesses said Bishop was…
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Bio-fuels.
There's one situation I can think of where bio-fuel use has a neutral impact on global warming. I live in a house that's heated by wood. I walk to the woods and gather fallen branches that I burn to keep my house warm. That's carbon…
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The problem with Charter Schools
I am pleased that the Government is moving quickly to review the existence of charter schools. The problems with charter schools are legendary. They are part of an approach by the libertarian right to attack public education, foist bulk funding onto the school system, and…
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The Housing Crisis.
Cross-post of a piece by Nick ("Upper Hutt boy in London") Kelly. Blog here. People often say to me “you like politics.” By this they are referring to the fact that I have been politically active one way or another since I was 14, have…
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Open Mike 11/02/2018
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Doofus of the week
I was tempted to make the award to the National Party caucus for sticking with Bill and Paula as leaders but it seemed to me that was a cause of celebration not denigration. But there was one person who managed to attract attention for all…
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Open Mike 10/02/2018
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Fonterra a failure in concept and in practice
Fonterra as a construct – the establishment of a NZ Inc monopoly for the dairy industry – has been an abject failure for dairy farmers and a disaster for the environment. In a stunning analysis from a quarter least expected, share market analyst, Arie Dekker…
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Daily Review 09/02/2018
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