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Two iwi who you would have hoped would know better are bullying bus drivers in the Waikato. Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff has called for donations to the welfare fund for FIRST Union members who have been locked out by Tainui and Ngai…
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There seems to be an odd thing about adopting new ways of thinking or doing things. It seems that there is usually a small group of people who practice or advocate for a particular thing, while the majority of people carry on thinking and acting…
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I was looking at Feeds on the right hand side of the site, and saw an interesting post from Briefing Papers titled "“Follow the Money” Archives new Zealand, the National Library and the Department of Internal Af..". However it appears to have been taken down…
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Six thousand people took part in an event of mass disobedience that closed down five of London's Bridges. Their motivation is inadequate political action in the face of global warming. As Jenny Jones, a Green Party peer quoted in The Guardian put it - Basically,…
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Of all of the atrocious things that Stacey Kirk has written her latest article about Pike River is a leading contender for the worst ever. Here is how it starts: It's a big price to pay for political adulation - someone's life. And if anything goes…
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So what if Labour decides to go ahead with its capital gains tax? What happens to the equity of the remaining middle class? What happens to the equity of those who were brought in under KiwiBuild? We will get the final recommendations from Dr Cullen’s…
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Late post for a Friday but I am sure there will be a lot of interest in this. And I am sure the debate will be vigorous. Because it appears that Julian Assange of Wikileaks fame has been charged with so far unknown offences. I…
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The Sunrise Movement began a year or so ago in the US and is seeking to get political action on global warming by getting 'big oil' out of US politics and securing a "Green New Deal". As proclaimed on their website - We're building an…
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In Yemen right now, children are living in the worst humanitarian crisis we have seen in the last 100 years. Yemen is on the brink of famine, and nearly every child in the country is in danger. There are reports that 14 million people are…
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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 unsolvable problem that is Brexit is reaching it's denouement with Theresa May's leadership on the line, talk of a no confidence motion, a very leaky cabinet, and no possible achievable resolution in sight. The leaks are a clear sign that the cabinet is not…
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Avigdor Lieberman has resigned his position as Israeli Defense Minister because he can't endorse the government's "surrender to terrorism". He said that in relation to a ceasefire being announced by Hamas and the Israeli government. A few days back, Israeli armed forces executed a raid…
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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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So, I was pretty willing to believe Ian Lees Galloway had made a mistake as immigration minister, and tried to do a reasonable but compassionate thing and simply failed to have all the evidence ready when he decided to let Karel Sroubek conditionally stay in…
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The Minister responsible for Pike River, Andrew Little, has announced that there will be a manned re-entry to the mine early next year. This is a very welcome step and is the culmination of an 8 year battle to get truth and justice for the…
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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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Recently a new organisation, New Zealand Energy Voices appeared. It was apparently spontaneously formed by disaffected kiwis railing up against the tyranny of eventually, eventually stopping off shore drilling for oil and gas, just after all the existing oil and gas wells have expired. The…
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It doesn't take too much searching of the internet to throw up snippets like the following. Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn and a prominent investor, recalls telling a friend that he was thinking of visiting New Zealand. “Oh, are you going to get apocalypse…
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When twitter is done properly it is a thing of perfection. Here is an early contender for tweet of the year. https://twitter.com/simonbwilson/status/1061830755305705473
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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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Just in case the Energy Commission would like to get off their fat asses and do something, Genesis Energy says there is absolutely no relationship between a massive price spike and driving smaller energy operators out of business. After all, what motivation could the top…
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Remember the Parkland massacre earlier this year when 17 students and teachers were killed in yet another senseless episode that highlights how wrong the American second amendment is? Remember the passionate speeches and how a whole group of young people started organising themselves and started…