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Reaction to Covid 19 has done more in a few weeks to blunt the drive behind climate change than anything the environmental movement has managed to do in over thirty years. The only other time in recent decades I can think of that's seen a…
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As if this year has not been strange enough the United States Pentagon has pretty well acknowledged the existence of Unidentified Flying Objects with the official release of video captured by US Air Force planes. The videos had been previously released but it is not…
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Here is your new car. Once you have placed your order through your intelligent fridge, it is delivered straight to your door. New Zealand supermarkets are increasing their online ordering+delivery capacity in response to Covid19. So rather than wander endlessly through the tilt-slab monstrosity soaked…
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Some right wing neoliberal dude on Nine to Noon promoting this idea that we've been through a big upheaveal before, the 1980s/90s, and this can be a guide to how to manage a covid economy. Let's not forget that Rogernomics was intentional and caused a…
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Leaks are the killers of political parties. They suggest that there disunity within the ranks. They also suggest a lack of faith in the leadership, and if members of a party cannot agree on if they should support their leader then why should the public.…
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So the country has reached lockdown stage 3 and a cautious loosening of the country's restrictions has occurred. Hopefully the trend of reduced occurrence of new infections will occur. I for one will celebrate if and when we reach zero new daily infections. It has…
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https://twitter.com/EugenieSage/status/1254149123713798145 https://twitter.com/jamespeshaw/status/1254283162969976832 Green Party press release from greens.org.nz ______________________________________________________________________________ As Aotearoa starts focusing on the economic recovery from COVID-19 the Green Party is calling for an economic stimulus package fit for the 21st century that puts people, climate, and nature first with significant investment in…
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Warning: this blog contains material that may offend Lefties and Greenies. Thanks to a tiny little virus, the NZ economy is gasping for air. One of the hardest hit sectors is the tourism sector, international tourism, to be more specific, although domestic tourism is dead…
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Just as most industries in New Zealand are firing thousands of people to cut costs, local government is getting ready to do the same. It’s not unusual to consider Councils as stable objects that can be relied upon when times are tough. But what they…
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We put in guest posts and reposts here periodically. The reposts are from where we have generic arrangements with other sites, and we can just put them up. Usually they are on areas that none of our authors have covered or where an alternate view…
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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/303946/auckland-housing-%27we%27ve-lost-the-plot%27 "Othering" has long been a prop, of Governments that want to remain in power for the benefit of an Oligarchy, an "Elite", a small ruling class, or the ones with, "the money". Deflecting blame for economic and social issues on, an ethnicity, a class,…
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A while back I wrote a post about the problem with that idea Trump's not so bad, an idea that comes from both parts of the left and the moderate right. The post was in light of stealing kids and putting them in cages, and…
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Guest post by Clint Smith who is a former Labour Party staffer and Ministerial Advisor who served during the 2011, 2014, and 2017 elections, and early contributor to The Standard. He now runs Victor Strategy and Communications. I know what it's like to be where…
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Executive Director of Greenpeace NZ, Russel Norman writes about the different responses to climate change and covid-19, and the things we can learn from the pandemic. From the Greenpeace NZ website. ______________________________________________________________________________The Covid-19 Coronavirus has so far caused more than 145,000 deaths worldwide. These are…
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Except they did. The New Zealand government raised benefits, they put in a rent freeze, they kicked all the tourists out of the country. Multiple governments have taken action in the past four months that have dramatically dropped GHG emissions, when most climate activists were…
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There’s a new report out from the Ministry for the Environment and Statistics NZ showing that New Zealand’s fresh water system is getting worse, all over the place, but particularly in the South Island. The full report is here. Newsroom has a good and lengthy…
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I am getting to feel sorry for Bridges. I have seen it before where for better or worse a caucus turns against a leader, gives up winning an election and starts to undermine him. There will be a variety of opinions. Some will think it…
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Will Simon survive? Or will Paula and Mark team up against him? Or will Judith somehow manage to persuade the caucus that she is the only chance they have of retaining their seats? Stay tuned …
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A little chill went down my spine when I saw that the Ministry of Health was checking with our data spy agency the GCSB to enable full tracing of people to slow further outbreaks. The Ministry told RNZ that any data held about individuals would…
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It appears that Richard Branson's Virgin Airlines empire may be on the skids. He is believed to be worth $8 billion but it seems that even the Atlasses of the business world are not beyond trying to become state beneficiaries from time to time. He…
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More 1% Americans are heading our way, according to Bloomberg. The Texas company building underground bunkers is getting more enquiries. They're not running from the virus but fear the aftermath when the breadlines turn. Seeing the pictures of those queuing for food, sometimes packed close…