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The SIS can't help itself - it keeps getting involved in our politics, but stays resolutely one-eyed. As Sam Sachdeva of Newsroom reports, it has just released advice for politicians on how to avoid political interference. Maintaining 'transparent' secrecy, it uses its favourite journalists and…
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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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Chris Trotter’s recent article Why we (Don’t ) Fight asks the question about why there isn’t more resistance to the degree of inequality that we face in New Zealand: Like the celebrated dog that didn’t bark, the New Zealand Left is proving itself a poor protector…
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Auckland Council has released the Ports of Auckland Independent Health and Safety Report and the recommendations are damning. From OneAuckland: Key recommendations of the CHASNZ report include: requirements for the POAL chief executive to prioritise safety over productivity and profitability, improve communication and engagement with…
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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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Call me biased but I cannot think of a time where National has been more messy. It used to be a highly disciplined party. Leaks were rare and were evidence of extreme factional tension. This has been blown out of the water by events over…
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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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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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Media has been abuzz with comment about how last election Grant Robertson has backtracked on a promise on not extending the bright line test. Last December Henry Cooke wrote this: The bright line Finance Minister Grant Robertson painted about the bright-line test before the election…
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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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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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Private member's bills are an important feature of Parliament. They give all MPs the chance to change the law to address real or perceived issues and problems. Occasionally they achieve significant good. Louisa Wall is probably the most significant contributor in recent years and her…
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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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Tuesday was an interesting day in New Zealand politics. The Government released a series of what I thought were quite radical policy changes affecting the housing market. Having spent the past three decades practising law and the last two decades being involved in Local Government…
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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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To understand how power and misogyny and democracy all flow from the one stinking head, one need look no further than the Australian Parliament right now. The Australian Parliament represents the elected values of the people. Parliament is the summit of how power is organised…
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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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RNZ's report Government announces plan to help first-home buyers on the announcement from Labour today, you can pick out the details here. All I can see is Labour tinkering so that more of the middle classes can get back into property speculation, while maintaining the…
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Chris Trotter and Martyn Bradbury have been running some interesting theories recently. The theories are straight out of beltway, or at least a twisted part of beltway. Chris reported in this post on rumours that that Jacinda was going to resign as Prime Minister. The…
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Did anyone notice Russia and China signing up to a treaty to form a common base on the moon? Now, before my imagination runs away with me and I go full Belter, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7HexX3Oxso this is a wee reminder that our next step into space isn't…
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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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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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Today or rather, this weekend marks Autumn Equinox, a flipping point between light and dark. After many months of constant bombardment with news, events, and ‘opinions’, today feels eerily quiet. Under normal (??) circumstances this should feel good, some long-sought peace and calm to recharge…