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Originally posted on Nick Kelly's Blog People overseas often have preconceived ideas about British society. On moving to the UK I was told that in Britain people will try and place you based on your accent, the school you went to and your job. This…
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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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From time to time, commenters on this site make the mistake to ascribe a mind and opinion to the site. Firstly, this shows that they have not read the Policy. Secondly, it shows how their clouded thinking leads to wrong conclusions and ineffective comments. Personification…
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At the end of May the government will announce its policy responses to the Climate Change Commission recommendations. But the very hardest climate challenge we have is in transport, and it's here that the National Land Transport Plan is pretty much like the wind being…
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The world is bewildering and people struggle to see the wood for the trees. Indeed, finding good news sources that one can rely on is not an easy task that requires constant reviewing – is it still worth my time to read this? – and…
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The vaccination program in NZ is due to escalate when it goes into phase 3 - probably in May. The recently released projections on the Covid-19 dashboard (hat-tip: BusinessDesk "How we will get to full vaccination") show a breakdown of expected vaccination rates by DHB,…
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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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I was just reading a post by Bryan Gould, ex-politician and ex-university vice-chancellor on his current perspective on news media in "The Government v. the people". It resonated because frankly the news and opinion media are getting increasingly tedious. We can all agree that a…
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National has released its housing policy and the proposals are predictable. Free up more land, loosen up the RMA, and require Councils in high growth areas to urgently review their district plans. Most of it is window dressing. The urgent review of District Plans is…
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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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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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I can't believe that I am still writing on this topic. And I can't believe that Simon Bridges has not been disciplined. In not dissimilar circumstances David Cunliffe was demoted and ostracised. From Jenna Lynch at Newshub: ... there are rumours of a Simon Bridges…
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The New Zealand government has just increased its loan to Air New Zealand to a $1.5 billion total, and there's a catch. Air New Zealand are of course our face-to-face lifeline to the world in so many ways; they carry families, refugees, friends, vaccines, tourists,…
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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 Electoral laws about donations are pretty clear. Receive a donation over $30,000 and you should tell the Electoral Commission about the report within the next ten working days. This is a law passed by National in 2009. But National and the Māori Party have…
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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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For me the most notable thing about the last week hasn't been the repetitive and ill-informed braying from the opposition about covid-19. It has been about the announcement that Fermilab in the US has partially confirmed that there may be a wobble in the behaviour…
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Poor National. Being in 0pposition is a bugger. You get to run the doctrinal stuff. If you are a right wing party you get to say that taxes are too high, the Government is engaged in mass cancel culture and complain about light bulbs. Sometimes…
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I've been wanting to write about sustainability for a while, taking a deepish dive into what it is, why it's important, and how the mainstream is moving in the right direction but still allowing neoliberalism to co-opt and undermine it (aka greenwashing). Sustainability is meaningful…
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I'd thought I'd take a moment to celebrate the life of John Edgar, who passed away a few days ago. Some will remember John primarily as an artist. He developed painstakingly accurate cutting techniques for fitting parallel pieces of stone and glass into tight geometric…
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