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Daily review 21/02/2022
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Why negotiating with the Wellington protesters is a waste of time
There is something of a manufactured chorus of calls for the Government to sit down and negotiate with the protesters. Such unbiassed intellectual heavy hitters like Heather Du Plessis Allan, Sean Plunkett, Bryce Edwards and Russell Coutts think that it is time for the Government…
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Convoy protest 21/2/22
Day 14 https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo https://twitter.com/marcdaalder/status/1495133435081359363 https://twitter.com/Jamienzherald/status/1495139000415563776 Q and A interview with Police Commissioner Andrew Coster Why we need stories of strength not division (Jess Berentson-Shaw, Newsroom) Police crack down, Maori will catch the brunt of it (Tina Ngata on understanding why police haven't done something, twitter)…
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Open mike 21/02/2022
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How is Boris Johnson still in Number 10?
I answer the question posed in the title by returning to what I wrote on my blog when Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson became Prime Minister in 2019: Make no mistake, Boris Johnson has talent. He knows how to make a stirring speech and can…
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Why the Wellington protestors are wrong
Long term protester speaking here. I recall clearly as a 19 year old who majored in Springbok Protests 101 in my second year at University that time when the protest marshalls had us sit down in the middle of Queen and Wellesley Streets when we…
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They Are Us
"They are us". These were the words Prime Minister Ardern uttered straight after the Christchurch massacre. The people camping outside Parliament are also us. We don’t have to agree with them. We can tow their cars and put their extremists in front of a judge.…
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We are better than this
Not to get caught in this protest news. The nooses, the hanging posts, the cling-on of people like Russell Coutts, and a millionaire’s wife wearing designer green gumboots. I'm trying to remember these are small in number compared to the rest of us Trying to…
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Convoy protest 20/2/22
Day 13 https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo ‘We want to feel safe’, say Wellingtonians who’ve been attacked by protesters (Kristin Hall, 1News, video of journalist who was attacked along with his camera operator) Stuff live updates from yesterday. * Why we need stories of strength not division (Jess Berentson-Shaw,…
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Open mike 20/02/2022
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Convoy protest 19/2/22
Day 12. Why we need stories of strength not division (Jess Berentson-Shaw, Newsroom) Police crack down, Maori will catch the brunt of it (Tina Ngata on understanding why police haven't done something, twitter) @Te_Taipo (Te Ranigikaiwhiria Kemara twitter, live reporting of the protest) We know…
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Open mike 19/02/2022
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Daily review 18/02/2022
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Meanwhile, omicron and delta in New Zealand
While our attention is elsewhere, Jamie Morton reported in the Herald this morning that New Zealand is still experiencing a significant percentage of delta variant covid cases. These are over-represented in sequenced hospitalisations, The latest data from ESR showed up to seven per cent of…
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Why haven’t the police acted?
The Nazi supported anti vaxer protest seems to be growing. Well known working class heroes Russell Coutts and Gilda Fitzpatrick are heading to Wellington to take part. Coutts' motivation is clear although irrational. His primary concerns are the effects on people playing sport and he…
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Convoy protest 18/2/22
How the 10th day of protest outside parliament unfolded (RNZ) Police have pulled back on plans to tow vehicles, in favour of negotiating with the protestors Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard said that no parties would meet with the protestors until protest was lawful,…
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Open mike 18/02/2022
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Daily review 17/02/2022
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Convoy protest 17/2/22
What does the right to protest actually mean? (micky savage, The Standard) @Te_Taipo (Te Ranigikaiwhiria Kemara twitter, and yesterday’s thread) Parliament protest: Four Defence Force vehicles arrive in Wellington, remain on standby (round up of yesterday, Stuff) Yesterday's media: @Te_Taipo (Te Ranigikaiwhiria Kemara twitter, and today's…
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Open mike 17/02/2022
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Global Britain fell with Singapore
Today February 15th is the 80th anniversary of the fall of Singapore in 1942, described by many as Britain's worst military disaster. It was a massive strategic fail, and its effect is still powerful today, most notably with Australia's lockstep with the US. Current British…
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Daily review 16/02/2022
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What does the right to protest actually mean?
I have read many impassioned comments on this site concerning the right to protest. Who could disagree with protection of one of the most important of our democratic rights? But discussions often get waylaid because, and this will be a shock to many, there is…
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100 Things We’ve Lost
Late last year Pamela Paul set down 100 Things We’ve Lost To The Internet. But since March 2020 we’ve lost far more. And for every gain we thought we got, the losses are now appearing deeper. Here’s my top few losses – either complete or…
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Convoy protest 16/2/22
Today's media: @Te_Taipo (Te Ranigikaiwhiria Kemara twitter, and today's thread) NZH, Public servants are reviewing the traffic light system to see if it is fit for purpose as New Zealand battles Omicron. The review will look at the future of the vaccine passes. ... The…
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Open mike 16/02/2022
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Daily review 15/02/2022
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Auckland Mayor Phil Goff to Retire
It’s a mighty thing to devote a life to politics, and Goff has finally decided to retire. Auckland Council is no easy place to be a politician. It is by legislation 95% run by bureaucrats – even more so than Parliament. Phil Goff has run…
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The difference between Black Lives Matter and the Anti Mandate protest
There have been some recent comments claiming that the current Anti Mandate protest in Wellington is not dissimilar to the Black Lives Matter protest movement that swept the world a couple of years ago. Ben Thomas tweeted that the BLM protest in Auckland two years…
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Indications of wages rising
It sounds like the Industrial and Trades sector of the economy has had a significiant wage rise over the last year. While we wait for the wages stats data, this is an interesting indicator. Data from industrial recruitment agency OneStaff shows the national median hourly…
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