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Open mike 18/04/2022
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Open mike 17/04/2022
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Just how gross can a anti-vaccine enema be?
This little gem popped up again. The comments are risible and barbed. As an ex-army medic, I'd suggest that you only do this if you are insane. Which appears to be common when in thrall to the Orange wonder. For those who are unsure what…
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Open mike 16/04/2022
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Does truth in politics no longer matter?
Over in the UK the English version of Donald Trump, slightly less crass and slightly less compromised by the Russians, has had a week from hell with police fining him for holding gatherings at 10 Downing Street while the country was meant to be in…
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Open mike 15/04/2022
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Daily review 14/04/2022
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Open mike 14/04/2022
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Daily review 13/04/2022
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The approaching fuel crisis: what if we no longer needed so much petrol?
Firstly, something to sharpen our minds (or perhaps focus our hearts), https://twitter.com/johnson/status/1512043471753949185 It is not however an invitation to turn this thread into a debate about the Russian war on Ukraine. I want to open a discussion about what we can do in New Zealand…
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Luxon’s strange Public Transport take
Yesterday Chris Luxon showed the sensitivity and sophistication of someone who owns seven properties and at one stage had 6.1 million Air New Zealand shares by stating that he believed that at least some public transport services should not be supported and that public transport…
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Open mike 13/04/2022
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Daily review 12/04/2022
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Plant based foods
As the world readies itself for the sprint that is required in policy implementation if we are to avoid the worst excesses there has been some unfortunate news suggesting that New Zealand was party to the watering down wording in the latest IPCC report. From…
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Open mike 12/04/2022
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Daily review 11/04/2022
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Climate Action Mondays: after the IPCC report, what now?
I'm putting up a post every Monday dedicated to taking action on climate and ecology. The posts are for discussing action, talking about how to manage, developing strategy, telling the stories of how things can be different and how we can make that happen right…
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Open mike 11/04/2022
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Why trust in the media is declining
Mike Hosking had this spectacular rant about the media this week. He said: Not remotely surprised trust in media is falling. It's falling, according to the authors of this week's latest report into the industry, at "an alarming rate." This is the AUT Trust in…
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Go well Ashley Bloomfield
With a sense of regret for many of us Ashley Bloomfield announced his pending resignation as Director General of Health. Some of us, probably most of the country, think Ash should be honoured for his contribution to Aotearoa and for seeing us through Covid. There…
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Open mike 10/04/2022
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Grumpy mod note
There is a strong expectation here that commenters don’t just post and run. Next time you come back to the site you should look at who is replying to you. This is common courtesy to the person you spoke to and to the wider community,…
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Open mike 09/04/2022
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Daily review 08/04/2022
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Is Act buying social media followers?
This is awkward. Hot on the heels of news that Act has recently received a number of significant donations comes news that it may have spent some of these funds on buying social media followers. From Ireland Hendry-Tennett at Stuff: ACT leader David Seymour says…
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Open mike 08/04/2022
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Daily review 07/04/2022
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Greens call for rent freeze
https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/1511788331696209922 Tēna koe Prime Minister, Our homes are where we share kai with whānau, where we teach our children to walk and talk, where we shelter, and where we recover our health. Over the past year, landlords have hiked up rental prices like never before,…
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Water and Money
If the 3 Waters reforms can survive its attacks and be implemented, a consequence will be that we are going to have a most enormous nationwide economic argument about the price of water and who pays for it all. The politics of water will be…
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Open mike 07/04/2022
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