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Daily review 19/07/2024
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Open mike 19/07/2024
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National’s carbon budget is a crock
It is now clear why Simon Watts rushed out a three page brochure setting out what this Government's response to climate change will be. He knew that the latest Climate Change Emissions Reduction Plan was coming out for consultation. It looks like National wanted to…
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Daily review 18/07/2024
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PSA wins an important case about collective agreements
The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA) just won an important case in the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) against the Ministry of Education about the application of collective agreements. This was in the context of spending cuts issued by fiat by the…
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Mountain Tui: ‘Corruption First’ Strikes Again – Is the National, ACT, and New Zealand Government in tobacco’s pocket?
Cross posted from Mountain Tui‘s substack post. There comes a point in all our lives when we must stop to say, “Enough is enough. We know what’s happening. We are not as stupid or as ignorant as you believe us to be. And making policies…
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Minister Bishop’s Misguided Legislation
Cross posted with permission. I agree wholeheartedly with Mayor Lewers where he says that the recent proposal by government minister Bishop to “flood the market” with housing development is “unaffordable, unworkable and unfair” I would add “unsustainable” and even “unhinged”. Mr. Bishop is trying to…
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Tui: National Party’s Local Water Done Well – A more expensive 3 Waters with potential for privatisation
Excerpt cross posted from Mountain Tui‘s substack post. Introduction In 2022, then Labour Party Prime Minister Jacinda Adern expended significant political capital to protect New Zealand’s water assets from privatisation. She lost that battle, and Labour and the Greens had egg on their faces. At…
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Open mike 18/07/2024
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Daily review 17/07/2024
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A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ
Cross posted from The Conversation Richard Shaw, Massey University It’s easy to look back at the bad haircuts, beige clothes and brown Beehive carpets and chuckle. But whatever one’s views on its aesthetics, the Fourth Labour Government – elected 40 years ago on July 14…
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Open mike 17/07/2024
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Daily review 16/07/2024
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Mountain Tui: Crashing New Zealand’s health system is not the way to prosperity, Prime Minister
Cross posted from Mountain Tui‘s substack post. Another day, and yet another piece of bad news for New Zealand’s health system. Reports have come out that General Practitioners (GP) may have to close doors, or increase patient fees to survive. The so-called ‘capitation’ funding review,…
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Remember that time we had a global pandemic?
https://twitter.com/1goodtern/status/1812858302792880469 (note, it's not just people with pre-existing illness that get Long Covid, everyone is at risk, including high performance athletes) It's not news, people having been getting Long Covid since 2020. Before the pandemic, post-viral syndromes were known about and understood to varying degrees:…
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Open mike 16/07/2024
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Daily review 15/07/2024
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Government wins pay dispute with police: National Party 1, Police 0, Public -1
Cross posted from Mountain Tui‘s substack post. What happened? Media is reporting that police have lost their pay dispute with the Coalition Government. Some of you might remember that the police rejected Labour’s previous offer in September, 2023, possibly looking forward to be taken care…
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Mountain Tui: Trump’s shooting reveals a hidden danger for New Zealand too
Today's video footage and news of Trump's shooting has shaken the world. Writ large, it has taken over headlines, captivated audiences, and become an overpowering talking point for many. Trump, a professional strongman to his core, pumped his fists in the air multiple times as…
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Open mike 15/07/2024
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Trump shot
In breaking news Donald trump has been shot in a Pensylvania. Film suggests that he is fine although suffered a wound to his ear. The implications for the US elections are profound. This is a post for general discussion and will be updated as matters…
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Government is paying lip service to climate change
This week has shown the Government's many and varied views on climate change. On Monday Simeon Brown, who has been busy battling road cones and speed limits which actually save lives, celebrated the introduction of a Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage framework. Relying on technology…
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Open mike 14/07/2024
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Open mike 13/07/2024
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Daily review 12/07/2024
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Conflict what conflict?
Someone should call the States Services Commission. And check with them if the Government had handled the appointment of Sunny Kaushal as head of a new Government advisory group appropriately. The details of the appointment are contained in this Radio New Zealand post. From the…
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Mountain Tui: When is an independent expert or advisory group “independent?”
Cross posted from Mountain Tui‘s substack post. OPINION: Yesterday, 1News reported that the Government's "independent" advisory group had recommended Kiwirail offload its ferries to another entity. Except this wasn't entirely new news at all, besides that it came formally from Nicola Willis’s advisory team. TVNZ…
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Open mike 12/07/2024
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Daily review 11/07/2024
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Winston Peters – lazy hypocrite on ferries
My ire was raised this morning when I read this pile of PR drivel from acting PM Winston Peters about Kiwirail. "It's happening over and over again, and we need a better response from a company, or an outfit, that's owned by the NZ taxpayer,…
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