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The first liquidator's report on Libelle Group Limited suggests the company was hopelessly incapable of performing its role in providing the National-Act Government's version of school lunches. The report is one of the bleakest I have read. Libelle was contracted to provide 120,000 school lunches…
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I went to school first in 1956, not in our brand-new Ford Popular, that symbol of my parents’ accession to the professional status of teacher, but on the crossbar of my father’s bike. The car was rendered redundant by the Suez Crisis and the disruption…
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Over the last year, the Coalition has unleashed a series of cuts which have been devastating for the disabled community. These cuts are part of a class war — and it's time to organise and fight back, writes Elliot Crossan. March 18th is an infamous…
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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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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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By pursuing cuts, selling off assets to multinationals, enabling ACT's attacks on the Treaty and cutting back on climate commitments, Luxon is guaranteeing that NZ will not be stable for long, writes Elliot Crossan. “New Zealand has been and will continue to be a poster…
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Earlier this week I wrote about Simeon Brown's announcement that the Government was reversing the last Labour Government's policy to allow earlier screening for bowel cancer earlier for Māori and Pasifika. He justified the decision in this statement: Advice from the Ministry of Health clearly…
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Luxon’s team have delivered zero deals out of the multibillionaire conference on infrastructure. This is a fail. This conference exposed this government using a specific highly commercialised language to camouflage their lack of actual ability to do the business. Only those who haven’t dealt with…
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While all eyes & ears are on the US and the systemic dismantling and destruction of decades of science knowledge and infrastructure very few seem to care about the warning signs at home. Like in the US, some folks in NZ (and overseas) are unreasonably…
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You have to hand it to Nicola Willis. She seems to get herself in the middle of all sorts of difficult situations. She is the person directly responsible for costing the country the thick end of a billion dollars through her cancellation of the replacement…
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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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As the Coalition moves to partially privatise our healthcare system, and Seymour fatally undermines the free school lunch programme, it is time for us to take to the streets and fight back, writes Elliot Crossan. Last Friday, Health Minister Simeon Brown announced a “major overhaul”…
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well, I don't know about a dictator, I said a third world strong man. He's running for President, so no matter what he won't be a dictator unless our republic completely crumbles, which I don't anticipate it will. But yeah, here's what happens in many…
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Simeon Brown, left, and Deloitte partner David Lovatt OPINION In September 2024, Deloitte Partner David Lovatt, was contracted by the National Government to help National ostensibly understand “the drivers behind HNZ’s worsening financial performance”.1 i.e. deficit. The report shows the last version was dated December…
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Simeon Brown has been busy lately. His latest announcement was that the scheme allowing for screening for bowel cancer for Maori and Pacifica over 50 would be cancelled and instead the age for screening for everyone would be reduced from 60 to 58. From Radio…
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