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Daily review 30/06/2025
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Why Asia-Pacific should back Iran
Setting aside any thoughts I may have about theocratic rulers (whether they be in Tel Aviv or Tehran), I am personally glad that Iran was able to hold out against the US-Israeli attacks this month. The ceasefire, however, will only be a pause in the…
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State-run food stores anyone?
What if we broke New Zealand’s grocery misery with our own grocery store? New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to see his city embrace government-owned grocery stores. If elected, Mamdani will join a growing list of city leaders pushing for this model of…
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Open mike 30/06/2025
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A different way of doing politics
The country was rocked this week by news of the death of Māori MP Takutai Tash Kemp. A visibly distraught Peeni Henare spoke in Parliament about her death. He sang a soul touching lament and then spoke in Te Reo to express his sadness at…
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Open mike 29/06/2025
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National Wants to Increase Retirement Age to 67
If Luxon and Willis go ahead with it as a policy platform for the 2026 election, and win, it will most likely be implemented. The Retirement Commissioner prefers means testing to further increasing the age of NZSuper eligilibility. She knows it would be hard ……
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Open mike 28/06/2025
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Daily review 27/06/2025
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Oceania: Journey to the Center and other Auckland events
I'm going to be overly and unnaturally social over next 5 days. Some of you might be interested in these events around Auckland that I will be heading to. Over this wet and windy period that Wellington has exported to us, I need to get…
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Open mike 27/06/2025
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Daily review 26/06/2025
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Open mike 26/06/2025
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Daily review 25/06/2025
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Weasel Winston’s FiveEyes fudge
Winston Peters' Ministerial statement in Parliament yesterday was a disgrace. Echoing other FiveEyes leaders such as Keir Starmer, unable to distinguish evil from good, he accused those who can of "moral posturing." It was Israel who began the attack on Iran, assassinating its officers and…
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Conduct unbecoming
David Seymour is currently the acting Prime Minister. He is also trying to shepherd Act's Regulatory Standards Bill through Parliament. The Act takes some getting your head around it, such are its contradictory flaws. It is meant to improve democratic processes and the formulation of…
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Open mike 25/06/2025
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Daily review 24/06/2025
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Open mike 24/06/2025
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Daily review 23/06/2025
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SNAP ACTION – Stop U.S. Aggression
12.30pm, June 24th (TOMORROW)Ministry of Defence, 34 Bowen St, WellingtonJoin J4P and Just Defence on Tuesday (tomorrow) lunchtime outside the Ministry of Defence to protest against American military aggression.As American bombs rain down and American weapons fuel genocide, our message is clear: Stop military aggression and…
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NZ should drop reliance on Trumps imperial republic.
The major problem with the political model of a Republic, from Greek and Roman times to the present, is that eventually they invariably deteriorate into an imperial mess and war mongering. Stupid leaders in their executive having far too much unchecked executive power, while withering…
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Open mike 23/06/2025
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Open mike 22/06/2025
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Open mike 21/06/2025
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The mother of the mother of all budgets is unrepentant
Who else saw Q&A on TVNZ last Sunday and the Jack Tame interview the mother of the mother of all budgets Ruth Richardson? And who else developed instant Taurettes as they saw her try and justify some of the most evil and reprehensible decisions every…
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The West’s War Against Iran
Gordon Campbell Werewolf: "a home for longform journalism on politic, art, and culture." Clearly, the world needs to stop talking about Israel’s right to defend itself, and start talking about the world’s need to defend itself against Israel. Gaza, Lebanon, Iran….these have become the stepping…
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Open mike 20/06/2025
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Was the Cook Islands leak a FiveEyes operation?
The leak appeared in the Cook Islands media, not New Zealand's. On the day before Christopher Luxon was due to meet Xi Jinping. One has to ask "cui bono?" Negotiations on the issue of consultation by the Cook Islands government with New Zealand on the…
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BHN special on the Regulatory Standards Bill
Streamed lived Thursday evening, replay below. Lawyer Tania Waikato hosts a special episode of BHN on the Regulatory Standards Bill with Treaty expert Dr Carwyn Jones and Indigenous and human rights advocate Tina Ngata just days out from the close of submissions on this controversial…