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It is hard to imagine how this Government can continue to function properly given what Shane Jones said today. At a meeting of grey haired NZ First members he was his bombastic best. He raised the spectre of Nuclear Power for New Zealand. This frankly…
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Earlier this year the Kaipara District Council commissioned Franks Ogilvie to prepare a report outlining local Council’s obligations to Māori. The resulting 126-page report , which cost an unbudgeted $52,000, was narrowly approved by the Council in a 5-4 vote. 68 pages were recycled advice…
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As news hit tonight that RBNZ Chair Neil Quigley resigned with “immediate effect” a few minutes before the 6pm news bulletins, more information is starting to drip out as to why. In short, Quigley, a National Party loyalist with links to ACT Party regulation, lied…
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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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Outrage is easy. Outrage feels righteous. But outrage without discipline destroys the very people it claims to save. New Zealand has tried revolutions before: Rogernomics, Ruthanasia. And forty years later, it’s workers, renters, and families still paying the bill. If we want transformation that endures, we…
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Everyone on the left can agree that we must change the government. Elliot Crossan argues that if Labour wins in 2026 and refuses to transform the system generating extreme inequality, NZ society will continue to fragment. Change the government. This is currently the unanimous goal of…
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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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Act's proposal for a four year Parliamentary term with safeguards built in has been reported back by the Justice Select Committee. It has by majority recommended that there be a referendum on the concept of a four year term. The provision allowing a four year…
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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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Watching NZME Newstalk ZB is like watching Fox News to my mind. Earlier in the year, Fox hosted then “DOGE” (Department of Government Efficiency) head Elon Musk where he spouted the "benefits" of his cost cutting exercises in the USA. It was extraordinary to watch…
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Brooke van Velden's attack on workers rights and wages and conditions continues unabated. And the latest attack should, in a properly functioning democracy, see her removed as a Minister. She recently announced the appointment of four new members to the Employment Relations Authority. The Beehive…
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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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Tracking Russian troll farm consumption - NZ is the blue line Russian Propaganda Index. Source: Microsoft Digital Defence Report 2022 I’d previously shared this data point on Mountain Tui - “During the Delta lockdown, researchers noticed an explosion of extremist content on social media: invented…
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Screaming on social media about how weak Chris Hipkins is as Labour leader may make us feel good. But It also won't do much do push back against the Coalition of Cockups. So, what if instead of searching fruitlessly for ideological purity, we put our…
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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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This post excerpt is republished from Mountain Tui: Nurses, doctors, teachers ... our frontline of democracy The government’s apparent docking of nurses' pay for working in their wards for their full 12.5 hour shift, is made possible from ACT's partial strike law, which I covered…
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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 …