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The Chinese armada in the Tasman Sea is causing colonial angst that feels worse than losing the America’s Cup to the Ozzies. Many NZ colonists fear that they might be colonised by the tribe of Uncle Wong instead of Uncle Don. However, it was a…
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You have to hand it to Winston and New Zealand First. On the issue of rail enabled ferries they have performed outstanding work. That good that what looked like a foregone conclusion, the dismantling of the Cook Strait Rail Link, may not happen after all.…
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Two recent media related stories made me wonder if there was now formal acknowledgement that the concept that media should fearlessly and impartially report the news is now dead. In America rich man with far too much money Jeff Bezos has announced that the Washington…
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A couple of thoughts crossed my mind as I reviewed National's latest law and order announcement. First up I don't know how many people will actually exercise their right to vigilante justice. I have practiced law now for 40 years and spent lots and lots…
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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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The Green Party gave their annual State of the Planet speech yesterday. The video replay is on RNZ or Facebook. Text of the speech is on the GP website. Speaking are the co-leaders, first Chloe Swarbrick and then Marama Davidson. It feels like a more…
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Read an amusing quora reply that rather crystallised my thinking on the US compared to here. It started as a click-bait clearly written by the usual American fool blinded by propaganda glare from their border mirrors. Isn't it hilarious how Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom,…
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Amongst the most dangerous, extreme and downright stupid policies the Government has come up with is the decision to be announced today to allow citizen's arrests of shoplifters. From Adam Pearse at the Herald: Retailers and members of the public will soon have more ability…
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This morning's Radio New Zealand was somewhat perplexing. Early on Nicola Willis claimed that National was doing the right thing by showing humanity by allowing Andrew Bayly time to tell his family before releasing the news publicly. "I think there's just a little bit of…
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Last week, I pointed out that this government, specifically Internal Affairs under Act Minister Brooke van Velden, had managed to lose RSS communications from the Beehive to the world. See "Let me nitpick on the government RSS feeds". It'd been offline for about three weeks…
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Over the weekend, David Seymour announced the government’s plans to “overhaul” the Overseas Investment Act. The Act looks after overseas investments in sensitive assets in New Zealand. Its main purpose is balancing foreign money in our sensitive assets/lands/fisheries/forestries with the risks associated with that. This…
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Note: MickeySavage has a great, related post - Seymour is wrecking the school lunch program Last month, David Seymour’s press release on school lunches said: “The [school lunch] programme was reformed to deliver the same outcomes while costing taxpayers less. This was achieved by embracing…
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In breaking news Andrew Bayly has resigned as a minister. From the Herald: Andrew Bayly will stand down as a government minister after an “animated discussion” with a staffer, during which he “placed a hand on their upper arm, which was inappropriate”. “Concerns have been…
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The news concerning David Seymour's reorganisation of school lunches gets worse and worse. Seymour has shown clearly that not only is he completely lacking in understanding but he is proverbially full of it. Back in 2021 he complained about how many school lunches were being…
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Spare a thought for Christopher Luxon. He thought that through his dominant personality and his huge intellect as shown by his extraordinary grasp of corporate speech he would be a natural as Prime Minister. Sixteen months in and it is clear that his time in…
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A fascinating expose from Michael Hudson on the causes and implications of the recent rise in the price of gold. When Nixon took the US dollar off the standard in 1971 you could get an ounce for $35. Not now; Hudson explains why. There are…
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