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  1. Comment on Open Mike 25/09/2026

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    “A shrunk National Party would increase & strengthen the hand of NZ First and ACT in Coalition Mark II.” From Bomber: Luxon couldn’t control ACT and NZF when they were 6% and 8%. How will he control Seymour and Winston when they are double digits?

  2. Comment on Open Mike 25/09/2026

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    Spot on, Anne.

  3. Comment on Open Mike 22/09/2026

    By: Tony Veitch -

    Ginny on fire in the house at the moment (3.15pm) in a special debate on Stanford’s corruption. Stanford would be a disaster for this country if she ever becomes leader of the Natz.

  4. Comment on Is the Opportunity Party left wing?

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    while the Right have a civil war – and they will have a vicious one if they’ve lost. Ah, at last, something to look forward to!

  5. Comment on Daily review 15/09/2026

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    Tony, at what point will you actually be satisfied? When a coalition of Labour, Greens and TPM has a good majority in the house, with the Greens in such a strong position that LINO has to listen to them. Labour still has to persuade those people to vote …

  6. Comment on Daily review 15/09/2026

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    Labour has now turned this around to a lead of 1%. But the question needs to be asked: considering how bloody awful this CoC is, why isn’t Labour’s lead in double digits?

  7. Comment on War Without Shooting When They Used To Be Allies

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    Carney is the sort of leader to inspire a nation – as unlike our own wet blanket as night is to day!

  8. Comment on Labour to accelerate climate action

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    Bloke, if you were unfortunate enough to be on the Titanic in 1912 and you knew the boat was surely going to sink, would you: a) shrug you shoulders because there was nothing you could do to stop it happening? Perhaps order another cocktail at the sharply …

  9. Comment on The robots are coming to get us

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    Not sure where I saw/read this but the author suggested that using nuclear weapons are so ‘old fashioned.’ Sure, you can subdue your enemy in pretty quick time – but you’re left with a radio active wasteland unable to be used/exploited for years, decades. …

  10. Comment on Why does National despise the poor?

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    Why does National despise the poor? Simple answer: because they don’t make large (or any) donations to the party – unlike Nick Mowbray, who gave $200,000. That sort of donation gets you a lot of likes!

  11. Comment on Daily review 10/09/2026

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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 …

  12. Comment on Greens launch plan to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the price of food

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    Good summary, weka. Highlights the urgent need for anti-trust laws like in the USA in the early 1900s.

  13. Comment on Greens launch plan to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the price of food

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    To Tsmithfield: and there is in effect only room for two players, then one will drop out If that is the case, wouldn’t that necessarily increase the reach of the other two? Kiwimart could buy up the ‘redundant’ supermarkets for a song and be part of a …

  14. Comment on Open Mike 08/09/2026

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    Nothing is “bolted” that can’t unbolted by legislation.

  15. Comment on Greens launch plan to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the price of food

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    Yes, my logic deserted me a bit there with the x5 claim. Nevertheless, it is safe to assume a government owned supermarket in a lower-socio economic area could, in times of cost of living crisis, be prepared to run losses so one of the basic needs of …

  16. Comment on Greens launch plan to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the price of food

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    the 5x amount is still trivial. What may be trivial to you might be a welcome relief for someone on the bones of their backside!

  17. Comment on Greens launch plan to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the price of food

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    and we will be left with a state-owned monopoly supermarket chain, which will end up being far worse than the duopoly we have now. Why? We had the Ministry of Works, which build all the infrastructure and the hydro damns before Roger Douglas gave it away. …

  18. Comment on Greens launch plan to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the price of food

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    So much crap to unpack here! First, the duopoly has about 600 supermarkets throughout the country. The Greens propose to acquire 120 0f them – about one fifth. These, I imagine, will be in lower socio-economic areas so the right people can benefit most – …

  19. Comment on Open Mike 07/09/2026

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    Who is waiting in the wings now? Kieran McAnulty

  20. Comment on Open Mike 07/09/2026

    By: Tony Veitch -

    Just thinking – is it time for Chippy to do an Andrew Little – for the sake of the country?

  21. Comment on Open Mike 07/09/2026

    By: Tony Veitch -

    “Better Starts Now” Yes, Sanctuary – Better Starts Now to me just means more neoliberalism but with a smile! As you say, sleepwalking to oblivion! And the sooner die-hard Labour voters realise that and switch both their party and electorate votes to …

  22. Comment on Greenpeace: Why the 1.5°C overshoot report must be an urgent call to action on climate change

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    Vote Climate on November 7th – for your children and grandcildren,

  23. Comment on Open Mike 02/09/2026

    By: Tony Veitch -

    Agreed that the LNG import terminal should be shelved. But don’t count on National doing the sensible thing! Certainly not where the climate is involved. It also destroys any case for National’s corrupt boondoggle LNG plant. No Right Turn agrees. https:// …

  24. Comment on Open Mike 02/09/2026

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    It’s not a question of betting anything on that. I don’t think there’s any hope of it happening. But I do think it would be a desirable outcome. Chloe would make a great PM.

  25. Comment on Open Mike 02/09/2026

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    I could live with that!

  26. Comment on Open Mike 02/09/2026

    By: Tony Veitch -

    lefties slagging off Labour this close to the election Frankly, Labour doesn’t need lefties slagging them off, they’re doing it all on their own. A classic case of trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory! The latest Roy Morgan poll has Labour on …

  27. Comment on Open Mike 02/09/2026

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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 …

  28. Comment on Open Mike 02/09/2026

    By: Tony Veitch -

    Labour/Hipkins has already ruled out both the Greens and TPM’s tax policies – opting for steady as it goes while the iceberg looms closer! The only way to change that do-nothing (or as little as possible) approach is to make sure the Greens and TPM have a …

  29. Comment on Who is to blame for Air New Zealand’s latest result?

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    He is most likely now trying to find someone else to blame and throw under the bus. If he is looking after himself, and, of course he is, being a right-whinger, he’ll be lining up cushy positions, preferably in the USA, for the period immediately after …

  30. Comment on Open Mike 02/09/2026

    By: Tony Veitch -

    How about you address the pertinent part of the quote: namely If you want change, vote for a party which will actually deliver it. In this case, that means voting Green or Te Pāti Māori.”