Open Mike 31/07/2017
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notices and features
The Dinner Party
An entirely relevant piece of prop from overseas.
A couple of morning cartoons
Open Mike 30/07/2017
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Open Mike 29/07/2017
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Daily Review 28/07/2017
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Blind to the facts on Auckland rail
Ben Ross at The Spinoff “The government’s continued support of the road freight industry in preference to expanding the role of rail, in the face of the data in this report, makes a complete mockery of its claim to prudent economic management. It makes, instead, a pretty good case for incompetence, or cronyism, or both.”
Open Mike 28/07/2017
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Daily Review 27/07/2017
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National’s Bennett problem
Graham Adams at Noted on Paula Bennett: “Nevertheless, these questions are not going to go away and what is certain is that Bill English can not afford to have Bennett share billboard space with him until they are answered satisfactorily”.
Raging at Metiria is not about the fraud – it’s that she sided with the lepers
Graham Cameron cuts through the obsession over fraud to the cultural values of the last 30 years and the fear beneath.
Open Mike 27/07/2017
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Daily Review 26/07/2017
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Did English break the law during Dotcom debacle?
David Fisher on the Dotcom spying debacle: “But the legal action which disclosed the extended spying also targets English specifically, saying he acted “unlawfully” when he signed a ministerial certificate intended to bury the spying operation forever.”
Open Mike 26/07/2017
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Daily Review 25/07/2017
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Greens: Grandparents and children deserve better than National’s ‘penal welfare’
National’s ‘penal welfare’ approach is failing kids, failing caregivers and failing New Zealand.
Open Mike 25/07/2017
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Daily Review 24/07/2017
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Willie Jackson: The Orewa Speech
Details of a fundraiser for Rodney Labour and Willie Jackson will give his take on Don Brash’s infamous Orewa speech.
Open Mike 24/07/2017
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Open Mike 23/07/2017
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Open Mike 22/07/2017
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State of emergency on the South Island’s east coast
Evacuations are now happening throughout Otago and Canterbury, with more rain expected over night and into Saturday.
Daily Review 21/07/2017
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The Catholic Church is urging its parishoners to vote
The catholic bishops of Aotearoa have released a pamphlet urging parishoners to vote. And apart from conservative positions on euthenasia and drug liberalisation the policies they support have a decidedly progressive bent.
Tax cuts or fix this…
Auckland City Councilor Richard Hills yesterday tweeted some of the things we would like to see fixed before a tax cut. You might want to add to the list. Good thing Labour is promising to cancel the cuts and spend billions more on health and education.
Open Mike 21/07/2017
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Daily Review 20/07/2017
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Open Mike 20/07/2017
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Daily Review 19/07/2017
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The Doctor Who helpline
Lordy, what’s going on?
Open Mike 19/07/2017
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Daily Review 18/07/2017
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Open Mike 18/07/2017
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Daily Review 17/07/2017
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