Green power
Lots to like in The Greens’ new power policy.
notices and features
Open Mike 20/04/2017
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Daily Review 19/04/2017
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Open Mike 19/04/2017
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Daily Review 18/04/2017
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Slack on Dagg and English
There was (among the usual dross) some great stuff in the papers over the Easter break. Here’s David Slack with some observations on Fred Dagg, NZ, and Bill English.
Open Mike 18/04/2017
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Open Mike 17/04/2017
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Helen Clark farewelled by UN
Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski
Higgins on National’s shit creek
Higgins: “Water quality should be a massive issue this election. Some friends, who are the kind of dyed-in-the-wool National supporters who call everyone else a loony leftie, now say water quality will guide their vote and it can’t possibly go to National.”…
Open Mike 16/04/2017
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Open Mike 15/04/2017
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Monbiot on the embedded economy
A model for a sustainable economy. Something to ponder on a wet holiday weekend.
RNZ: The 9th floor – Moore
Guyon Espiner’s excellent RNZ series The 9th Floor, consists of interviews with five ex NZ PMs. Here’s Mike Moore.
Open Mike 14/04/2017
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Daily Review 13/04/2017
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Help Scoop ‘Open the Election’ : The Open News Project
Help Scoop supercharge our 2017 election journalism.
Help Scoop ‘open the election’
It is the last day of the Scoop fundraising project, and still some way to go to reach the goal. Help out if you can.
Open Mike 13/04/2017
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Daily Review 12/04/2017
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Weather warnings – be prepared
Newshub: “MetService warns Cyclone Cook will be the worst to hit NZ since 1968, people advised to stock up on food and water”
Open Mike 12/04/2017
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Daily Review 11/04/2017
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Open Mike 11/04/2017
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Daily Review 10/04/2017
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Bugger.
John Clarke has died.
Bid for Helen (for Women’s Refuge)
A rescued portrait of Helen Clark is raising money for Women’s Refuge via TradeMe.
Open Mike 10/04/2017
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RNZ: The 9th floor – Palmer
On RNZ Guyon Espiner is running what will be a fascinating series, The 9th Floor, consisting of interviews with five ex NZ PMs. First up on Friday was Sir Geoffrey Palmer, “reflecting on the revolutionary fourth Labour government and his year as one of its three Prime Ministers”.
Open Mike 09/04/2017
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Green Party criticises US strike on Syria
“We expect and deserve cooler heads than this from our global leaders.”
Open Mike 08/04/2017
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Daily Review 07/04/2017
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What is neoliberalism?
George Monbiot explains in 2 minutes.
Open Mike 07/04/2017
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