Daily Review 13/03/2017
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notices and features
Marwick on dirty politics, leaks and the OIA
Marwick: “The other thing you can deduce from a three year battle over access to correspondence is that the most senior politician in the land probably had something to hide.”
Welcome newsroom!
The shiny new newsroom website is now up and running. They have a strong team, and a great first scoop on the sale of falsely labelled “free range” eggs.
RIP Murray Ball
Open Mike 13/03/2017
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Justin Lester: Why Wellington, why Labour, and how did he make conference cry?
Via Noted, the Mayor of Wellington talks about his city, his mayoralty, and why he’s Labour.
Open Mike 12/03/2017
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Andrew Little on The Nation
A good interview with Andrew Little on The Nation. Among the many topics covered, Little stated that all pledges can be funded without raising taxes.
Open Mike 11/03/2017
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Daily Review 10/03/2017
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Open Mike 10/03/2017
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Daily Review 09/03/2017
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Open Mike 09/03/2017
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International Women’s Day, 47 years on, how far have we come?
Test of a speech given by feminist icon Sandra Coney on the state of the feminist movement in 2017
Daily Review 08/03/2017
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Open Mike 08/03/2017
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Daily Review 07/03/2017
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Congratulations Jacinda Ardern!
English a shambles
English isn’t going to be very happy when he opens the papers this morning.
Open Mike 07/03/2017
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Daily Review 06/03/2017
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NRT: The banality of evil
I/S at No Right Turn: “This is where National’s cuts and austerity have taken us: to a place where Corrections tortures and abuses people because it is the “cheapest” way of managing them.”
Bowron on English’s ‘useless druggies’ smear
Bowron: “Prime Minister Bill English’s reputation as a safe pair of blands taking the reins after the mysterious disappearance of John Key took a dive last week when he ruthlessly and cynically turned on Kiwi youth.”
White Man Behind a Desk – Indigenous Rights
We no longer need the Waitangi Tribunal because everything’s fine now. Right?
Open Mike 06/03/2017
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Images of the week
Just a selection of images that sum up the week in politics (courtesy of the twitter).
Open Mike 05/03/2017
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Open Mike 04/03/2017
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Daily Review 03/03/2017
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Open Mike 03/03/2017
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Daily Review 02/03/2017
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Fancy a free holiday to NZ?
Apparently we are this desperate for IT workers. Probably not quite the angle they were looking for, but I guess it did get attention…
Jon Stewart skewering Tr*mp and the MSM
Making the most of getting dumped by DT
Open Mike 02/03/2017
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Daily Review 01/03/2017
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Annette King standing down as deputy leader
In breaking news Annette King is standing down as deputy leader of the Labour Party and Andrew Little will nominate Jacinda Ardern as deputy leader.