Open Mike 03/09/2016
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notices and features
Daily Review 02/09/2016
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Open Mike 02/09/2016
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Aussie gets its first federal Aboriginal woman MP
Linda Burney, the newly elected MP for Barton, gave an historic, powerful maiden speech yesterday. I enter this place as a representative of […]
Open Mike 01/09/2016
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Daily Review 31/08/2016
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NRT: A death-knell for Ruataniwha?
I/S at No Right Turn writes: If the ruling stands, it won’t just kill the dam, but also National’s policy of trying to crack open reserves for development through an ideology of “net conservation gain”.
The elephant in the room
Open mike 31/08/2016
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Daily review 30/08/2016
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Nanaia Mahuta: “I refuse to engage in the politics of desperation”
The MP for Hauraki-Waikato has responded strongly to the latest jibes coming from the Māori Party.
Open mike 30/08/2016
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Daily Review 29/08/2016
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Last chance to sign the equal pay petition
New Zealand’s record is shameful. It is long past time or equal pay. You can sign the petition here.
Launch of Economic and Social Research Aotearoa (ESRA)
There is a new leftie think tank in town. Congratulations to Sue Bradford and her team. We hope to hear plenty more from ESRA!
Open mike 29/08/2016
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Toby Morris: TA’s Story
Illustrator and commentator Toby Morris has animated TA’s story: “What do you want most in the world,” John Campbell asks TA, who has been living in a van with her family since February. “A library.”
Open mike 28/08/2016
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Making us proud internationally
The Spinoff: Housing crisis costing Nats
The Spinoff: “Lose the top of your party vote in Auckland, with Labour making ground, and the picture for the general election in 2017 looks like, walks like and quacks like a crisis.”
Open mike 27/08/2016
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Daily Review 25/08/2016
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Robertson: Lessons from the Future of Work Commission
Robertson: “What is the economic paradigm that will meet the challenge of world of less secure work, more automation?”
Chart of the day: The “building boom”
Open mike 26/08/2016
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Daily Review 25/08/2016
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Foreign buyers estimated at 29%
Most of the media has reported the Government’s “3%” spin on the extent of residential property purchases in NZ going to foreign buyers pretty uncritically. There have been honourable exceptions, and yesterday property editor Anne Gibson in The Herald joined them.
Open mike 25/08/2016
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Daily Review 24/08/2016
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Fleeing Auckland
Spinoff: “The Spinoff/SSI survey reveals the extraordinary impact of housing crisis on residents of New Zealand’s biggest city – and the extent to which Aucklanders blame foreign speculation.”
Open mike 24/08/2016
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Daily Review 23/08/2016
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Andrew Little on housing
Andrew Little: “John Key will give you all the excuses you can stomach for his failure to stabilise house prices and boost incomes but the truth is clear: if we want to change the path we’re on, we need to change the government.”
The countries that accept foreign donations to political parties
Open mike 23/08/2016
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Daily Review 22/08/16
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