Open mike 18/05/2016
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notices and features
Daily Review 17/05/2016
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The 2016 Scoop Foundation Membership Drive
Everyone says they want to support good journalism. Here’s you chance!
Open mike 17/05/2016
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Daily Review 16/05/2016
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Open mike 16/05/2016
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Open mike 15/05/2016
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Open mike 14/05/2016
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Open mike 13/05/2016
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Daily Review 12/05/2016
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Petition on tax dodging
Break Free 2016
Break Free From Fossil Fuels. There are still events coming up in NZ, including today in Dunedin.
Open mike 12/05/2016
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Key thrown out of Parliament
John Key was given his marching order from the House today for repeatedly disobeying the speaker.
Talley’s don’t want you to read this
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has just launched its new digital campaigning site – Together
And their first campaign is focused on Talley’s
Fairfax and NZME and merger talks on
As previously discussed here, bad for the media, bad for democracy.
Hickey on Housing data
“Mr Hickey said the actual figure for foreigners buying homes here could be anywhere between 3 and 48 percent.”
Open mike 11/05/2016
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Daily Review 10/05/2016
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The plot to hack The Standard
As reported by Newshub: “Slater sought a court order to keep his name and the details of this case secret forever. However Newshub and others, including the owner of The Standard, fought him in court and won.”
Open mike 10/05/2016
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Daily Review 09/06/2016
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Open mike 09/05/2016
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Open mike 08/05/2016
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London elects Muslim mayor
“Tooting MP becomes first Muslim mayor of an EU capital after beating Tory Zac Goldsmith by 57% to 43%”
Open mike 07/05/2016
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Daily Review 06/05/2016
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Another Panama dump on NZ links
Australia’s Financial Review has just published more details of NZ’s starring role as tax haven in the Panama Papers.
Update: Claims that Key’s lawyer never dealt with Mossack Fonseca seem to be – untrue.
NRT: A Poor Choice
I/S at No Right Turn on the irony of sending Judith “Minister of Corruption” Collins to an an anti-corruption summit in London next week.
Slane on burning our reputation
Open mike 06/05/2016
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Daily Review 05/05/2016
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Little’s Healthy Homes Bill passes first reading
Last night Andrew Little’s Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill passed it’s first reading. Bravo to Andrew Little, Labour, The Greens, NZF, The Maori Party, and Peter Dunne, who voted in support.
Open mike 05/05/2016
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Daily Review 04/05/2016
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Little’s Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill up today
And this time it might get through.