Open mike 07/04/2016
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notices and features
Daily Review 06/04/2016
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Kiwibank partial sell-off
This morning Michael Cullen announced plans to sell 45% of Kiwibank.
Nicky Hager opens new case against police
It sounds like the Police have a lot of questions to answer.
Open mike 06/04/2016
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Daily Review 05/04/2016
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Andrew Little on the Panama Papers: NZ is a soft touch
Video of Andrew Little discussing the Panama Papers and John Key’s response.
Open mike 05/04/2016
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Daily Review 04/04/2016
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NRT: Our fearmongering Prime Minister
I/S at No Right Turn on the “jihadi brides” lie. “This sort of shit is why we cannot trust our spies, or the Ministers who “oversee” them…”
Justin Lester launches campaign for Wellington Mayor
Justin Lester launched his campaign for the Wellington mayoralty yesterday, focusing on housing, supporting small business and social services.
Open mike 04/04/2016
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Open mike 03/04/2016
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Open mike 02/04/2016
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Daily Review 01/04/2016
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Imperator Fish: The terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI
Imperator Fish warns us of the terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI.
It’s even worse than you think.
Revealed – Standard bloggers paid by Labour
It is our hope that revealing this previously top-secret information will both contribute to an atmosphere of open and honest politics, and reduce the incidence of injury amongst dirty politics insiders.
Open mike 01/04/2016
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Daily Review 31/03/2016
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Double the quota
Labour joins the campaign to double our refugee quota.
Open mike 31/03/2016
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Daily Review 30/03/2016
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Pure spin vs. pure water
Yesterday a “host” of students marched to the Beehive with a petition of calling for all freshwater in New Zealand to be swimmable.
Postcard from the “brighter” future
Evidence of growing poverty hitting “mid-decile” schools.
Open mike 30/03/2016
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Job cuts and the future of work
Two headline job losses today underline the importance of Labour’s Future of Work.
Open mike 29/03/2016
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Lahore bombing
Condolences to all those affected by the horrific bombing in Lahore.
Open mike 28/03/2016
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Big wins for Bernie
To the eternal annoyance of the establishment Democrats, Bernie Sanders is still winning primaries.
Easter Sunday
Hickey on the UBI
Bernard Hickey makes some excellent points on the Unconditional Basic Income / Guaranteed Minimum Income.
Open mike 27/03/2016
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Garner on Key vs Clark
Attracting a fair bit of comment this morning – Duncan Garner on Key, Clark, and the nature of their legacies.
Open mike 26/03/2016
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Open mike 25/03/2016
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