Open mike 24/03/2016
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notices and features
Daily Review 13/03/2016
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Brussels attack
Isis has claimed responsibility for the horrific attacks in Brussels that left 34 dead.
Open mike 23/03/2016
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Daily Review 22/03/2016
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New Gov. General – Dame Patsy Reddy
Key has appointed a new Governor General, Dame Patsy Reddy.
Open mike 22/03/2016
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Exclusive: Tea Pot Tapes released
Now that the Key tea pot tapes defamation case has been settled and John Key has accepted that Bradley Ambrose accidentally recorded the content of Key’s discussion with John Banks the original tape can now be released …
Daily Review 21/03/2016
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Key settles Ambrose defamation case – with public money
Key has made a payout in the Bradley Ambrose defamation case over the “teapot tapes”.
Greenpeace action – live
Greenpeace: We are live at the oil industry conference in Auckland. Through non-violent peaceful civil disobedience, we intend to send the strongest message we can that New Zealand must join the global fight to quit oil and meet the greatest challenge of our time – climate change.
Dom Post – Key, Kitteridge and Finlayson can’t be trusted
The weekend Dominion Post editorial doesn’t pull any punches.
Open mike 21/03/2016
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Open mike 20/03/2016
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Open mike 19/03/2016
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Daily Review 18/03/2016
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Greenpeace day of action on Climate Change
Greenpeace is planning a day of peaceful civil disobedience in support of real climate change action this Monday March 21. And big oil has a conference at Sky City in Auckland on that date.
Open mike 18/03/2016
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Daily Review 17/03/2016
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Andrew Little on the farming crisis
Andrew Little’s speech in Parliament yesterday on the dairy crisis.
Open mike 17/03/2016
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Daily Review 16/03/2016
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Latest primaries – Rubio gone
Results are coming in from Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio in the US primaries. Trump and Clinton take Florida, Rubio drops out.
UK poll puts Corbyn’s Labour tied with Tories
A new poll has Labour tied with the Tories for the first time since Corbyn became leader.
Open mike 16/03/2016
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Daily Review 15/03/2016
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February breaks all records
The evidence that we have significantly underestimated the speed of climate change is mounting steadily.
Open mike 15/03/2016
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Daily Review 14/03/2016
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Family First on the important issues of the day
Don’t conservative cranks have anything better to do with their time?
Rachel Maddow on Donald Trump’s campaign strategy
Rachel Maddow sets out a timeline suggesting that Donald Trump has engaged in calculated escalation of violent rhetoric and action which is causing damage to the US society and how this marks a new low for the Republican Party.
Open mike 14/03/2016
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Caption competition
Open mike 13/03/2016
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Trump Chicago rally cancelled amid protests
Seems like not everyone in America is going to roll over for Trump.
Open mike 12/03/2016
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