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A Labour Mayor for Wellington
Deputy Mayor Justin Lester has announced his candidacy for the top job in the nation’s capital.
Open mike 03/12/2015
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Daily Review
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Good reviews for Little’s reshuffle
A couple of good reviews for Little’s reshuffle of the Labour lineup.
Open mike 02/12/2015
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Daily Review 01/12/2015
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The official New Zealand COP21 negotiating guide
The Youth Delegation at COP 21 has secured a copy of the Government’s negotiation guide and has published it …
Open mike 01/12/2015
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Daily Review 30/11/2015
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Trans Tasman make fools of themselves with MP “rankings”
There’s a rubbish publication called “Trans Tasman” which gets some attention once a year when it publishes “rankings” of MPs. These rankings are pretty much always blue-tinted nonsense. But this year Trans Tasman have really made fools of themselves…
Open mike 30/11/2015
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Open mike 29/11/2015
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NZ Weather Report (2050)
Open mike 28/11/2015
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Daily Review 27/11/2015
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Weekend social 27/11/2015
Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no […]
NRT: Compare and contrast
I/S at No Right Turn compares the government’s treatment of two very different schools. “National’s racism and pandering to the rich pervades every aspect of policy.”
The People’s Climate March – Saturday or Sunday
With just days to go before the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) it is time for we the people to make our voices heard. See the list of People’s Climate March events around the country this weekend – most are on Saturday, some are on Sunday.
Open mike 27/11/2015
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Daily Review 26/11/2015
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RMA announcement
Changes to the RMA have just been announced.
Updated.
Open mike 26/11/2015
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Daily Review 25/11/2015
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Turkey shoots down Russian jet
Late yesterday Turkey (a NATO member) shot down a Russian jet, either inside its airspace (Turkey claims) or over Syria (Russia claims).
Open mike 25/11/2015
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Daily Review 24/11/2015
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Greenpeace – Climb It Change – protest
This morning Greenpeace activists occupied a NIWA oil and gas exploration vessel. #ClimbItChange
Rashbrooke on inequality
Max Rashbrooke has another excellent piece in The Guardian, on inequality and on the ways he has been attacked for his writings on this issue.
Open mike 24/11/2015
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Daily review 23/11/2015
It has been one of those days …
Graph of the day
Open mike 23/11/2015
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Open mike 22/11/2015
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Stuff report on child abuse
Not exactly light or cheerful Saturday morning reading – but we should all read it anyway. Stuff’s (Katie Kenny & Blair Ensor) excellent special investigation on child abuse in NZ.
International Labour Organisation on Austerity
An International Labour Organisation (ILO) report warns that austerity measured are an international threat to jobs and growth.