Daily review 18/08/2020
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Media
Blogs and election fatigue
One of the characteristics of a political blog in New Zealand is the way that our operations reflect the political cycle. Coming into an election after mid-year, we have a steadily increasing level of traffic, posts, and comments. Moderators, commenters and even authors start showing a more cranky disposition. Now we have a extra month of the campaign. Be kind. Because there tends to be a problem when the system operator gets cranky.
Open mike 18/08/2020
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Daily review 17/08/2020
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Open mike 17/08/2020
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Open mike 16/08/2020
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Open mike 15/08/2020
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Daily review 14/08/2020
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The top seven things Covid has changed
Covid has fundamentally changed society for the better in surprising ways.
Open mike 14/08/2020
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Daily review 13/08/2020
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Open mike 13/08/2020
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Daily review 12/08/2020
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UMR Poll August 2020
The latest Rogue Poll™ is out. This time it’s UMR’s turn and Judith Collins is on the rise.
Open mike 12/08/2020
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Daily review 11/08/2020
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The strange tale of the Auckland Central selection and Merv from Manurewa
News has emerged that a senior National Party figure rang talkback radio and made derogatory comments about National’s only Sri Lankan candidate in an apparent attempt to reduce her chance of being selected as National’s Auckland Central candidate.
Open mike 11/08/2020
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Daily review 10/08/2020
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IT doESN’t aDD up
For a few days now Gerry Brownlee has been peddling this dog whistle conspiracy campaign that the Government is hiding bad news about Covid and we should all be really concerned.
Open mike 10/08/2020
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Open mike 09/08/2020
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Open mike 08/08/2020
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Daily review 07/08/2020
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The return of John Key
In a sign of desperation National has trotted out John Key to campaign that the country’s success in containing Covid should be put to risk because of a misguided perception that it would be good for the economy.
James Shaw, comedian
A bit of shade, some Dad jokes, and the serious business of what the Greens have done.
Open mike 07/08/2020
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Daily review 06/08/2020
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The Covid election
I normally do not do this, tempting fate and all that. But the forces behind this election are so strong that it would take a really dramatic event to change current momentum.
Open mike 06/08/2020
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Daily review 05/08/2020
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Open mike 05/08/2020
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Daily review 04/08/2020
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Taxpayers’ Union promoting Green Party policy
Learning to love the tax.
Open mike 04/08/2020
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Daily review 03/08/2020
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