What have Unions ever done for freeloaders?
Two teachers who support individual contracts and performance pay are upset that they are not going to immediately get the benefit the Teachers Unions negotiated for their members.
Media
Open mike 16/06/2019
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The freedom to insult
David Seymour is proposing a law change that would protect neo nazis from the effects of their hate speech unless the speech also incited or threatened violence.
Open mike 15/06/2019
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Daily review 14/06/2019
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Mark Richardson wants to be a Nat MP
Mark Richardson thinks he may have a future career and will be able to transform from overpaid TV personality to overpaid public representative.
Open mike 14/06/2019
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Daily review 13/06/2019
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Open mike 13/06/2019
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Daily review 12/06/2019
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Open mike 12/06/2019
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Daily review 11/06/2019
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Open mike 11/06/2019
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Daily review 10/06/2019
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Deranged Jacinda syndrome
Mike Hosking has chosen to criticise Jacinda Ardern for touring the country and speaking to communities about the Wellbeing budget rather than flying across the world to take part in a photo opportunity.
Open mike 10/06/2019
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Open mike 09/06/2019
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Open mike 08/06/2019
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Government under FiveEyes
Australian Federal Police chief Neil Gaughan told media after raiding the ABC that “if police did not investigate the leaking of classified information, Australia would no longer be entrusted by FiveEyes partners with intelligence that saves lives.” FiveEyes didn’t save Muslim lives in Christchurch.
Daily review 07/06/2019
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Open mike 07/06/2019
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Daily review 06/06/2019
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Open mike 06/06/2019
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Daily review 05/06/2019
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Open mike 05/06/2019
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Daily review 04/06/2019
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The Attack of the Snowflakes
National is playing the innocent victim of Budgetgate whilst being the aggressive attacker all along.
Open mike 04/06/2019
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Politicians Don’t Know Jack
Politicians rely on information provided to them, not on an encyclopaedic memory and an IQ of a genius.
Open mike 03/06/2019
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Open mike 02/06/2019
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Beware of Truth Sayers
We don’t all have to know all the facts and admitting ignorance is no shame but a virtue.
Open mike 01/06/2019
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Daily review 31/05/2019
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Budget commentary
Has New Zealand’s social media spent too much time on gocha politics and not enough on the substance of the wellbeing budget?
Open mike 31/05/2019
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