Daily review 11/04/2019
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Media
Bridges’ emotional junior staffer problem
The emotional junior staffer incident shows that National’s internal discipline is poor and that leaks are continuing.
Open mike 11/04/2019
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Daily review 10/04/2019
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Open mike 10/04/2019
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Tough, swift leadership needed to police social media
The government has been rightly lauded for swiftly acting to ban assault weapons after the Christchurch massacre, but is its failure to decisively call social media giants to order just as weak and unacceptable as the failure to act on Aramoana massacre back in 1990?
Daily review 09/04/2019
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Open mike 09/04/2019
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Daily review 08/04/2019
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Astroturf organisation accuses Tax Justice Aotearoa of being an astroturf organisation
The Taxpayer’s Union (not a real union) has hit peak irony by accusing another organisation of being an astroturf organisation.
Open mike 08/04/2019
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Open mike 07/04/2019
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Open mike 06/04/2019
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Daily review 05/04/2019
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This Is Who We Really Are
As we prepare for ANZAC Day, the Kapiti RSA has been viciously attacked for wanting to show solidarity with NZ’s Muslim community. Maggie writes about what that means and suggests who we really are.
Open mike 05/04/2019
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Daily review 04/04/2019
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Open mike 04/04/2019
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Daily review 03/04/2019
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David is delayed
David Seymour has done something even more embarrassing than twerking on Dancing with the Stars.
Open mike 03/04/2019
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Daily review 02/04/2019
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Dumb as a plank
Pro gun lobby groups are making some outlandish claims about the Government’s proposed gun law changes.
Open mike 02/04/2019
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Walking the Human Rights Tightrope in NZ Prisons
The question of prisoners’ rights has hit the news today. That’s rare because we don’t normally care.
A new Guest Post from Maggie puts the case that we walk a tightrope when we seek to simplify the complex issues at play in prison.
Daily review 01/04/2019
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Open mike 01/04/2019
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Simon Bridges is seeking to join the Labour Party
The Standard understands from two reliable sources that Simon Bridges has applied for membership of the Labour Party. More news as it comes to hand …
Daily review 31/03/2019
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Open mike 31/03/2019
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Daily review 30/03/2019
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The gun lobby fights back
The Herald is reporting that Gun City the business that sold the military style semi automatic weapons to the Christchurch Mosque killer, has urged customers to sign a petition against banning military style semi automatic weapons.
Open mike 30/03/2019
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Open mike 29/03/2019
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Daily review 28/03/2019
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Open mike 28/03/2019
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