New Zealand basks in the birth of the Prime Minature
Day one of her life and New Zealand is basking in the birth of the Prime Minature.
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Open Mike 22/06/2018
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Daily Review 21/06/2018
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Children should never be used as bargaining chips
Donald Trump has announced a “backdown” of the policy of separating children of refugees from their parents at the US border. Instead they will be imprisoned with their parents potentially for extended periods of time.
Open Mike 21/06/2018
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Daily Review 20/06/2018
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The United States is becoming a rogue state
The United States of America in its support for Israeli trashing of Palestinian rights and the withdrawal of support for the United Nations Human Rights Council as well as the mass incarceration of children of parents who have tried to enter the United States without permission is displaying concerning signs.
Open Mike 20/06/2018
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Daily Review 19/06/2018
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Givealittle legal fund set up for Renae Maihi for defence against Bob Jones’ claim
Bob Jones has threatened Renae Maihi with a defamation lawsuit for seeking to have his knighthood taken off him. Laura O’Connell Rapira of Action Station has responded by starting a givealittle page to cover Renae’s legal costs.
Hosking poll shows overwhelming support for cycle lanes
Mike Hosking created an online poll which he must have thought would show opposition to cycleways but which has indicated that cycleways are very popular with Aucklanders.
A Question from a Room.
Take a look around the room you’re in. Or if you’re out and about and reading this on some mobile device, then take a look around the next room you enter. Closely.
Open Mike 19/06/2018
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Daily Review 18/06/2018
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Bottom feeding fish redux
Newsroom has released details of media emails sent to the police about the Clarke Gayford rumours.
Jessica Williams tweets about the stupidity of the Taxpayer’s Union
Twitter in the right hands can be a very dangerous thing. As shown by Jessica Williams when she questioned the intellectual grunt of the taxpayers union in this series of tweets.
Open Mike 18/06/2018
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Open Mike 17/06/2018
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Open Mike 16/06/2018
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Daily Review 15/06/2018
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Coming up, Babies!
Jacinda’s baby is going to be big news soon.
Open Mike 15/06/2018
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Daily Review 14/06/2018
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Solitary man
Gerry Brownlee has been caught playing solitaire during Question Time in Parliament.
Nats indignant that Twyford is not fixing their housing crisis quickly enough
Judith Collins has criticised Phi Twyford because after eight months as Minister he has not fixed a crisis that took nine years to create.
Open Mike 14/06/2018
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Daily Review 13/06/2018
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Open Mike 13/06/2018
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Daily Review 12/06/2018
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Police agree to apologise to Nicky Hager and pay substantial damages
Text of a statement issued by Nicky Hager indicating that police have settled his claim for a breach of his rights by payment of costs and significant damages and the issuing of an apology.
Open Mike 12/06/2018
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Daily Review 11/06/2018
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Caption contest
Keep it seemly.
Open Mike 11/06/2018
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Who gives a hooton about climate change?
Matthew Hooton and Fran O’Sullivan have claimed that the Government’s decision to ban off shore petroleum exploration is “Orwellian”, part of an attempt to divert attention from other issues, bad for the environment and bad for jobs. Are they right?
Open Mike 10/06/2018
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