Daily review 18/06/2026

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This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day.

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15 comments on “Daily review 18/06/2026”

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    1. 3.1

      Okay, I'll play devil's advocate for the humpty. To err is human so we must recognise error as typically human behaviour. That means conferring the label normalcy to it.

      Yeah, right, Labour & National will be thrilled at the bipartisan potential of this stance. Others may try to cling to 19th-century notions around merit & hierarchy though. A liberal/conservative divide may ensue, giving progressives nowhere to go other than radicalising. More than a century since Aotearoa did radical hegemony in governance, cleaning out the rural oligarchy. Time for a re-run?

        1. 3.1.1.1

          To acknowledge the trend away from blaming that has become evident in recent decades. He's just conforming to that newish normal, because politicians are expected to represent the will of the people. If the old idea that folks ought to be held accountable still prevailed, he would do that. Any Nat leader has to go whichever way the wind blows, just as any Lab leader follows that lead.

          Normally, I mean. Lange broke that rule, so exceptions can happen. Democracy constraints key players in the game to perform in accord with expectations so any numpty selected as leader succeeds by following the masses…

  4. 4

    Homelessness at historic levels in New Zealand [18 June 2026]
    "This is the worst homelessness in our history, with 57,000 women homeless and half of all homeless people under the age of 24. The Government's response has been a drop in the bucket to meaningfully address this crisis," says Green Party housing spokesperson Tamatha Paul.

    Hang-on Tamatha, according to Minister Gold$mith, the nACTf CoC are all over this. Perhaps some lucky homeless Kiwis can soon look forward to having "won the Lotto".

    Getting an insight into homelessness
    [Be careful, be very careful now RNZ, 17 June 2026]

    Move-on orders will 'criminalise children experiencing homelessness' – public health experts [Call yourself a public broadcaster RNZ, 15 June 2026]

    Jesus, Begging and the ‘Move On’ Orders – A reflection by Bishop Anashuya
    Jesus offers clear, unequivocal teaching to the crowds on this. In Luke 6:30, he commands, “Give to everyone who asks you… Do to others as you would have them do to you.” I frequently qualify Jesus' command. Yet those qualifications can reveal how readily I prioritise self-righteousness, self-comfort, and self-preservation over the costly generosity that Jesus embodied.
    …
    As I was trying to put this reflection on paper outside a favourite cafe, that same beggar sat down next to me on a bench. As he left, a member of the public who was walking by stopped to tell me that I shouldn’t help those who won’t help themselves. He asked me what I did for work. When I explained that I was a Bishop, he commented “Oh, I suppose you should help the vulnerable then. But I worry about other people being taken advantage of.”

    Ah yes – the homeless, the beggars, ‘taking advantage’ of the sorted – it beggars belief.

    1. 4.1

      "57,000 women homeless and half of all homeless people under the age of 24" – that's some sad & scary & appalling shit.

      1. 4.1.1

        Their (CoC) behaviour regarding pay equity tells you how they regard women.

        So those homeless women are less than nothing to them.

        Then they wonder why the birth rate is falling.

        As for needy 14 year olds….. these are the future gangs radicalized and bitter.

        This Government is the worst we have ever had for the non-sorted.

        The sorted are throwing money at Coc as they are billions better off.

        Their lack of empathy, kindness and any sense of wider community is stunning.

        Enrol before 26th of October and Vote wisely. CoC out in 26!!!

        1. 4.1.1.1

          I observed the large amount of time, thought and work went into Womens Lib in the 1970s and things improved. But more for those who could get to the top somehow; those with study and diplomas had little trouble but took a superior class position.

          Some got left behind and efforts to improve the female life slowed, and the three year marriage period as a basis for claiming half the assets of a marriage left a notable bitter taste in men's mouths. The commitment to assist all women to better lives, with upward wages and respect for the important parenting role whether married or unmarried, dropped away. Now look at the lack of interest in parents in general; pregnancy, childbirth and childhood years. Politics now is heartless, mindless, insensitive. Women's lib is skewed – grievance-based, fault-finding, gender- flaring, good times, casual sex and no bounds as with Grace Mullane.

          Women still need to support each other, accept and respect their sexuality. Starting at 14 when the body develops is time to start understanding that all frmales hold an important place in the world. But looking at the back of some women's magazines it is all about fashion and being sexy. And what messages have they been getting since toddlers on the wee magic coloured 'slate'. That's just the baubles and candy floss. Being denied decent accommodation is too Victorian and the Women's Vote would be powerful if they found power in service to each other as full adults. The world would be better for real togetherness and positive structures and less wailing 'Unfair' and being considered as harpies, mendicants. or scroungers.

          I like this thoughtpiece from the Tillerman series by Cynthia Voigt. A young woman, an earnest tryer, loving her family, helping them and trying to find her own future with her young male friend as they decide to marry and together shape their future. Searching thought is essential now and pulling together with respect, or we will all forever be unhappy, crying out for consideration from society; and since 1984 we know there are no guarantees.

          From 'Seventeen against the Dealer' by Cynthia Voigt.

          …It was all so risky because there were no guarantees. You couldn't be sure that any of the risks would pay off. Even if you studied, and planned, and worked, even if you did the best you could, you could still lose out. There was no way to walk away from the truth of that.

          That's what no guarantees meant. But even knowing that didn't make her feel any different about anything – which puzzled her, because it didn't make sense that it shouldn't. Then she understood – it wasn't guarantees she needed, or any of them needed, but chances, chances to take. Just the chance to take a chance…'

          And the eye to recognise it, she added. The hand, to reach out and hold onto it – that, too. And the heart, or the stomach, or wherever courage came from, she thought.

  5. 5

    Oh dear, oh dear!!

    What has happened to the Fisheries Amendment Bill ??

    Soooooooooo….

    ….sad…..

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