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Open mike 21/08/2012
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Losing a generation
There are just short of 630,000 people aged 20-29. A net 33,000 of them have left for Australia under National - 13,000 in the last year. That's twice the rate of emigration under Labour. There's also twice as many unemployed in this age group -…
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15 Ethical “Fails” Under National!
Reprinted with permission from Dave Kennedy (bsprout) at Local Bodies: 15 Ethical "Fails" Under National! What is ethical behaviour? Answer Ethical behaviour is characterized by honesty, fairness and equity in interpersonal, professional and academic relationships and in research and scholarly activities. Ethical behaviour respects the…
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Structural discrimination
Structural discrimination is alive and well in NZ. It makes nonsense of all the right-wing "one law for all" and beneficiary bashing rhetoric, but anyone with two honest brain cells in their head knows that it's true. A new report from the Human Rights Commission…
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Another dark day for NZ in Afghanistan
3 New Zealand soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. 5 dead in a fortnight. That's a big cost. All in the same area of Bamiyan Province. John Key has used American chickenhawk language saying "we won't cut and run". Actually, we're…
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Three more Kiwi deaths in Afghanistan
The media is reporting that three more Kiwi soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan. Our hearts go out to their family and friends.
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Open mike 20/08/2012
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NZ vs Ecuador
One of the most depressing aspects of the whole Kim Dotcom fiasco (so far) has been the way NZ has operated as a pawn of America. Under guidance from the FBI we merrily launched an illegal and allegedly unnecessarily violent raid on Dotcom and his…
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Open mike 19/08/2012
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David Shearer’s second e-newsletter
This week our MPs have been back in Parliament, holding National to account on the issues that matter to New Zealanders. Education is top of our agenda. National is running down our public education system. They’re not ruling out increasing class sizes in future. And…
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Advice to Labour: Fair, inclusive, positive
From my view in the cheap seats it seems that there's been plenty of tension in the last couple of weeks between two different “visions" for Labour and its policy direction. Option one, coming up from the grassroots, is moving to the left. More actively…
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The optics of the thing
When he was Don Brash's campaign manager, Steven Joyce used to talk about the 'optics' being what matters. Well, let's consider the optics of a fat, bald old man personally insulting three good-looking young journalists every time they ask him sensible questions. If I were…
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CV replies to Whaleoil
Whaleoil misunderstands Colonial Fleet Uniform Code of Justice By Colonial Viper On August 17, the impartial political journalist extraordinaire Whaleoil wildly accused me of venting “death threats” against the Pagani family The Standard and Death Threats | Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A blog by…
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Would you buy shares in…
Mighty River, when its water use rights are in doubt? Meridian, when its deal with its largest customer is in question? Solid Energy, when it is reviewing all its operations due to the high dollar? Genesis, when Meridian could flood the market with cheap power…
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Open mike 18/08/2012
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Drug testing beneficiaries; yeah that’s the problem
I could hardly believe my ears this morning when I heard about Paula Bennett's plan to drug test beneficiaries and cut their benefits if they fail. Yeah that's the problem that's preventing people from finding work. Drugs. Not the 6.8 percent unemployment rate (and it's…
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Weekend social 17/08/2012
Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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Bennett, a disgrace to her office
You can't really understand and fix a problem unless you have some reference points to measure progress against. So, when Paula Bennett's Green Paper on poverty said that 20% of children live in poverty, people said 'wow, what are you policies to reduce this and…
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Greens put pokies deal on ice
The Greens' successful call for an Auditor General's probe into the Government's pokies-for-convention-centre deal with SkyCity has stalled the negiotations - despite the Nats' claims it wouldn't derail their attempt to sell our gambling law. No meetings have been held since the A-G's investigation began…
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Labour’s plan a real alternative to Nats’ failure
Labour's hands on approach to economic management focused on boosting manufacturing stands in stark contrast to National's failed record of big promises and no delivery. Manufacturing is our largest employer. It has lost 25,500 jobs under National. National has been pushing mining for four years. It employs 6,000…
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To the Back Teeth. And Beyond
Pagani wrote it. Robertson cleared it. And Shearer uttered it. To summarise; those living by sickness entitlements are probably dodgy b’stards. Nice. Before I go on, I should be clear that this post isn’t some insightful fiction along the lines of this post by Imperator…
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Zero tolerance for privacy breaches
Consider two Ministers and their attitude to privacy. First, Judith Collins: Minister furious over ACC's privacy stance ACC Minister Judith Collins wants the state insurer to start sacking staff who breach a new "zero tolerance" policy on privacy breaches. A furious Ms Collins has revealed…
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Port transparency bill drawn
One of the big issues highlighted during the course of the Ports of Auckland dispute (which, by the way, is ongoing) was the ability of a few ideologically driven board members and managers to act in bad faith and pursue tactics that were incredibly damaging…
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Wellington Rape Crisis needs your help
From their fundy page: Wellington Rape Crisis needs to raise $55,000.00 before 1st April 2013 to keep our doors open. Otherwise we will be unable to sustain our essential services for survivors of rape and sexual abuse. This year is the 35th year we have…
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Open mike 17/08/2012
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Hands on Labour
Fresh ideas to grow a stronger manufacturing sector, on top of the major changes Labour has already signalled, such as capital gains tax, r & d credits, universal kiwisaver, increase to the minimum wage, honesty about superannuation and a willingness to change fixed ideas about…
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Two little Pagis squeal and squeak
It seems the Standard is off the Paganis' Christmas list. John Pagani tells the Listener that he much prefers Kiwiblog because it "has a more reasonable tone than, say, the left blog the Standard, whose idea of political is embittered and angry and it’s therefore…
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Collins’ Bennett problem
I look forward to Trevor Mallard and Andrew Little calling Paula Bennett as a witness in their defamation suit with Judith Collins. Bennett openly admits doing what Collins has sued Mallard and Little for accusing her of doing: using ministerial powers to leak the private…
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TED is coming to town
TEDxAuckland will be here in October. Press release... Speakers in this year’s line-up include physicist, decathlete and political advisor Sean Gourley; change development specialist Paul Wood; physicist and pursuer of the Higgs boson ‘god particle’ David Krofcheck; materials and biomedical engineer Michelle Dickinson; internationally recognised architect Andrew Patterson; director of…
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Replying to cancer-mongers
The Australian Government has won a Supreme Court case on its plain packaging law. The tobacco companies are now planning to take it to the WTO. I hope Gillard responds to the law suit with a letter along the lines of: "Dear Cancer-mongers, Consider yourselves…
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