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Open mike 04/04/2012
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New record set in ironic racism
This article was referred to me by my partner, who enjoys watching me pace around our house occasionally crying out “I MEAN, SERIOUSLY?” Furious Devonport residents are threatening to occupy a naval base in a move usually used by Maori to draw attention to disputed…
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ImperatorFish: Labour To Blame For Legal Costs
Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. The Finance Minister has confirmed that Treasury is yet again revising its budgetary estimates. Bill English has long predicted that the government's books will be in surplus…
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Woka Woka Wharfie Fundraiser – Akl tonight
Something to do in Auckland tonight: What: Special screening of The Muppets Where: Hoyts Sylvia Park, Mt Wellington When: Tonight, April 3rd, 6.10pm to 8.30pm Don't let those muppets at the Ports of Auckland get you down, come laugh at the real Muppets instead! Some…
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Juking the stats?
The recorded crime rate has been dropping for two decades now mostly due to changing demographics. More good news this year with a 4.8% drop, mostly attributable to a 21% fall in Canterbury. But something's a little off in these numbers. The number of offences…
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Nat Civil War: Suckerpunch
John Key just taught Judith Collins not to mess with the Boag faction. The Cabinet Manual required her to consult with him before announcing the defamation suits. He expressed support. Said Cabinet would decide on the funding. Suckered her in. Then, at the last minute,…
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Make your voice heard on asset sales
Kiwis oppose asset sales two to one. And they will only happen if one man, Peter Dunne, votes for them to happen. Dunne was too cowardly even to speak to TVNZ on the issue last night. But you can still make him listen. You have…
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Joyce’s dirty deals: Skycity
While Collins is busy backing herself into a corner over the ACC affair and has found herself footing the bill for vexatious lawsuits, Joyce, her main rival for the post-Key leadership, is cutting a sleazy deal with SkyCity: more pokies and relaxed licencing in return…
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Open mike 03/04/2012
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Collins’ last stand
It was pretty clear listening to John Key's press conference today that Collin's has been told she's on her own with her defamation suit. Not so much because she's having to fund it herself. Although I doubt very much that she made this decision without…
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Nat Civil War: Key backs Boag over Collins
John Key gave one of his least sure and most defensive interviews in five years on Q+A on the weekend. His goal was clearly to protect his personal brand and close the issue down. He failed. He failed because he refused to criticise Pullar and…
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TV1 Poll
A TV1 poll came out yesterday, showing no change in the major parties (Labour National and Greens all up 1%, all margin of error stuff). The good news is that Key is down 4% as preferred PM, and Shearer has debuted well at 11%. Many…
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Resignation-watch: Suit cash a confidence vote on Collins
Cabinet today will decide whether the Crown will pick up the tab for Judith Collins' defamation suits against Trevor Mallard, Andrew Little, and Radio New Zealand. These suits haven't a hope of winning. The suit against RNZ, whose offence was to do live interviews, is…
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Bernard Hickey – Ouch!
Bernard Hickey has a great piece in the Herald on Sunday that you shouldn't miss. Starting with: looking at the charts from Treasury's Monthly Economic Indicators pack just made me angry. They show how irresponsible John Key's Government has become in the pursuit of pleasing…
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Open mike 02/04/2012
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0900 LOCKOUT
While the ports of Auckland dispute has been dominating the industrial landscape, Talleys has been attempting to starve out a thousand of its AFFCO meatworkers in a lockout that has reached its fifth week. As with PoAL (and so many other negotiations these days) the…
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NRT on RadioLive decision
No Right Turn on the police decision not to lay charges against RadioLive: The laws still mean nothing The police have announced that they will not be laying charges over John Key's pre-election radio show. Their reason? "Insufficient evidence". Because obviously, merely having recordings of the thing,…
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On incompetent management
Once upon a time, decades ago now, ports were run by a person called the Harbourmaster. He used to be a highly qualified and experienced Master Mariner, who had extensive knowledge of shipping and decades of experience, at sea and within the port. All this…
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Open mike 01/04/2012
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Earth Hour
OK - so we're a bit late with this - but it's Earth Hour, 8:30 - 9:30pm NZ time. The lights go out for an hour, in a symbolic call for action on climate change. Last year: "More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135…
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Confused? A guide to the letters & leaks in the Nats’ Civil War
The ever-growing list of letters, emails, and leaks in the National Party Civil War, that started off as an apparently apolitical privacy breach by ACC, is getting hard to follow. Here's a summary of the various documents and their ramifications - so far. I'll go…
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Punching above our weight
We in NZ like to tell ourselves that we "punch above our weight". John Key aspires to it. Journalists get all excited when America flatters us with the phrase (and others about our "close friendship"). This great clip from Danish TV puts it all in…
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It’s safe to get off the fence now, Len
The PoAL management looks as incompetent and divided as the Nats after their 'bullet-proof' contracting out plans were shot down by the Employment Court and a director resigned publicly admonishment management's strategy. Time to use that bully pulpit, Len. The workers have won this fight…
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Open mike 31/03/2012
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POAL falling apart
Things are not going so well for Ports of Auckland. Judge Travis has stated that they are arguably in breach of the Employment Relations Act. The full ruling is here, and a summary of some of the key findings here (Thanks Frank). Then there is…
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Weekend social 30/03/2012
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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We need “operation 9” to suppress the bookies
Evidently the people at iPredict don't like being called "bookies" or being described as "opening a contract" on someone. We are now being targeted by this shadowy organisation. Judith Collins to sue The Standard The contract will be closed immediately at $1 if Ms Collins…
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Beached as bro
Within minutes of Simon Lusk's name being linked to the leaking of the Boag email, a message came through on the tip line - Slater is going feral over Lusk's name being mentioned. And well he might, Lusk is Cameron Slater's meal ticket. After a…
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Participate: Stop Asset Sales and Welfare Reform
Friday 13th (April) - a scary day as submissions close on 2 major government bills. Firstly: the Mixed Ownership Model Bill. If we want to stop Asset Sales, as many submissions as possible would be a good start. So click on the link to submit.…
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Collins’ dilemma & lameduck Key
Judith Collins' behaviour might strike some as strangely aggressive. Some might even suppose she wouldn't behave like this unless she was in the right. But let's put ourselves in her shoes. She wants to be leader. She is now embroiled in a scandal that could…
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