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The second annual Child Poverty Monitor was released today. Articles on the report by RNZ; Stuff; NZ Herald; 3 News; TVNZ. Below is a re-posting from the Local Bodies blog of bsprout's post on poverty and inequalities in Invercargill. Government Responsible for…
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John Key has had a horrendous few weeks. That smart cockiness that he has shown in the past when providing political comment on Labour's latest woes has disappeared. Andrew Little is turning out to be an exceptional opposition leader. Passionate yet modest, thoughtful yet engaging…
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I am always intrigued by the kind of upbeat bullshit that we get out of our cowed public services these days. For instance the press release on the provisional Overseas Trade Index for the September 2014 quarter The merchandise (goods) terms of trade fell 4.4…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the…
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A number of authors met during the weekend to discuss The Standard and what can be done to improve it. Changes and improvements should be rolled out within the next few weeks. One of the simpler ones is a dedicated Facebook page to be used to…
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r0b: Promoted (with one minor edit) from a comment. Got me smiling about no laughing matter! SISters are doin’ it for themselves... (With apologies to Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin) Now there was a time when they used to say That behind every great spy…
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Docking the pay of petrol station attendants when a customer doesn't pay. Docking the pay of checkout workers in the same situation. And now this: Parcel-eating dogs threat to courier's pay A courier driver was threatened with having her wages docked after a parcel she…
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The political commentators are puzzled. Why, after all the fuss about his links with Cameron Slater, did John Key run the risk of exchanging texts with the Whale Oil blogger about the Inspector-General’s report on the day before it was published? It is of course…
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This is a re-post of one on the Local Bodies blog by bsprout, originally published there on 30 November 2014. John the Don and the Family John the Don Head of Dark Ops (Jason Ede) The Hit Man (Cameron Slater, father John Slater) Corporate operative…
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Tena koutou katoa. Thanks for joining me today. Can I acknowledge Annette King, Labour's Deputy Leader, Grant Robertson, our Finance Spokesperson, and the other members of our Labour Caucus. Can I also acknowledge Michael Barnett from the Auckland Chamber of Commerce who helped us put…
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A few minutes ago on Morning Report, John Key (during another excellent interview with Guyon Espiner) repeated the lie that there was too much noise during question time, so he didn't hear the question. The next time Key repeats this lie, I suggest that the…
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Open mike is your post. The Standard is not a conspiracy – just a welcome outlet for the expression of views. Leaders that command respect will not be undermined by this. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the…