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May 2016 didn’t record the highest land/ocean temperatures for any May on record! The world in May 1998 was 0.11 degrees C warmer than it was last month. Here’s the graph.(source page) Here’s another comparing the six warmest years on record to the long term…
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Over in Australia the Nation is in campaign mode. Politicians are looking for every opportunity to get air time and impress the electors with the quality of their thoughts and world views. The Liberal Party has slipped into business as usual mode and is campaigning on…
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Sad news that Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer the world will ever know has died of respiratory illness. Ali was more than just an astonishing sportsman, he was a man of considerable spirit and conviction. In the mid sixties, he turned his back on riches…
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A little something to digest on this long weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmRVKJ8AUtk The PHI Centre - As the founder and director of a major non-profit contemporary art institution called DHC/ART Foundation, Phoebe Greenberg's commitment and passion for the arts extends even further with PHI, a business dedicated…
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https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/738655236357644289 Hi, Standarnistas. 1. The link to the live stream of the speeches from Andrew Little and James Shaw is above. I can tell you that its a cracker day here in Lincoln. Blue skies and unseasonably warm; who said climate change is all bad…
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Never mind the fact that this blew up in Key's face when the Sallies told the world he was lying (good on Andrew Little for calling it). No the real scandal here is that Key would try to run this line at all: Nor is…
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The Green Party AGM and Conference is on this weekend. Saturday 4 June • 1.15pm Keynote speech by Labour Party leader Andrew Little • Streaming live from the Green Party Facebook page • Keynote speech by Green Party Co-leader James Shaw • Joint media stand-up…
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Yesterday this was the news: The Government has this week sent its flying squads into Auckland to battle the hidden homeless crisis, but says those living in cars simply don't want help. The squads were formed after The Nation revealed a number of people with…
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The Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) is an idea whose time has come. Not just in theory, in practice: State handouts for all? Europe set to pilot universal basic incomes Switzerland is poised to hold a referendum on introducing the concept, and Finnish and Dutch pilots…
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John Drinnan has a pretty explosive piece in The Herald this morning: Maori TV: $10.6m, RNZ: Zero Treatment of state-funded broadcasters smacks of political expediency. It is a tale of two broadcasters. Finance Minister Bill English gave Maori Television a $10.6 million boost in the…
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I have written on Te Puea Marae before. They are providing practical support to the homeless in Auckland. But they need help: Solutions offered for homeless as marae reaches capacity The South Auckland marae opened its doors to the homeless but has reached full capacity…
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Today the Nats released a National Policy Statment (NPS) on housing - New policy to require Auckland Council to open up land for housing: Auckland Council will be required by law to open up enough land to build houses for its rapidly-increasing population under a…
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A few articles have caught my eye about a decline in the influence of petro-states and petro-multinationals. A little quote to start, about energy economy shifts undercutting nations such as Russia, Venezuela, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia: There Will be Mahem: Petro-States Are Going Down and…
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Most days I'm concerned about the state of the media in NZ and its important but changing role in the democratic process. But some days, occasionally, I think we should just let it all burn down, and toast marshmallows. Yesterday was such a day. I…
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Today this government shows terminal symptoms of Strategic Arse Elbow (SAE). Going in the one direction, this morning at 10am the Prime Minister launches construction of the City Rail Link. New Zealand’s largest-ever infrastructure project, it’s going to revolutionize rail travel in Auckland, and provide…
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The surprise announcement of a working arrangement between Labour and the Greens has major implications for the National Party's parliamentary lapdogs. The biggest loser is obviously Peter Dunne who is going to be an ex MP if the Green Party don't stand a candidate in…
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On RNZ today - PM's housing plan moronic - economist Prime Minister John Key's suggestion that Auckland Council could be forced to free up more land for housing whenever homes became unaffordable in the city is already being criticised as misguided and unlikely to help…
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Sometimes - very occasionally - this government gets something right: Govt to roll out plain packaging on cigarettes Nearly a week after hitting smokers in the pocket with increased taxes, the Government will roll out a second hit tomorrow [yesterday], this time aimed at tobacco…
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https://twitter.com/nzlabour/status/737494908248817665 Why is it that whenever some sort of deal with Labour and the Greens is raised publicly some commentators say it is the death knell for Labour's chances at the next election? The rationale seems to be that the Greens are a bunch of wide…
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Even the IMF now acknowledges the downsides of neoliberal economics and government austerity policies. In a significant new report IMF economists write: Neoliberalism: Oversold? Instead of delivering growth, some neoliberal policies have increased inequality, in turn jeopardizing durable expansion ... There has been a strong…
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