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E nga mana E nga tapu E Te whanau o te roopu reipa Tena koutou katoa Talofa lava Kia orana Malo e lelei Nǐ hǎo Namaste Can I acknowledge party president Nigel Haworth, and all of our hard working New Zealand Councillors. I want to…
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The American public has had to put up with an insufferably negative election campaign with two candidates who are widely regarded as dishonest, corrupt and unlikable. The media has been saturated with negativity, attacks and attack ads levelled by each candidate, and their surrogates, at…
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Much as I hate to ruin your Sunday morning, this really happened. Former National Party president Michelle Boag sang a version of Gangsta's Paradise at party fundraiser in Auckland (video also here). She was later arrested for crimes against music, dance, fashion, and irony. (That…
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Following on from Grant Robertson's speech to the Labour Party Conference yesterday the Future of Work's Commission's report has now been released. The document is complex and at 68 pages will take some time to analyse. No doubt the Government will be screening the report page…
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The following is a Guest Post from Robert Guyton and is part of a series appearing over 12 Sundays. Other parts can be seen here. Robert is a sustainability pioneer who along with his family grows the oldest food forest in NZ. A long time organic gardener, permaculturist and heritage orchardist,…
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Text of the speech by Grant Robertson to the 2016 Labour Party Conference concerning the findings of the Future of Work commission. This year my speech to conference as Finance Spokesperson is a bit different. Normally I would regale you with the tales about Blasé…
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Earlier this year the Standard’s authors offered candidates for the upcoming Labour Party internal elections the chance to guest post about why they’re running. We’re reposting them now ahead of tomorrow’s vote. Eva Hartshorn-Sanders has been nominated for the position of Senior Vice President. Every morning when…
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Earlier this year the Standard’s authors offered candidates for the upcoming Labour Party internal elections the chance to guest post about why they’re running. We’re reposting them now ahead of tomorrow’s vote. Ko Tane Phillips taku ingoa. Post-settlement, Māori and their iwi are becoming a major influence on…
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Earlier this year the Standard’s authors offered candidates for the upcoming Labour Party internal elections the chance to guest post about why they’re running. We're reposting them now ahead of tomorrow's vote. Beth Houston has been nominated for the position of Senior Vice President. Thank you to The…
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The latest Roy Morgan poll has been released. Already the usual suspects are claiming that it is clear evidence that Labour is doomed and that Andrew Little should be replaced as soon as possible. But to my mind it shows that Roy Morgan needs to…
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The Paris agreement on climate change is now in force: Paris climate change agreement enters into force Environment groups hail ‘momentous occasion’ but warn governments need to cut carbon emissions more steeply to avoid dangerous global warming The Paris agreement on climate change enters into…
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In order to free up Open Mike and Daily Review for other conversations we are asking that all discussion, posting of links etc on the US election go in this daily dedicated thread rather than OM or DR. The usual rules of good behaviour apply…
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Doncha love the Herald? Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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Last weekend I attended a Winston Peters rally. Clearly the things he does well, he does as smoothly as his wavy silver hair. It's easy to describe him as a mixture of old-National and old-Labour, meaning: from a time before our nation-state was made weak.…
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Another millionaire party has been launched in New Zealand. This time it is Gareth Morgan who has announced the formation of the opportunity party. From Newshub: Businessman Gareth Morgan has entered politics, launching the Opportunities Party. The environmentalist and economist unveiled his new career move…
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After the "Jihadi brides" beatup got busted, how to keep the "terrorism in NZ" threat alive? Like this? Terror threat to New Zealand revealed in security handbook New Zealand's top security systems were activated to deal with a serious domestic terrorism threat, it has emerged.…
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A message from Andrew Little from the Labour Party's website: The slogan of Hillary Clinton’s campaign is ‘stronger together’. It's an idea that I think also applies to how I have approached leading the Labour Party and the Opposition. It explains why we have had…
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In the past few weeks week there has been a surge of activity in and around the Standing Rock water protector movement, and an explosion of coverage both in the MSM and on social media. I wanted to write a more in-depth post, but so…
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It is popular lately to observe that we are living in a world of "post-truth" politics. In so many cases (and Donald Trump is the obvious example) the truth of what is said by politicians just doesn't seem to matter at all. Gut affiliation /…
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The report is out. The Government will try and spin it to be a vindication of Mr McCully but if this is a vindication then we are in big trouble. Because the report highlights a number of problems in the handling of the Saudi Sheep…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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A complex headline in The Herald: NZ jobless rate falls below 5 per cent for first time since 2008, wage inflation muted New Zealand's unemployment rate fell below 5 per cent for the first time since December 2008 as employers took on more staff than…
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A useful report from the Morgan Foundation: Climate Cheats III – Cook the Books Not content with using fraudulent carbon credits to meet New Zealand’s international commitments, the Government has a plan to cook the books to cover up our growing greenhouse gas emissions. The…