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From the Green Party website: "The Green Party has today released its initial party list for the 2017 election – and it includes a mix of fresh new talent and experienced hands, Co-leader James Shaw said. The initial list has been put together by delegates…
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I went along to the Auckland Regional List Conference yesterday. I have been to every one since 2002 and I even had the privilege of chairing the 2011 version. This was one of the most stressful yet exhilarating weekends of my life as I oversaw a…
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Welfare is making Kiwis lazy and unemployable. That's an old argument from the political right. It gets another airing in this piece on Stuff today: Welfare system may be to blame for Kiwis not taking jobs A Northland horticulture firm director says employing locals does…
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THE PEOPLE VS OIL After confronting Statoil and Chevron seismic blasting 50 nautical miles off the Wairarapa coast in small inflatable boats, we put out a call to New Zealanders to help us buy a bigger boat. The response was phenomenal. Within seven days we'd…
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Longest April Fool's joke in history? Today marks the 30th birthday of "Rogernomics" - neoliberal economics in NZ. This is a really excellent piece by Philip Matthews on Stuff, well worth reading the whole thing, here are just a few extracts: Towns full of weeping…
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' Scientology has been awarded a major contract by the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children. The Xenu-fearing organisation has been brought on board by the fledgling ministry to train staff on how best to overcome any qualms likely to arise in their duties regarding the commodification of children. It…
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Taking our cue from a Scandanavian news site, the authors at The Standard are implementing a new commenting policy. A news site has launched a new feature to try to sift out the number of trolls commenting on its articles by having readers take a quiz…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …