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Recently, Whaleoil posted General Marshall’s 1947 speech to Harvard University that outlined the full post-World War 2 reconstruction of Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg9_GqXa770 The plan became known as the Marshall Plan, often referred to nowadays as a highpoint of command-and-control politics in which the results were largely…
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(Alas the title is not mine, take a bow Finlay MacDonald) As widely predicted, Bill English has chosen to endorse what looks like an NZDF coverup with respect to Operation Burnham. His excuses are an insult to our intelligence: There will be no inquiry into…
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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 …
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This arrived in the mailbox from Graeme Colman at Horizon Research has just released two new research results. Which main party New Zealanders prefer lead a coalition government (and what voters for the coalition-making party, NZ First, would prefer https://horizonpoll.co.nz/page/winstons-choice-77-of-his-voters-prefer-labour-led What issues are most…
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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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The truce between Mana and The Māori Party that was supposed sweep the Māori seats didn't last long - Mana Party leader slams Māori Party's land reform bill Hone Harawira has launched a scathing attack on the Māori Party's Māori land reform Bill, describing it…
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The Herald is getting a bit of a bashing on social media for its latest in a long series of articles about young people who have been able to own houses in Auckland. The article is here. If you prefer to avoid the clear clickbait…
housing making shit up Media the praiseworthy and the pitiful you couldn't make this shit up
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Greenpeace has cast further light on the murky arrangement whereby the fishing industry makes decisions itself on such things as the issuing of licences, the managing and the investigation of claims of overfishing. From Kirsty Johnston at the Herald: A company contracted to monitor overfishing,…
business journalism national russel norman same old national
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It's likely that some time this week Bill English will announce that there will be no inquiry into operation Burnham. That's a pity, because it means that the NZDF will never clear its name. The odds of Hager and Stephenson being wrong on the substance…
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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 …