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Terrible news from Manchester where it appears an explosion may have killed at least 19 people and injured many more. The Guardian's live feed is here. The assailants or their motivation are not known. This post will be updated as more news comes in. Update:…
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Richard Harman at Politik on core points of the budget: Exclusive: What will be in Joyce's Budget A “Families’ Income Package” is likely to be at the core of this week’s Budget. Sources close to the Government have "leaked" details of the Budget to POLITIK.…
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Stuff is running an online survey - Is New Zealand on the right track?. Online surveys are not accurate measures of public opinion, but it only takes 5 min if you fancy having your say.
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The indispensable Professor Andrew Geddis (via Pundit) writes on the process required to ratify TPP11: Why the TPP11 will have to go back before Parliament by Andrew Geddis ... We might expect that if and when the TPP11 parties come to an agreement, our elected…
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We've had the Brighter Future (it sucks). We've had The Cusp of Something Special (it wasn't). What will National's soundbite slogan be this time? I'm guessing "Strong and stable government" or similar, strong and steady, strong and safe, along these lines. We will be warned…
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Great piece by Isobel Ewing on Newshub yesterday: New Zealand to spend $14 billion to meet Paris Agreement targets Newshub can reveal the cost to the New Zealand economy to meet Paris Agreement targets will be $1 billion every year for a decade But that…
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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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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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We often hear from this government that they are "doing all they can", on emergency housing, on families in financial distress, on the impact of high interest rates, on the mess in Christchurch, on closing tax loopholes, on water quality, and so on. "All they…
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Water is an issue that has been hurting this Government. From its expansion of dairying and the destruction of so many of our waterways, to the use of the fast forward fund to provide extra irrigation for Canterbury farmers, to the financial support supplied by…
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A very useful visualisation from Peter Ellis at Peter's Stats Stuff (go see the post for interactive version, plenty more, and also the provisos that relate to this data). One of the main takeaways is that only half of the "did not vote" block is…
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Climate change and our increasing numbers of cows means that New Zealand needs to plant trees, lots of trees. And Christchurch has a major issue with land in the red zone that that is not suitable for building on and needs to have some use…
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A major policy announcement from The Greens over the weekend: Budget for All Mothers The Green Party wants to help parents when they need it the most, by ensuring they have time and money to focus on raising happy, healthy kids Too many parents in…
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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 …