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https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/883870864868913152 That's an immediate 10 cent/litre levy on water bottling and exports and a moratorium on new bottling consents until water protection is sorted out properly. The gist of the overall policy is to reprioritise the integrity of water ahead of commerce. This is a values based…
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Stalemate. Draw. Seedless grapes. OMG. Like, a grand coalition of forces who never thought they'd really deep down win, plays their hearts out against a team that barely makes a mistake. Toe to toe and match them point for point. National deserves the win for…
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David Fisher in The Herald, continuing great work on Operation Burnham: Investigation: NZDF blunders again over NZSAS raid as fresh details emerge There has been a second embarrassing blunder over photographs taken during the top secret NZSAS raid in Afghanistan called Operation Burnham. First the…
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The Minister of Conservation has failed in her attempt to swap a pristine piece of conservation land for a cow paddock so that the ill conceived Ruataniwha Dam can proceed. I am not surprised. The Ruataniwha Dam proposal is an appalling waste of resources and…
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No Right Turn: Climate change: Ending oil Fossil fuels are the primary cause of climate change. A significant chunk of those fossil fuels are burned in cars, so if we want to beat climate change, we need to stop doing that. And today, the French…
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The Newshub article seemed straight forward enough. Nick Smith had yet again been caught out directly contradicting reality. He had said that there was no film showing any Pike River bodies when the police and Solid Energy said there was. But then the article disappeared.…
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Updates from the #debarclay: Under-investigation MP Todd Barclay has dropped off the public radar ... More than two weeks ago the disgraced MP announced he would not seek re-election for the National strong-hold he represents following a scandal over a recording he allegedly made of…
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There's a very interesting long read in The Guardian on the dangerous "weaponising" of cynicism by climate change deniers. It's a worrying but insightful piece, well worth your time. I have some issues with aspects of the framing - it seems to give too much…
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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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If you want to diminish the influence of Liberalism in government, then don't vote for ACT, National, NZ Labour, United Future or TOPs. If you reckon Maori issues need more prominence, then maybe vote for Mana or The Maori Party. If you want to boost…
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Andrew Dean has written this opinion piece published in today's Stuff. He manages to summarise what must be the most important campaign question for Labour and the Greens right now. Do they get radical or do they hope that a business as usual approach will…
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This is long overdue and good to finally see: Parliament apologises for homosexual convictions Parliament has formally apologised to men convicted under old laws that criminalised homosexuality. The rare apology from the House - rather than the Government itself - was moved by Justice Minister…
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Bryce Edwards, Stephanie Rodgers and Rob Egan. Connolly Hall, Guildford Street, Wellington, 5:30 pm Friday 7th July. Fabian society, all welcome.
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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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https://twitter.com/rnzbrentedwards/status/882750375631085568 https://twitter.com/rnzbrentedwards/status/882444262305972224 https://twitter.com/rnzbrentedwards/status/881728789280980992 https://twitter.com/nzherald/status/882042033564786688 Without those tax cuts for the rich we could have had a surplus and a functioning mental health service, and much much more. Where are our priorities?
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Very interesting piece by Brian Fallow on interest.co.nz: Brian Fallow looks at spending by our most recent two governments in real per capita terms and finds stark differences ... Now that we have had a ninth Budget from the current Government it is possible to…
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What a difference a bit of sunlight makes. New Zealand's booming foreign trust industry has disappeared quicker than you can say "Panama Papers". From Radio New Zealand: Opposition parties are claiming a major win over the government after a sharp fall in the number of…
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It turns out that not even Auckland's property boom could go on for ever. Liam Dann: Political fallout as property market hits the canvas Wow, what a day for property news - a one-two punch to the Auckland market. Just as QV data was confirming…
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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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Honestly, I could give a flying f*ck about the Americas Cup. I would much rather that the our money be spent on things that are core and urgent like the mental health crisis in Christchurch, which is a crisis that shames us all in our…
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Turns out that in the Barclay scandal we the taxpayer paid for not only the hush money payout, but also the lawyers fees - Todd Barclay case lawyers paid taxpayer cash Taxpayer money from the former prime minister's leader's fund was used to pay for…
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Last budget the government put up the accommodation supplement - against the advice of Treasury who said that landlords would capture the cash. In this context it's useful to have some data on the current supplement: Landlords getting accommodation supplement Nine in 10 people getting…
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The Christchurch earthquakes and their aftermath have been incredibly stressful for many, including the young. This contributes to Christchurch's worrying level of mental health problems and the huge stress on the city's underfunded mental health services. The Nats made big promises to Christchurch: This devastating…
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___________________________________________________________________________________ Everybody knows the dice are loaded... Around the world, we've seen a backlash against political establishments, driven in part by a recognition that economic and political systems are rigged to the advantage of the rich. And we have the same sentiments in New Zealand:…
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https://twitter.com/moanatribe/status/881125831518507009 https://twitter.com/nonplasticmaori/status/881545813469536256 NZ Pure Blue wants to build 'the largest water bottling plant in the southern hemisphere' in Putaruru The same water bottling company that tried to suck Canterbury Plains dry before SumOfUs members stopped it now wants to build ‘the largest production bottling plant…
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