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The hit job that has just been performed on Winston Peters is a sign of how desperate National is to divert attention from Jacindamania. But I suspect the attempt will backfire. The timing and the mode of disclosure, using multiple media contacts to ensure the…
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This year’s Loading Docs theme is ‘diversity’, which is probably not a bad thing to ponder in the run up to an election. If you haven’t sampled a loading doc before, they’ve become an annual event. Local documentary filmmakers present ideas for three-minute films. Ten…
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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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Did anyone else notice this from Mark Jennings' Newsroom account of Blinglish's launch: A hundred or so young Chinese wearing blue T-shirts with “Blue dragons” written on the front marched in to the stadium in a highly-organised fashion. I randomly asked two of them why…
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If a solo parent fills in a WINZ form and "mistakenly" claims they are single (the state presumes to decide the status of their relationships and may arrive at a conclusion the solo parent disagrees with), then they are prosecuted for the entire monetary value…
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Shades of dirty politics ... David Fisher at the Herald is reporting that Bomber Bradbury has succeeded in getting the Privacy Commissioner to rule that Police use of Privacy Act powers to access Bradbury's bank accounts without a warrant was unlawful. From the article: Police…
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Another successful rally for Jacinda Ardern and Labour in Christchurch yesterday, and yet another policy release: Labour promises to fast-track Christchurch's rebuild Key Points: Labour's Christchurch plan • Fast-track rebuild with a $300m fund for projects in red zone and a contribution to new stadium.…
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Newsroom has the story (Melanie Reid and Tim Murphy): Co-habiting Peters billed $18,000 New Zealand First leader Winston Peters took higher superannuation payments than he was entitled to for seven years - while living with his de facto partner - and has been required to…
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