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The Pacific Leaders' Forum has occurred this week. The area is the first to feel the effects of climate change. Increased intensity of storms and storm surges and rising sea levels are already making Pacific life hard. The writing is on the wall for many…
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A very informative analysis showed that patriarchy is alive and well in NZ local authorities. The face of local government in NZ is white, male, and middle-aged. Since 1989, the number of female candidates and elected women has been gradually rising. However, the voter turnout…
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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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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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I'm very pleased to see the government moving to protect prime food growing land from development. Environment Minister David Parker said the government would "prefer potatoes" to more subdivisions. He and the Agriculture Minister today released a document for public consultation on the threats this…
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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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I appreciate that has only been 23 years since the first MMP election but National is still fixated with the idea that electorates are the most important thing. If this news about its response to problems with the Census is anything to go by. From…
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The Singapore Government have just cut their forecast economic growth rate to near 0 per cent. The impact of the U.S.-China trade war is really hitting, and it's going to hit us harder too. Australia - on whose economy we are very reliant - has…
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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 Taxpayer's Union (not a real union) has had some fun recently and bought multiple copies of Henry Hazlitt's book "Economics in one lesson". They then delivered copies to each MP in a brown paper bag. I am not sure why they chose this particular…
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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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It seems that throughout the world leaders of Right Wing parties are looking to Donald Trump for campaigning inspiration. In the UK Boris Johnson is forging ahead with a hard Brexit and is even getting ready for an election based essentially on jingoistic slogans and…
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I've just been reading an article from yesterday in Stuff. "Allegations of trespassing and intimidation as Southland winter grazing protest escalates". I think that the reporter completely missed the most important salient point - the police don't seem to be doing their job. The background …
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I grew up in a town, but one side of my family are farmers and I've lived in and around rural areas much of my adult life. I've seen the changes and like many been appalled at what has happened to so many lowland waterways…
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