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Open Mike 23/05/2026
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Daily review 22/05/2026
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Walking backwards off the cliff
The coming oil shock is not just about oil. The future is baked in, and its not good. National's backward-looking budget will make it much worse. Whether or not Trump and Netanyahu start the bombing again, today's state of the market report from Radio New…
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Do We Still Want Socialism?
There are still those who pine, from the readership of Jacinda Ardern's biography, for a state that is perfectly kind, does everything with speed and authority, and brims with patrician wisdom for us all. Her 1.5 terms held many instances in which the state operated on…
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National wages war on the poor
What a day yesterday was. National announced that some of the poorest amongst us were going to have their rent increased so that others that are also poor would receive slightly more. From Lillian Hanly at Radio New Zealand: The government's announced a major shake-up…
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Open Mike 22/05/2026
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Daily review 21/05/2026
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New Zealand And Palantir
Millions of New Zealand citizens are making good money today from the killing of kids thanks to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund which has over $140,000,000 invested in Palantir, described by some – for good reason – as The Most Evil Company on Earth. Additionally,…
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National Is Destroying Wellington
Wellington is being deliberately targeted by National and it is destroying the third largest region of New Zealand. In December 2023 the National-led government cancelled up to $7.4 billion of transport funding by simply removing the Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme. This would have been…
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Open Mike 21/05/2026
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Daily review 20/05/2026
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Open Mike 20/05/2026
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Daily review 19/05/2026
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The beatings will continue until morale improves
National today intensified efforts to alienate the entire public service by announcing that a further 9,000 public positions will be culled if, god help us, they are returned to power. From Jo Moir at Radio New Zealand: The government has announced plans to slash public…
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Open Mike 19/05/2026
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Politicians are like adulterers
In the courting stage, politicians woo prospective partners (aka objects of interest, prey or plebs) with promises and shiny little trinkets. They put on their best clothes, to make the most favourable impression, brush their teeth and comb their hair. Without hesitation, and without fail,…
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Daily review 18/05/2026
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Should we renationalise the BNZ?
You can tell it is election year. Winston Peters is doing what Winston Peters does, coming up with policy that will not happen and milking the media attention for all it is worth. His latest is his announcement that NZ First will, if it can,…
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Open Mike 18/05/2026
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Open Mike 17/05/2026
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Open Mike 16/05/2026
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The framing of Chris Hipkins’ Auckland speech – read what you like
Some of you may have noticed that Chris Hipkins gave a speech in Auckland on 14 May, which was a pitch for longer-term, more collaborative infrastructure planning, bringing central government, local government, business and political opponents into the same room so that Auckland is not…
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Daily review 15/05/2026
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Reformism or bust?: Making the best of a bleak future
The crisis in the UK Labour Party is properly the focus of much discussion. It’s been a slow train-wreck of a leadership and government. The recent council and regional elections in the UK delivered an uncompromising rejection of both. Worryingly, the extreme Right believes that…
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Open Mike 15/05/2026
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Daily review 14/05/2026
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Stop This Madness
Recently the previous CEO of City Rail Link Ltd said that City Rail Link could have been done $2 billion cheaper. As a result, the Minister of Transport announced a review of the costs of City Rail Link. But first, Bishop is going to sign…
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Open Mike 14/05/2026
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Daily review 13/05/2026
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Open Mike 13/05/2026
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