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Imagine a busy intersection where one main road meets twice with one minor road. Let’s call them Government Drive and Opposition Crescent, respectively. One of the intersections is controlled by traffic lights and the other intersection is controlled by give-way signs. Imagine that all people…
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It is clear to me that National wants turnout to be as low as possible, and the lower the better. Changes it made to the Electoral Act to stop voters from enrolling on election day is a travesty. The official justification, that last election it…
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For some time there has been this cascade of bad news from the Health sector. As a recent example there is this touching story about a family whose two year old son is sick with cancer whose treatment was compromised by a lack of resources.…
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After a considerable bit of work, the feeds are back in the sidebar. The previous system used a wordpress plugin that drifted over the years from something that could do what I wanted, to a system that seemed to be largely targeted at 'borrowing' whole…
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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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Pleading for more protection for the super-rich during an election is not going to land well for National. Jack Tame’s throwaway line about whether the growing list of New Zealand billionaires were moral, is the worst of all distractions. Neither Chris Hipkins nor Chris Luxon…
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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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As news emerges this morning that Starship has had to defer cancer surgeries due to a nursing shortage, the impacts of the right wing Coalition couldn’t be clearer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9lV985lH0o Qiulae Wong is a positive Ambassador for the Opportunity Party (TOP). A former KPMG management consultant,…
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The Opportunity Party is a strange beast. It chose its leader after seeking expressions of interest through a Seek advertisement. It professes to be left-wing, but is dependent on large donations from wealthy individuals, at least one of which has links to cryptocurrency. And under…
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From this morning's PolitikToday, the enrolment figures are out. Currently sitting at 90.77% overall against the estimated electorate. As you'd expect the 18-24 age group, is the worst off, having about 62% enrolled. What is interesting is the age groups of 65-69 and 70+ show…
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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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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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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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Chances are pretty high that you would have heard National party MPs or candidates claim that there will be an extra 220,000 jobs over the next few years. It is a central economic narrative, features heavily in National Party advertising and both Nicola Willis and…
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National has promised no new taxes. However, this has as much credibility as the promise of having tantric sex with a eunuch. But let’s contemplate this really difficult situation for a moment. How are they going to keep government spending below a certain percentage of…
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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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While I was digging around for something else, I had a look at the New Zealand Election Survey for the 2023 election at what voters issues were in 2023. I suspect that it looks very similar in the major issues to what the same cloud…
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Remember all that hopey-changey stuff? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y02iZcTjHo I can still remember where I was when I heard Obama’s Democratic nomination speech in 2008. Take 5 minutes of your day and bathe in heady political optimism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEo7lzfpdCU In 2017 Ardern led a fresh, optimistic, feminine politics and…
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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 …