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Scotty Morrison came to visit this week. China was at the centre of discussions. I am sure it was coincidental but last Sunday the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australia's Channel Nine Network aired this particularly stupid take on the New Zealand - Australia - China relationships. If…
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West Auckland Labour Activist Don Clark's funeral happened this week, and it's not often the only song at a funeral is Solidarity Forever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKhwitXvVj8 When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun Yet…
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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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This week has been pretty shit for National. On Monday Nick Smith announced his retirement from Parliament. A leak of a Parliamentary Service investigation around “a verbal altercation in [his] Wellington office last July” was getting close to the reporting back stage. And the report…
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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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Eerily enough Nick Smith has dropped out of public attention, at least for now. Jake Bezzant has instead taken Smith's place. I have watched Bezzant for a while. He was meant to be one of National's bright new things, having been selected in then safe…
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Last night the story about Nick Smith's issues that caused his resignation finally broke, or did it? Jenna Lynch at Newshub had the scoop. Newshup, particularly Tova O'Brien appears to be the go to news media organisation for internal National leaks. The article did not…
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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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So Nick Smith is leaving Parliament. This is not a planned exit and the circumstances are from his view unfortunate. But leaving he is. The cause? A leaked report on an employment dispute where it is alleged that Smith verbally abused a young staff member.…
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