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Open mike 27/06/2021
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Oppose this new hate speech bill
Hate speech is about to get a lot more criminalised with much stronger penalties. It's worth going back to what the Royal Commission actually considered, since that's the basis of proposing this law. The Royal Commission in fact found that trying to protect religion from very strong opinions…
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Open mike 26/06/2021
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Daily review 25/06/2021
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Stick a fork in them, they’re done
I have been criticised for posting too much about National lately. I admit that I have done a lot of attack posts on National. There is so much material to work with and pointing this out is good for our country's future. So what is…
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Open mike 25/06/2021
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Daily review 24/06/2021
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Let the Mills die
From Kawerau to Nelson to Tiwai Point, our accelerated decline of heavy mass manufacturing factories continues. You can still see hulking old dairy factories across Taranaki from pre-amalgamation days, and old concrete meatworks long dead from Balclutha to Patea. In many respects they built our…
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Todd’s going … who is next?
Yesterday I put up a short post about a National MP who apparently had spent Parliamentary Services money on a Television that may have been placed in his or her home and there was some weird comment about how he or she had done something…
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Open mike 24/06/2021
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Daily review 23/06/2021
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Will the last remaining National MP please turn all the lights off
Oh dear. Another story about yet another National MP in trouble because of their born to rule impulses. From Claire Trevett in the Herald: A National Party MP faced allegations of inappropriate spending of taxpayer money – allegations the MP is refusing to front on…
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Fisheries reform is under way
The country's and the world's fisheries are crashing. Every time I read about them I wonder what we can do. There is greater and greater industrial raping of the environment to keep providing fish for our consumption. And I love fish. I eat Salmon most…
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Open mike 23/06/2021
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Daily review 22/06/2021
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The Rock is moving
Since real estate is that machine that relentlessly powers our society and most of our economy, it’s already worth checking whether this governments’ recent policy changes are starting to have some of its intended effects. In March 23rd this year, the government announced a suite…
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Open mike 22/06/2021
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Daily review 21/06/2021
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He’s baaack
For the first time since the election Winston Peters has reemerged, making an appearance at New Zealand First's annual general meeting where he gave the keynote speech. He had the opportunity to talk about the country and its problems and could have focussed in pressing…
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Open mike 21/06/2021
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