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One of Vladimir Putin's objectives in the Russian incursion into Ukraine was to "denazify Ukraine." With the breakdown in the agreement to allow a humanitarian corridor out of Mariupol, this task will be much harder and the terrorist toll much higher. Once Russia has succeeded…
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Remember when Chris Luxon joined all other leaders and state that National would not meet with the protesters until they stopped trespassing and making threats? It appears that things are not as black and white as he presented. On February 15, 2022 Radio New Zealand…
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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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Day 3 Front page photo from RNZ, In photos: Removing the debris of a protest that ended in chaos Clashes a catalysing moment for NZ’s fringe (Marc Daalder, Newsroom) Parliament protest aftermath: Police enter 'significant investigation phase' (RNZ) PM Jacinda Ardern on violence outside Parliament: 'We will…
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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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New Zealand’s time as high end ingredients producer to the world has arrived. But it has big costs. While we started off at just over $2 a kilo for milk solids a decade ago, by 2019 we were at $7, and even before the war…
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Martin Luther King once said “An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for…
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Day 2 Front page photo from RNZ, In photos: Removing the debris of a protest that ended in chaos Clashes a catalysing moment for NZ’s fringe (Marc Daalder, Newsroom) Parliament protest aftermath: Police enter 'significant investigation phase' (RNZ) PM Jacinda Ardern on violence outside Parliament: 'We will…
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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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Day 24 Live coverage from yesterday Stuff RNZ The Spinoff https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo https://twitter.com/sanjanah https://twitter.com/spider_hoof https://twitter.com/nzpolice
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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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The Russian armed forces obviously didn't expect much resistance. I get the distinct impression that they had believed their own ridiculous propaganda (always a characteristic of dumb-arse dictatorships) and expected the Ukrainians to fall weeping in gratitude at their liberation. That clearly didn't happen. So…
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Day 23 Edit: Live coverage of major police action this morning. Stuff RNZ The Spinoff https://twitter.com/Te_Taipo https://twitter.com/sanjanah https://twitter.com/spider_hoof https://twitter.com/nzpolice
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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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Yesterday marked the second anniversary of the first Covid case in New Zealand. What a time it has been. The initial sense of doom was strong. I can recall waking up every morning and checking Johns Hopkins to see what the new infection numbers were. …
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We will probably never get over the feeling that somehow, if enough people just banded together, it would all get better again, like we did when the United Nations charter was struck. According to some, the United States just needs to rededicate itself to leading…
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Day 22
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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 …