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Recent months have seen a rise in conflict in online spaces between different aspects of what is broadly called the gender critical movement (the wide range of views and politics that share in common the idea that biological sex is dimorphic, or binary, and that…
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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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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 Mayor of Supercity this week has given a textbook example of how not to communicate in a crisis. Friday: "It’s pissing down so no tennis." Saturday: "I've got to deal with media drongos over the flooding tomorrow so sadly no tennis for me tomorrow." Also…
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You know how people like the Greens and climate activists bang on about the connection between social issues and environmental issues? And why Just Transition matters? Well, here's New Zealand's first major example visible to the mainstream: the climate-crisis-generated Auckland floods of the last week…
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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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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is providing National strategists with a rather large headache. He was elected on the basis of being Mr Fixit, he ran a policy platform that was really light and during the campaign he was relentlessly negative. He also suggested his professional…
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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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There will be no respite for any of us this year; it’s a politics and a society of endurance. 2023 will now be about Auckland’s recovery much as 2012 was about recovery for Christchurch. Daily travel will only recover slowly. For approximately 24 hours Auckland…
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Chris Hipkins has announced his cabinet reshuffle and there have been some dramatic changes. Here is the list showing changes in ranking. Hipkins 4 Sepuloni 4 Davis 0 Robertson -2 Woods -1 Tinetti 9 Wood 9 Verrall 11 Jackson 5 Allan 6 Nash 1 O'Connor…
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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 …