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As the dust settles and the pundits start punditing it is time to think about what happened in America and how did Trump win? And perhaps more importantly what are the implications for New Zealand politics? I can't think of a less suitable candidate. Apart…
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Nicola Willis says the multi-generation i-Rex ferries were too expensive for her - so she cancelled them at a cost of ~$1bn of taxpayers money - and offended NZ's sixth largest trading partner. But Willis and National have now committed a minimum of $3bn to…
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Republished from the Mountain Tui Substack I often reflect on how much hysteria there was around Golriz Ghahraman - journalists parked outside her home for a week after she admitted fault. The hyper-attention and headlines the media maintained for days on end, despite Golriz’s admissions…
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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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Cross-posted from Pearls and Irritations by Eugene Doyle The West, “will stand by the Israeli regime until they exterminate the last Palestinian”, says Mohammad Seyed Marandi, an American-Iranian academic. “They will allow the extermination of the people of Gaza. And then if the Israelis go…
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The Bill has been introduced. As I said recently even the introduction of the bill has been controversial. It was brought forward and introduced earlier for one or more of three reasons: To muck up a National hikoi due to reach Wellington on the original…
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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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Kia Ora folks, It's a heavy day and I thought I would offer two videos for your consumption if you're interested: The first one is footage you may never see again: Christopher Luxon apologises to Chris Hipkins in the House this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVzi9UfHpHk And a…
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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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Te Pati Māori were planning a big hikoi to Parliament on 19 November to protest the introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill. The intent was for Māori to express in no uncertain terms its view on the bill. What do you think would be the…
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Casey Costello's problems have hit the media again after internal emails referring to the research material she relied on to justify the tax reduction on heated tobacco products as "crap". From One News: One of the Associate Health Minister’s top officials has slammed the evidence…
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The Spinoff's timeline of results, So America’s election day, Tuesday November 5, happens almost entirely on Wednesday November 6 in New Zealand. When do the first polls close? Polls close in parts of Indiana and Kentucky from noon in New Zealand on Wednesday (6pm Tuesday…
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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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Tuesday (Wednesday in NZ) is election day in the United States of America, the land of democracy — where billionaires buy elections, where the President is not elected by popular vote, and where the nominee of the Republican Party attempted to overturn the results after…
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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 …