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Open mike 16/03/2025
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Is NZ as Stable as Luxon Claims?
By pursuing cuts, selling off assets to multinationals, enabling ACT's attacks on the Treaty and cutting back on climate commitments, Luxon is guaranteeing that NZ will not be stable for long, writes Elliot Crossan. “New Zealand has been and will continue to be a poster…
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Does the Government not like Māori and Pasifika?
Earlier this week I wrote about Simeon Brown's announcement that the Government was reversing the last Labour Government's policy to allow earlier screening for bowel cancer earlier for Māori and Pasifika. He justified the decision in this statement: Advice from the Ministry of Health clearly…
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Open mike 15/03/2025
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Daily review 14/03/2025
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Failed Conference
Luxon’s team have delivered zero deals out of the multibillionaire conference on infrastructure. This is a fail. This conference exposed this government using a specific highly commercialised language to camouflage their lack of actual ability to do the business. Only those who haven’t dealt with…
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Open mike 14/03/2025
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NZ Science is in Big Trouble
While all eyes & ears are on the US and the systemic dismantling and destruction of decades of science knowledge and infrastructure very few seem to care about the warning signs at home. Like in the US, some folks in NZ (and overseas) are unreasonably…
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Daily review 13/03/2025
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Going for poverty: National’s new procurement rules
You have to hand it to Nicola Willis. She seems to get herself in the middle of all sorts of difficult situations. She is the person directly responsible for costing the country the thick end of a billion dollars through her cancellation of the replacement…
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Open mike 13/03/2025
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Daily review 12/03/2025
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Open mike 12/03/2025
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Daily review 11/03/2025
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Where Is the Resistance to Privatisation and Austerity?
As the Coalition moves to partially privatise our healthcare system, and Seymour fatally undermines the free school lunch programme, it is time for us to take to the streets and fight back, writes Elliot Crossan. Last Friday, Health Minister Simeon Brown announced a “major overhaul”…
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Which American said this about Trump in 2016?
well, I don't know about a dictator, I said a third world strong man. He's running for President, so no matter what he won't be a dictator unless our republic completely crumbles, which I don't anticipate it will. But yeah, here's what happens in many…
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Open mike 11/03/2025
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Deloitte’s Health NZ Review Falls Short
Simeon Brown, left, and Deloitte partner David Lovatt OPINION In September 2024, Deloitte Partner David Lovatt, was contracted by the National Government to help National ostensibly understand “the drivers behind HNZ’s worsening financial performance”.1 i.e. deficit. The report shows the last version was dated December…
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Daily review 10/03/2025
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Playing politics with peoples lives
Simeon Brown has been busy lately. His latest announcement was that the scheme allowing for screening for bowel cancer for Maori and Pacifica over 50 would be cancelled and instead the age for screening for everyone would be reduced from 60 to 58. From Radio…
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Climate change?
Chris Hipkins has released his priorities should he be Prime Minister. They are: The next Labour Government will prioritise jobs, health and homes so Kiwis and Kiwi businesses have the opportunity to thrive. Jobs – a fair economy with secure jobs that pay a decent…
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Labour to campaign on tax reform
https://youtu.be/ShXf7HWKNzA?si=zcKOdXeE1m91cP7Z 1News: The party leader told Q+A that Labour would be announcing its tax policy later this year, ahead of the 2026 election. He said too much investment was going into property rather than "productive businesses that create jobs". "We've got to rejig the tax…
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Open mike 10/03/2025
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