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Reposted from Mountain Tui Substack Judith Collins, who once declared she “stabs from the front”, referencing a pregnant PM Jacinda Ardern, has penned an open letter1 to all Kiwis today. In it, she makes a number of disturbing claims, as valued workers (doctors, mental health…
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Auckland Council's final election result has now been declared. Overall the result is an improvement for the left compared to 2022. The Council looks either stable or slightly more progressive. And a few local boards have seen a significant shift to the left. The one…
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It’s not new news that Simeon Brown is now threatening senior doctors - he wants to force them to accept a pay offer, and also restrict their ability to protest. Judith Collins and Erica Stanford signaled a similar move in August for teachers. No surprise…
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Reposted with permission from Gordon Campbell's Werewolf Decades ago, Alexander Cockburn wrote a column pointing out that the true believers in the power and precision of the defence industry’s latest weaponry tend to be (a) their gullible government customers and (b) people on the left,…
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Jim Bolger has received fulsome accolades for a long life of public service. He is a quintessential New Zealand figure. Deeply rooted in the provinces, likeable and pragmatic, sharp and prepared to put in hard yards to win a position, at first glance he was…
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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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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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Stand by for the latest culture war skirmish. Sean Plunket is deeply upset at the notion that he should be subject to fairly minimal standards and is theatening to sue the Broadcasting Standards Authority and its members. The cause is the BSA indicating to him…
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One thing that has bothered me over recent months is the challenge of finding good data or articles about crime. I have a sense it must be up even as police are pulling back from mental health calls, and failing to even look at thousands…
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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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Brian Easton says we cannot attain a sustainable Scandinavian-type quality of life while keeping the existing tax system in place New Zealand has ‘Scandinavian ambitions in terms of quality of life, but a US attitude to tax’: Lara Clark. One of the most perceptive remarks…
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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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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 Government has announced a halving of the country’s goal for reductions of Methane gas emissions. This was an utterly predictable announcement but nevertheless deeply disturbing. The Government has halved the target methane reduction for farming. And it has announced that there will be no…
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https://youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA?si=dAyDxbe7V69p8SJN Thanks The Juice Media.
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