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Paul Goldsmith, aka Paora Goldsmith, performs an important function for the Government. He is the Minister of Justice. He does not have a legal background. He has an MA in history and worked for a while for the Waitangi Tribunal. He then changed and complained…
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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 coming oil shock is not just about oil. The future is baked in, and its not good. National's backward-looking budget will make it much worse. Whether or not Trump and Netanyahu start the bombing again, today's state of the market report from Radio New…
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There are still those who pine, from the readership of Jacinda Ardern's biography, for a state that is perfectly kind, does everything with speed and authority, and brims with patrician wisdom for us all. Her 1.5 terms held many instances in which the state operated on…
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What a day yesterday was. National announced that some of the poorest amongst us were going to have their rent increased so that others that are also poor would receive slightly more. From Lillian Hanly at Radio New Zealand: The government's announced a major shake-up…
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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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Millions of New Zealand citizens are making good money today from the killing of kids thanks to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund which has over $140,000,000 invested in Palantir, described by some – for good reason – as The Most Evil Company on Earth. Additionally,…
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Wellington is being deliberately targeted by National and it is destroying the third largest region of New Zealand. In December 2023 the National-led government cancelled up to $7.4 billion of transport funding by simply removing the Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme. This would have been…
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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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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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National today intensified efforts to alienate the entire public service by announcing that a further 9,000 public positions will be culled if, god help us, they are returned to power. From Jo Moir at Radio New Zealand: The government has announced plans to slash public…
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In the courting stage, politicians woo prospective partners (aka objects of interest, prey or plebs) with promises and shiny little trinkets. They put on their best clothes, to make the most favourable impression, brush their teeth and comb their hair. Without hesitation, and without fail,…
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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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You can tell it is election year. Winston Peters is doing what Winston Peters does, coming up with policy that will not happen and milking the media attention for all it is worth. His latest is his announcement that NZ First will, if it can,…
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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 …