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Open Mike 12/07/2026
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Open Mike 11/07/2026
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Daily review 10/07/2026
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Let’s celebrate Kiwi music
Happy Matariki everyone. Sorry I have been missing lately. Big stuff happening at a local level which need to be addressed to protect the interests of Westies. But can I present something for us all to do on Matariki day and can we celebrate Te…
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Open Mike 10/07/2026
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A Very High Impact Climbdown by Minister Bishop
Minister of Transport Chris Bishop has now finally admitted that National’s 2023 election promises in transport were “very ambitious, ” and pushed many of them into simply future unfunded ideas, at devastating economic cost. He has today significantly delayed many of the previously promised Roads…
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Daily review 09/07/2026
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Simpleton Brown: an idiot about power
Just been looking at the solar policies between National and Labour on RNZ "Labour promises subsidies, new loan schemes for installing solar". What I was most struck by was a statement by the gormless simpleton from National that displays a complete lack of understanding of…
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Labour: Solar without the Upfront Cost
This is impressive from Labour. Not only have they used a broad systems thinking approach looking at intersecting issues, but at their press conference they sounded like they're already in government. Labour have obviously done a lot of hard work on this over time, and…
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Open Mike 09/07/2026
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Daily review 08/07/2026
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Open Mike 08/07/2026
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Daily review 07/07/2026
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Open Mike 07/07/2026
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Official talk of Independent Foreign Policy is farcical
If we are a “force multiplier” we are not independent. We are meant to multiply force for the US. Against China. Madness. It’s a very important question. At the Foreign Affairs Select Committee last month Labour’s foreign affairs spokesperson Vanushi Walters, quoting Prime Minister Luxon,…
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Daily review 06/07/2026
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Hate speech laws threaten free speech – Keith Locke memorial debate 2026
This years debate was held on July 2nd. I was in Invercargill with a nasty cold, so I'm about to watch it now whilst catching up on code. The web page for the 2026 debate with details on the speakers in on Keith's website. The…
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Open Mike 06/07/2026
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