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No Right Turn has a good post pointing out that John Key's petty fascism on sick leave is already covered by the law. An employer can demand a worker provide a medical certificate after one day's sick leave - so long as they have reasonable…
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Beware of a Finance Minister who is selective in the use of statistics. This was Bill English's answer to a patsy question in Parliament about National and the economy: It is the comprehensive economic package that the Government is pursuing, and if I can draw…
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Well done Kiwis! A rousing show of solidarity and strength has forced the Nats to back down from their plans to mine Schedule 4 land. We have preserved some of the most precious places in our country for future generations (or at least until the…
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There is a great review of Briar March and Lyn's documentary "There Once Was An Island: Te Henua E Noho" at Reading the Maps called "A preliminary report on the end of the world" I won't repeat the review part here, but it is well…
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Watching an article on the shipping breaking industry in Bangladesh got me thinking about trade. The textbooks tell us that free trade is good because it means a more efficient use of resources. We export timber to Samoa and import coconut products because our natural…
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I was talking to an old friend last night. She's been a Labour voter/supporter/activist nearly all her adult life. She lives in Rotorua. She said she might have to vote Green next year because she doesn't think she'll be able to support Steve Chadwick and…
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According to the NZ Herald: The Government has scrapped plans to mine conservation land in the face of furious public protest, NZPA has confirmed. Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee will announced the Cabinet's decision after National's MPs have been told about it at a caucus meeting...…
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The ETS-waste regulations currently being consulted on by the Government include a loophole that will actually increase greenhouse gas production in order to save polluters money. This isn't surprising given that the regulations were prepared for the Government by a company that will be best…
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Over at Kiwipolitico, Pablo has a very good post on the ancestry of the new law National has proposed to lock unions out of workplaces. With the 90-day extensions taking all the headlines I've not got around to making much comment on this law but…
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Here's John Key announcing his broad-based attack on the rights to fairness and justice that you and I currently enjoy in our jobs: 'In advancing this package, I would especially like to acknowledge the involvement and assistance of the Act Party, who will be working…
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Finally after weeks of delay, we are to hear what Cabinet is deciding over the mining of our precious Schedule 4 conservation land. According to RNZ: Three areas, Great Barrier Island, the Coromandel, and Paparoa National Park on the West Coast, are under consideration. The…
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Marty wrote this morning about the economic downsides of National's Fire at Will policy and attacking workers' rights and wages generally. I've got a question of my own. Does John Key have any evidence or official advice to back up his claim that taking away…
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Extending Fire at Will and attacking union access to worksites undermines workers' rights and is simply economic vandalism. Weaker work rights will tend to lead to lower wages (already falling under John Key's watch), low wages lead to underinvestment and poor economic performance, and lack…
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