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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. The Finance Minister said this morning that the asteroid speeding towards the country presented opportunities for New Zealand. Scientists yesterday announced that a giant asteroid is…
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Weekend social is for non political chat. What's on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can't we all just get along?
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. It was another masterful display in the House yesterday, as the Prime Minister ran rings around the Opposition yet again. First up was a question…
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Labour leaders face a problem across the world. Ed Miliband, David Shearer (and Phil Goff previously) and Julia Gillard all seem to be unable to create a lasting and inspiring approach to engages volunteers, activists and voters in a vision. Len Brown had it- his…
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A contrite Mayor Len Brown today offered his apology to Port workers for causing their redundancies by demanding higher port profits then giving them the cold shoulder. "I turned my back on the working class I claim to represent. That 'we're on a journey' BS…
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Can anyone tell me why the Nats are spending $300m to build and $36m pa to run a 960-bed PPP prison when there are 2000 spare beds in the system and prisoner numbers are projected to fall? Or why Joyce is cutting a dirty 'convention…
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I only recall ever picking up Management magazine once. It was back in 2009, I think, and John Key was on the cover. The article was like Playboy for managers, porn for stuffed suits. Breathless adoration of their god-king. Now, even the capitalist class is…
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Does anyone have a job for a 60 year old? Job experience as follows: 7 years on the Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council (maintains strong industry relations), Minister of Revenue with 3 governments (4-time winner of least memorable minister award), member of 4 political parties (proven…
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Stuff has a report telling us what we already know: an old boys' network keeps women out of the boardroom in Australia and New Zealand. This clubbiness is just one of the reasons we're such an unequal country. A small network of white middle-class males…
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Ports of Auckland wants to increase profits by slashing pay-packets by 20% - $6m. It won't make the containers move faster. It will increase profits only by taking bread out of the mouths of port worker families So far, the process has cost them at…
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John Key's Cabinet meet to discuss the economic situation Widespread industrial action, economic growth projections revised downwards, more job losses, attacks on the welfare safety net, selling our strategic assets, and no strategy to grow our economy. For those of you who thought John Key's…
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Dear Len, I know you have been doing a lot. The Auckland Plan is looking great. But I’m afraid we’re going to have to break up. I delivered your leaflets in the rain. I erected your hoardings across Auckland. I phoned and canvassed support for…
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Nobody will be surprised to learn that Treasury is forecasting a deficit blowout. Treasury forecasts always have to be taken with a grain of salt, but the tendency in recent times has been for Treasury forecasts to be unduly optimistic. The fact that the news…
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The $340K contractors hired to show our diplomats the door have told them that, to cope with stress, they could pray, take a bath, or get a cat. What else do you think was on the list?: Suggestion 4: Whistle while you don't work... Suggestion…
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Yesterday Shearer asked Key: "Is it correct that under the current provisions of the bill half a dozen foreign investors could legally purchase all the listed shares?". Key answered "No, because the limit is 10 percent, 6 times 10 is 60, and the Government is…
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Some quizzes to see if you can identify the US Republican Presidential Contender from the misanthrope. From Mad Magazine: . And from Foreign Policy, a link to a similar quiz to distinguish Rick Santorum from Ayatollah Khamenei. -- Answers to Mad Quiz above: Romney: 1,…
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Today Ports of Auckland sacked 292 employees in the pursuit of the unobtainable by the idiotic. The Ports of Auckland documents showed that, from the start, they intended to provide a conflict with the intent of sacking all the workers and rehiring them on worse…
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This is a government of excuses, not results. In their first term they blamed our economic doldrums on the global financial situation. This despite the fact that they were elected on the promise that their policies took the financial crisis into account, and were going…
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Police numbers are going to be slashed. Diplomats too. And nurses. All up, 2,500 jobs gone so far for $20m saved. And it turns out more than half the government's new doctors don't exist. Big public sector strikes may be coming. Every time you read…
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Union's have gone global in response to global financial capital's push to drive wage costs to the bottom. Canadian United Steel Workers (USW) will meet local workers in Invercargill on Thursday at the Working Men's Club at 8pm and picket outside Rio Tinto office in…
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What ideas has National had to grow the economy? There was the promise that tax cuts would magically do the trick, but that was never anything more than a blatant election bribe. There was the cycleway, but that's a joke. There was tearing up our…
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Here's the trend for the past six months of Roy Morgans projected to the next election. I made this graph, not to piss Righties off with its obvious outrageous-ness (OK, not just to piss Righties off) or even to point out how steep National's current…
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Confirmation that a petition for a citizens initiated referendum is to be launched by a coalition led by Grey Power, the Greens and Labour. The word is it has been very complex getting wording agreed by all the groups. There's still going to be a …
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Maritime Union of New Zealand Help Save Our Port - Join us to rally to Save Our Port and stand up for job security for the port workers and their families and for a publically owned sustainable and successful port. This is an issue for…
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The Nats have announced their asset sales legislation. Mum and dad aren't at the front of the queue. No provisions to ensure 85-90% stays in Kiwi hands. Nothing to stop the companies being sliced up and sold after partial privatisation. No real way to stop…