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Open mike 30/12/2012
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Selling NZ – in the news
There's been a couple of stories in the news over the last 24 hours that could do with some scrutiny. The both relate to NZ's involvement in the global market-place, and raise questions about benefits to NZ and it's citizens. The treasury has warned that…
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Open mike 29/12/2012
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Comments at the end of 2012
Been doing my usual look through the stats on the site (and testing the database link), so I thought I'd share them. The last week of 2012 isn't quite correct because we haven't finished yet, and we started the site in week 32 of 2007.…
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Weekend social 28/12/2012
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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Will the real David Shearer please stand up?
Some of us have been asking what David Shearer actually stands for, as was seen in some of the comments below Mike Smith's Amidst th' encircling gloom post. For many of us a substantial new political direction is needed to tackle many urgent problems. Democratic…
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Open mike 28/12/2012
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Mud-slinging
Khandallaviper asked today in Open Mike “What is characterising and feeding the ongoing divide?” commenting on my statement that our aim in setting up the Standard was not to “join Farrar in making the prospect of a Labour government the principal target for attack.” A…
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From me culture to we culture
This morning I saw a report on Al Jazeera News on TV, about the rise of shared consumption in Europe. The main focus was an a rent-a-present service operating in France. Children are seen opening Christmas presents that have been rented for a a few months. At…
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Fear factors
Tim Grosner , in the aftermath of the latest Doha round of climate talks said the following about global warming and emissions: “This is a long-term problem and we have a long-term strategic approach to deal with it.” Which is nice. So sit back and…
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Open mike 27/12/2012
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Take the damn chocolates AWAY
I'm about to start doing some substantial site changes. So don't get worried if the site disappears for a few minutes at a time. Most of these changes are targeted at increasing the privacy of both the site and of the people who use it.…
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Best and worst of 2012
Best leader of the year? Hmm, Russel Norman's done a very good job but is very much in his Honeymoon period - he's yet to be seriously tested. Winston, on the other hand, has come back from the dead in a way that few thought…
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Open mike 26/12/2012
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Open mike 25/12/2012
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Merry Xmas!
Or should that be Marxmas...? It's been a bloody good year here at the Standard and we'd like to thank our readers and commenters and wish you all a very enjoyable Christmas day.
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Quote of the Year: “Planet Key”
I don't know what universe the panel is in, that judged the "zip it" one as quote of the year. The political one that has been repeated most and spawned a load of images and comments, is surely "Planet Key"? Metiria Turei turned the government's…
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Open mike 24/12/2012
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