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So, John Key is heading back from yet another overly long 'trade mission' that seemed to involve little in the way of actual meetings and a lot in the way of trying on silly hats. While in Latin America, he somehow managed to snub our…
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The Keep Our Assets petition will be submitted today at 12.30 at Parliament with approximately 400,000 signatures -get along if you can for the presentation. It is the largest petition in New Zealand history. The referendum that will follow will test National's mandate for asset…
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Barring a miraculous outbreak of common sense the sale of at least some state owned assets is going ahead. Should the parties of the Left continue to oppose the process? Lew At Kiwipolitico (loudly cheered on by Bryce Edwards) doesn't think so. I think Lew…
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The NZ Herald states New Zealand banks face what's expected to be the biggest class suit the country's seen over $1 billion in default fees claimed by lenders over the past six years. Three of Australasia's biggest law firms will announce the class suit to…
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Reading the Economist this morning and saw the pseudonymous Free Exchange blog post on the economics of internet - specifically "How to quantify the gains that the internet has brought to consumers". It was followed up by a post by Hal Varian, the chief economist at Google.…
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OK "smarter" is the wrong word - the Brits are more politically engaged than us. That's just a personal opinion, having lived in both places, but it seems to be that the British are more interested and more critically engaged in their political process than…
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Climate change is rewriting the rules of the planet. Here in NZ we are being warned of "the end for farming as we know it". There have been any number of warnings and calls to action, most recently from "Wise Response", and Otago based initiative…
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My regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere (no linkwhoring). This week: International Women's…
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Some analysts are talking about risks of investing in Mighty River Power in the media today. Weather, electricity demand, overseas expansion. I'll tell you what would make me think twice if I was contemplating buying shares (like most Kiwis I couldn't afford to even if…
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In recent posts in this series we've focused on the Children’s Social Health Monitor 2012 Update Report, see the the full report (pdf) here. Today we look at the the final Health and Wellbeing Indicator, and a wrap-up for the report. INJURIES ARISING FROM THE ASSAULT,…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id--ZFtjR5c 2002 documentary about the April 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt which briefly deposed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. A television crew from Ireland's national broadcaster, RTÉ happened to be recording a documentary about Chávez during the events of April 11, 2002. Shifting focus, they followed the…
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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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It's International Women's Day. Sue Moroney's semi-regular Women's Affairs newsletter sums it up well: International Women's Day has been observed since the early 1900's. Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. A global web…
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Happy one-week anniversary to The Daily Blog. If you haven't checked it out yet I highly recommend it. I've been impressed with the launch and the first week. If Bradbury and crew can keep up the momentum over the long haul (and blogging is a…
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"Wise Response" is an Otago based group set up to advocate for a serious and considered response to climate change - check out their website (and coverage in the ODT). Wise Response are calling for a "Risk Assessment for NZ in our Deteriorating World": Therefore,…
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Farrar and Mallard want us to give the NZRU a statue to trade back one of Holyoake that the government accidentally sold them along with the old State Services building. How about saying to the NZRU, 'We accidentally sold you a statue but, hey, you…
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John Key's decision to not attend Hugo Chavez's funeral is a snub of a major trade partner at a crucial time. Remember, this junket's justification is that, for some reason, Key's presence in these countries will improve trade. But, in snubbing Venezuela, he is insulting…
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In the news this afternoon, the "nice work if you can get it" bonuses for Mighty River bosses: Mighty River board getting extra $1200 a day ...It also emerged that Mighty River's directors were receiving additional fees of $1200 for each day they spend working…
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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 government has announced a range of new measures targeting recipients of state assistance. Social Development Minister Paula Bennett announced today that those seeking assistance…
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Nick Smith, freshly rejuvenated after is fall from grace, is now challenging Auckland council's plan for compact housing. Smith wants to increase the urban sprawl to deliver more land to private developers. This will do nothing to create more affordable housing or to defuse the…
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Oh look - even Peter Dunne is getting disgusted with Key's arrogance: Dunne sends 'time-bomb warning' to Key Government support partner Peter Dunne has sent a "time bomb warning" to Prime Minister John Key, saying his "cut through" approach over the SkyCity convention centre and…
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The recognition of the need to provide income support to farmers during this drought period is illustrative. It illustrates the importance of having a comprehensive social protection system that steps in when things go wrong including the weather as in this case. It illustrates the…
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So Parata was warned by her ministry that it was too soon to make big Christchurch school changes and they should be rolled out in smaller groups. The demographics aren't settled, no-one knows quite which way people are going to move. We've certainly not got…
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To a first approximation the protection of the environment in this country is managed by two distinct entities; inside the Conservation estate it falls to DoC and outside of that it falls onto the Regional Councils. Under this government both are being slowly dismantled. Over the last…
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