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The report on the Urewera raids from the Independent Police Complaints Authority is (unlike some other reports we could mention) certainly no whitewash: Report into Operation Eight finds Police acted unlawfully Press Release: Independent Police Conduct Authority An Independent Police Conduct Authority report has found…
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February 25, 2013: Govt blocked grandiose Solid Energy plans in 2009 The government blocked proposals in 2009 from its coal mining company Solid Energy for a billion-dollar capital injection to allow it to become "the Petrobras of this country", Prime Minister John Key says. March…
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So, Neazor's written his report into the 88 New Zealanders that the GCSB spied on. In the spirit of open government, National's suppressing it. But we're told it find that the GCSB 'arguably' didn't break the law. That's coming from the guy who excused them…
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Hamilton City looks like it'll be the first Council to pay a Living Wage as the appropriate sub-committee voted for it today. It will need to be confirmed by the full council, but should proceed. Currently 80 staff are paid less than the $18.40 living…
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Regular readers will all know BLiP, a long time commenter who methodically documents the performance of the government. Yesterday BLiP posted the following in Open mike, it deserves to be a post of its own. Read on for an account of National's environmental record... …
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Yesterday NZ's Fair Deal Coalition launched a new website, ourfairdeal.org, aimed at networking globally with others concerned about the secretive negotiation of intellectual property matters in the TTPA (Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement). This includes a range of significant organisations with diverse, and possibly conflicting, interests.…
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Key is busy explaining that his petrol tax increase won't just be funding his pet highway projects - the 'Roads of National Significance'. He says it'll go on public transport, too. Well, yeah, maybe. But the truth is that National is slashing public transport funding…
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New Zealand has soaked up a lot of constitutional arrogance from this National government (see here, here), but Key might have gone too far this time. On 17th May Geddis posted this on Pundit: I think National just broke our constitution In the wake of the budget, the…
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That's what Mighty River stocks closed at today. Down on their issue price within ten days. And there's a strong chance that the Meridian float will sink the price of Mighty shares even further - they're companies with similar profiles, are regulated in the same…
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In the UK the latest political scandal is the alleged description by a senior Tory of some of the Conservative Party's activist supporters as "mad, swivel-eyed loons". PM Cameron is thoroughly implicated in the mess, having apparently used similar language on a previous occasion. Shades…
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The Right's fairytale machine makes a lot of Key's supposed ability to charm foreign leaders and open doors for Kiwi trade (despite the fact that none of the FTA talks he has begun show signs of conclusion). Well, the door slammed shut for meat exports…
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I had heard that National's internal polling was showing they were becoming vulnerable on social equity issues. For some reason New Zealanders are coming to think of them as a government that looks after its rich mates at the expense of everyone else (who would…
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It's how they roll.
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As I/S pointed out yesterday, the Government's "innovation" agenda is nothing more than a cuts to R&D and hidden subsidies. Today in the Herald that's confirmed by the Associations of Scientists President, Shaun Hendy. there is also a strong primary sector flavour to several challenges…
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No Right Turn on National's science funding scam. Read it in conjunction with this piece in Stuff today on falling numbers of senior students following National's axing of the postgrad student allowance. Welcome to the Brighter Future. National's "innovation" agenda The government has been trumpeting…
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A while ago a copy of The Standard (version 1.0 - the old newspaper) from 1938 crossed my (r0b's) desk. Down through the years, lining a shelf in an old wardrobe. It wasn't in perfect condition, but still perfectly legible. In 1938 Europe is on…
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The invaluable Andrew Geddis has yet another good post on Pundit: I think National just broke our constitution In the wake of the budget, the Government is pushing through a whole bunch of bills in one great rush of non-stop, orgiastic lawmaking. Most of these…
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With so much going this week I'm going to hold the final chapter of the OCC 2012 report over for next week, and focus on current events. Firstly, of course, the budget. After widely signaling action on child poverty, nothing of any significance happened in…
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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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When a culturally driven desire for a degree of autonomy clashes with culturally driven intolerence, some interesting dynamics can be unleashed. And when the dominant culture seeks to report on it... well, it can all get a bit confusing for them. The United Kingdom Independence…
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Air NZ has recently posted a $138 million profit, successfully turning around losses of $1 million a week in its international airline with its award winning financial strategies, innovative marketing and outstanding service. It now forecasts that it will double that profit in the next…
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In its budget and its related "accord" with the Auckland Council over Housing, National moved in response to opposition pressures to increase affordable housing. It's all sleight of hand, limited real solutions, and one or two marginal gains. It's good that social (especially community) housing…
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First Collins fails the replicant test. Now Scott catches her openly plotting against her leader. Please please, National Party communications team, never, ever take her twitter from her.
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Nothing on poverty. Nothing on affordable housing. House prices forecast to keep rising. Attacks on local democracy. More fear into the lives of the poor (reviewable tenancies). Stealth privatisation of state housing, sorry, 'social housing'. A 'surplus' of 0.03% of GDP. Weak growth outlook. $200b…