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UPDATE Tree is staying. Maybe. Was driving through Henderson yesterday toward the Auckland City Centre and spotted a car with screen painting on it… “Keep Kauri Standing”… Imagine my surprise when I passed another on the motorway… Imagine my further surprise when I passed said…
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One of my real pet peeves is interviewers who don't let incredibly knowledgeable people speak to the topic they have been invited. Today Judge Peter Boshier was being interviewed by Kathryn Ryan in his capacity as a Law Commissioner. As the interview evolved it began…
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The latest on the spying revelations as they emerge in The Herald. Apparently we're spying on penguins now... New Zealand's spy reach stretches across globe New Zealand spies on Vietnam, China, India, Pakistan, South American nations and a range of other countries to help fill…
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One of the things I've found interesting about being involved in writing for The Standard is getting to recognise the particular thoughtfulness of some of those who regularly comment. There are some good brains out there, and some highly informed people. Therefore I'd like to…
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So the cheque book has come out and National is targeting local greed to try and get its candidate Mark Osborne home in Northland. National has promised to convert to two lanes ten existing one lane bridges at a cost of up to $69 million.…
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Andrew Little was pushing the Prime Minister today on the fact that he's ripping off workers and businesses to the tune of $350 million in ACC levies in order to generate his much-promised, never-delivered budget surplus. Desperate to throw mud any way he could, Key…
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3 News is advertising a special announcement of "national significance" at 3:45. Live stream here? No, doesn't seem to be working. http://www.3news.co.nz/Video/3NewsLiveStream.aspx Will update post: NZX (the stock exchange) has posted holds on trading for multiple dairy companies including Fonterra - related? Breaking - Police…
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Heather du Plessis-Allan reports that the PM is a sexist git, sorry, can't handle a hammer: https://twitter.com/HDPA/status/575040205759119360 (hat tip Pascal's Bookie!) UPDATE: The Herald reports that the video has received a million hits. About 999, 997 more than the nail. Boom tsssh!
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PM won't give assurance NZers not caught in eavesdropping Key says he won't quit if mass collection of Kiwis' communications proved NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER RETRACTS VOW TO RESIGN IF MASS SURVEILLANCE IS SHOWN
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Selwyn Manning's new EveningReport site got off to a massive start last night with a long, interesting interview with Nicky Hager. Take home quote (courtesy Russell Brown): "The GCSB is not a New Zealand operation, in any practical sense". Please post text for any other…
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' What happens when a not-too-bright, out of his depth bloke who has scrambled his way into the executive management team ends up working with a junior but well-qualified, smart, competent woman who can see right through him? Not for the first time, this is…
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Selwyn Manning has set up and will edit a new site http://EveningReport.nz/. Nice to see another progressive net news and current affairs site being set up. You can read the press release here. EveningReport.nz launches tonight (8pm, March 9, 2015) and is established under its 'Independent Interactive…
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This morning we had a perfect example of what so deeply frustrates those of us who keep harping on about pro-government bias in how the mainstream media report political events. After an appalling display of obfuscation and a blatant disregard for public concern from PM…
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Here, with thanks to Twitter - is our first ever animation for a caption competition! https://twitter.com/sexnap/status/574435557536702464
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Reposted from Polity National has announced: As the Northland by-election campaign heats up, the government has announced it will replace ten single lane bridges on Northland's Twin Coast Highway over the next six years. Roading has been singled out as one of the issues in…
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Predictably, Patrick Gower has put the boot in to Labour over Andrew Little's comments on the Northland by election: https://twitter.com/patrickgowernz/status/574324299730849792 Now, to be fair to Mr Gower, has has very consistently opposed "dirty deals", and laid into National strongly over Epsom. But he's wrong to…
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I spent some of my teen years living in Titirangi. There's an odd contradiction at play in that part of Auckland: a stark ideological divide between the hippies and greenies who head to the market every last-Sunday for some amethyst jewellery and cumin-speckled gouda, and…
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Thousands came to Newtown today for the Annual Fair on a beautiful sunny Wellington day. The Labour party stall was right in the middle and instead of handing out lots of leaflets had a big sign saying "Tell us what you think." …
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Most of the attention on today's episode of Q&A focused on the two biggest issues in NZ politics at the moment - the Northland by-election and Nicky Hager's most recent GCSB revelations. But in Andrew Little's interview with Heather du Plessis-Allan - amongst her blatant, failed attempts to get…
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Andrew Little on TVNZ's Q&A: Andrew Little gives big hint to left voters on Peters support Labour leader Andrew Little has given a strong hint to left-leaning voters that they can be "realistic" and back Winston Peters in the Northland by-election. Mr Little told TVNZ's…
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National are in a full panic about Northland: The National Party is scrambling all jets to bolster Northland byelection candidate Mark Osborne as polling shows NZ First leader Winston Peters has a chance of taking the traditionally safe National seat. Prime Minister John Key will…
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The Sunday Star Times this morning has published further articles based on the Snowden leaks. They deserve to be read in full. They include this one which details the setup in Waihopai (aka Ironsands), the fact that it is one of many bases throughout the world using…
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Today is International Women's Day: International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Helen Clark is the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the first woman to lead the organization,…
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For any accounts from the TPP protest marches today. DUNEDIN An excellent turnout in Dunedin, more than 1000 people in a lively march down George St, with speeches, music and poetry in the Octagon. MPs Metiria Turei and Clare Curran addressed the crowd, along with…
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Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. A good day to ask why the gender pay gap in NZ is still growing. One of the first legislative acts of the current National government was to abolish the Department of Labour’s Pay and Employment Equity Unit. (This action…
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Two interesting changes in the Northland by-election overnight. Firstly, John Key has realised that National are in trouble. He has now scheduled three visits to the electorate in the next two weeks, which strongly suggests their own polling has confirmed the TV3/Reid Research result that…
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