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Now that I can no longer call myself young2, the old adage that younger people simply lack concentration does appear to me to be correct. So I'm going to stop slagging off the old, and start slagging off the young. It is more fun... But since…
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On Stuff today: Politicians exhibit a propensity for navel-gazing. But the recent level of attention around Andrew Little's digestive tract is extraordinary. National's Judith Collins asserted that he had "no guts". A day earlier, her boss Prime Minister John Key challenged the Labour leader to…
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The death of Leonard Nimoy at the age of 83 will no doubt cause many to talk about his life and about the being that was Spock. I thought I should get my 2c and state proudly that because of what he said Spock must…
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And now for something slightly different. Today there will be a sand sculpture competition at Whatipu on Auckland's West Coast. It is part of the annual seaweek event where aspects of our marine environment and threats to it are highlighted. If you are in Auckland…
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Slane in The Listener (via Bryce Edwards):
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Sorry to hear today of the passing of Leonard Nimoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk6Y79vduEE
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Who owns your local Nat MP? You're supposed to be able to find out who donated to them, but in most cases you can't: Loophole: National Party donors stay secret An analysis of electoral finance declarations shows more than 80 per cent of donations to…
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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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NZ First leader Winston Peters has confirmed he will contest the Northland by-election. Labour has already selected Willow-Jean Prime as its candidate and National will confirm their nominee to replace Mike Sabin in a few days time. ACT will also stand a candidate, but, frankly,…
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From the Labour Party: "Nigel Haworth has been elected as Labour Party President following a vote conducted among the constituent organisations and elected representatives of the Party. This follows the resignation of Moira Coatsworth in December 2014. Nigel previously served on the Party's NZ Council…
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My tourettes has been playing up again. Every time I have seen John Key recently I have had this overwhelming urge to swear. It usually manifests itself by the urge to repeat two words, the first starting with "f" and the second one being "liar". Clearly…
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Poor John Key. Unable to get support in Parliament for his military misadventure. Assailed on all sides by politicians and critics who prefer an independent foreign policy to slavishly following America into another ill defined war. Damned by his own words, we're going so as…
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From yesterday's General Debate: http://youtu.be/OeCTj2Ursc8
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John Key has said today that he urged the Remuneration Authority not to give MPs a salary increase. Get that feeling of deja vu? Idiot Savant at No Right Turn explains why. Most MPs resigned to their 1.4pc pay rise, Dominion Post, 25 December 2010:…
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Its 100 days since the NZ Labour Party elected Andrew Little as its leader. What an inspired decision that has turned out to be! Little has galvanised the party, united the caucus and given John Key some serious opposition for the first time since Helen…
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The Keystone pipeline would have been bad news for the environment: Keystone Pipeline Will Impact Climate Change, State Department Reports ...So the State Department has dug more deeply into the issue of greenhouse gases (pdf) as well and announced today that the Keystone XL pipeline…
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Oh No. Union boss: I've never smoked and I've got lung cancer The head of the Council of Trade Unions has confirmed she has lung cancer. In an email to union delegates, Helen Kelly says she is undergoing further tests to determine the extent and…
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After the formal speeches on the Iraq deployment John Key set off on an extraordinary spittle-flecked rant against Labour. Watch it if you can: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB1-UiUOjmE It ends with Key telling Little to "get some guts" (something that armchair generals are well known for of course).…
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A petition to oppose sending troops to Iraq has gained over 9,000 signatures in its first 24 hours. You can sign the petition here. Tell John Key that he may be deciding to send troops to Iraq on your behalf, but he is not acting…
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From RadioNZ The Labour Party has stood down its social development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni - following charges of benefit fraud being laid against her mother. Labour Party leader Andrew Little said the charges against her mother meant Ms Sepuloni had a conflict of interest in…
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Yesterday the families lost only a small bit of the battle for justice at Pike in an application to get some of the documentation relating to the decision to dismiss the charges against Peter Whittall relating to the Pike River Mine explosion. Most of the documents…
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Reposted from Polity The National counterattack line on Iraq is now out and about - courtesy of DPF. It has two parts: Labour would have done exactly the same as National; and Labour are for doing nothing at all First, of course, those statements cannot…
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National has been busy constructing a story around recent news concerning Donghua Liu's donation of $25,000. The proposition is that John Key went to Donghua Liu's place for dinner, that Liu then gave a significant donation but it was not to the party or to Liu's BFF Maurice Williamson…
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The first three speeches from yesterdays session in Parliament on sending troops to Iraq - John Key, Andrew Little, Russel Norman. Little's speech is cogent, Norman's is brilliant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhL1h6FFxRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSQSCMTqZQE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6bn6J7G6gQ Russel Norman (0:26): We're going to supposedly defend democracy in the Middle East, but…
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New Zealand banks (which are really Australian banks) are REALLY worried (for themselves, oh and for us too). KPMG is reporting that NZ (read Australia) bank executives are scared for themselves due to the high rate of cashed up property buying foreigners gobbling up land…
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