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John Key's frothing exhortation to Andrew Little in Parliament to "get some guts" reminds one of opera's famous Duke of Plazatoro "who led his regiment from behind, he found it less exciting." Key's not going to Iraq - our soldiers are the ones in danger.…
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Back in 2003, John Key had an interesting take on whether it was appropriate to send troops to Iraq: he seemed to think the only factor to consider was whether we got a free trade agreement out of it. [Content note: graphic images] http://youtu.be/zpIXgJ7r2vU From…
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Kiwi troops are going to help in the fight against ISIS. We will apparently be part of an ANZAC training group upskilling Iraqi soldiers. No doubt the SAS will also be involved as, at the very least, protection for the ground forces. There is a…
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Brook Sabin pulls no punches laying the blame for the fruit fly outbreak at National's feet: Opinion: National to blame for fruit fly outbreak ... This is the fifth time flies have got across the border under National. ... It is no coincidence this has…
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Last weekend saw the annual Gay Pride Parade in Auckland. This is a parade that Labour has had representation at for many years and this year was no different. A large contingent of MPs and activists were in attendance. What was different was that National also…
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National is letting the regions wither. None more so than (Labour voting) Dunedin, with the closure of the Hillside Workshop, the underfunding of Dunedin Hospital, and the planned closure of the agricultural research center at near-by Invermay. For background to the planned closure see the…
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New Zealand will be sending troops to Iraq, and you read it first on The Standard. October last year, ISIS Talks with Obama May Signal New Zealand's Imminent Decision to Join Fight. The Defence Force revealed that military leaders from various countries do not meet…
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Last night on One News: Poll reveals big boost for Labour and Little Labour has surged six points to be back over 30% for the first time in a year. It now sits at 31%. National has also risen however - climbing four points to…
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The Herald yesterday ran a story about how Donghua Liu gave the National Party $25,000. My jaw dropped when I read this. Readers of that particular article were assisted by the provision of a timeline. But it was really scanty and I though that I should…
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It will soon be four years to the minute since the most destructive and deadly Canterbury / Christchurch earthquake. Condolences to the friends and families of the dead. Greetings to all who lived through it and remember. As far as I know none of The…
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A few days ago folk were wondering where Karol had got to. While we're sorry to lose her from The Standard, the good news is that Karol has started her own blog - Edge Times. Karol aims to cover a mix of politics and popular…
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I am writing a post about the Donghua Liu timeline for tomorrow but one question jumps up and I wonder what the answer is. Crowdsourcing help would be appreciated. Today the Herald announced that Liu donated to the National Party the sum of $25,000 in…
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As widely covered yesterday, one of National's first five charter schools is in particular trouble: Northland charter school on final notice Education Minister Hekia Parata has given a troubled Northland charter school a month to sort itself out before she decides whether to close it.…
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Social media is abuzz. Ngati Whatua have decided to close Okahu Bay today so that it can hold a Mokopuna day. The rednecks are saying that this is the end of civilisation as we know it. It is claimed that this is the start of apartheid…
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Another Roy Morgan poll out late last night makes decent reading for Little, Labour and the left: Today’s New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll shows National falling to 49% (down 3% since January 5-18, 2015). Support for Prime Minister John Key’s Coalition partners has also fallen…
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Reposted from Local Bodies. The recent public spat between Labour and the Greens may appear concerning, or relatively minor, but it is actually about the value of a properly functioning MMP system and the importance of establishing political identities within it. New Zealand has a…
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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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Guy Standing will be talking UBI, precariat etc - should be very interesting
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This post is an update of an earlier post I did on Waitakere News amended to include comment on the recent announcement that Cabinet is seeking another report on David Bain's application for compensation. Previous events surrounding David Bain's claim for compensation for his prosecution, imprisonment and subsequent acquittal left…
Judith Collins national national/act government same old national
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As previously noted, the team at Scoop are re-inventing themselves via a public conversation on the state of the media. They now have a crowdfunding page up at Pledgeme: We plan to transform into a not-for-profit media organisation held for the benefit of all NZers,…
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During the breaking of the recent HSBC banking scandal it was notable that the UK's Telegraph newspaper had terrible coverage. Now we now why. Three days ago Peter Oborne resigned as the chief political commentator at The Telegraph, dropping this bombshell: Why I have resigned…
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There will probably be a story soonish in The Herald that will be of particular interest to The Standard community. We have had nothing to do with the coverage. We’ve just been watching events unfold on Twitter, and we’re happy to see it come out…
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So the Nats are writing off the 600K spent on the prior reviews of compensation for David Bain, and planning to spend 400K on another one. As No Right Turn puts it - Here we go again. No Right Turn was on to it in…
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Apparently Mr Gower worked himself up into an unseemly state of excitement with a chance to stick it to Andrew Little on the telly last night. (He's catching a fair bit of well deserved flack on Twitter today.) Since the trigger for the feeding frenzy…
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A couple of messy days for Labour. I don't know any of the background apart from what has been reported but I agree that better consultation with the Greens should have occurred concerning the second position on the Security and Intelligence Committee. There is a…