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Daily Review 30/06/2015
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Greens allow split vote on online speech bill
It is likely that the Harmful Digital Communications Bill will receive its final reading today (for background see Bryce Edwards today). The Greens are allowing a split vote: ...The Harmful Digital Communications Bill seeks to protect those being “harmed” by material on the internet and…
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Caption Contest
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Greece and the Euro crisis
The invisible hand of the market is busy punching itself in the face today. Some observations on Greece and the Euro crisis, from the factual to the fun, courtesy of Twitter this morning. https://twitter.com/guardianworld/status/615634987895775232 https://twitter.com/danylmc/status/615621004849614849 https://twitter.com/danylmc/status/615622735910187008 https://twitter.com/norightturnnz/status/615620734975520769 https://twitter.com/gtiso/status/615618314270736385
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Another disease of poverty making a comeback
Diseases of poverty, notably rheumatic fever, are making a comeback in this country, and there is no quick fix. Today we can add another disease of deprivation to the list: Number of rickets cases on the rise in New Zealand Rickets, a disease generally associated…
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Kia ora Gaza
Pro Palestinian terrorists intending to smuggle into Gaza weapons of mass destruction including solar panels and medical supplies. Yesterday we had an early test for Murray McCully's desire to solve the Middle East crisis. Two Maori Television journalists, Native Affairs reporter Ruwani Perera and cameraman Jacob…
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Open mike 30/06/2015
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Daily Review 29/06/2015
[Picture to commemorate the last Native Affairs show with Mihi Forbes' involvement] Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other.
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Will New Zealand social housing soon subsidise Australian social housing?
John Key was on Radio New Zealand this morning talking about the sale of social housing to Australian Social Housing provider Horizon Housing. Vague John as opposed to Definite John ("it is all Labour's fault and here is the conclusive proof" or "Labour does it…
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Watch Native Affairs tonight
https://twitter.com/Mihi_Forbes/status/615307108335026177
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Youth rates and youth employment
Remember how National's youth rates were going to raise levels of youth employment? Turns out not so much. This slide from a talk by CPAG's Alan Johnson is doing the rounds on Twitter this morning: The red line is employment for the over 65's. The…
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Inequality – Treasury report
Last week Treasury came out with a detailed and interesting report, Inequality in New Zealand 1983/84 to 2013/14. The web page is here, and the full document (pdf) here. From the summary: The results indicate an increase in the inequality of market and disposable income…
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Open mike 29/06/2015
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Older white men paid double young ethnic women
That's not my headline. That's Stuff's business section's headline. Middle-aged white men might be sick of being cast as villains, but a report suggests they should check their privilege. And that's not my first sentence, that's business reporter Richard Meadows' first sentence. I'm going to…
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Auckland Council and the latest rates rise
The publicity onslaught on Auckland Council this week was somewhat predictable although it could have been handled better. There were some pretty simple mistakes made. The spending of $1,296.60 excluding GST on a small celebration after the budget passed was bound to attract attention. Clearly…
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Selling state houses to Australia
There is a desperate need for state housing in NZ. Headlines from the last year include: State Housing waiting lists go through the roof More living in cars as rents go through roof Families in urgent need of state housing waiting twice as long -…
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Australia where the bloody hell are you on gay marriage?
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that a state ban on gay marriage is a breach of the 14th amendment to the US Constitution. This amendment says no state shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” The majority…
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Open mike 28/06/2015
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Armstrong is Craig’s last fan
I want some of what John Armstrong is smoking: Being foolish does not prove you are a fool Craig may have been foolish in seeking MacGregor's affections. But he is no fool. Craig undoubtedly possesses a ruthless streak. He has simply transferred it from the…
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Gagging scientists
Here's how National's "brighter future" is working out for scientists (good work by RNZ): More scientists complain of gagging More scientists are coming forward saying they are being gagged or pressured, the Association of Scientists says. Late last year the association released a poll showing…
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Damn right I’m angry
(Partly inspired by Mandy's call to Andrew Little to "get angry".) It's funny (or depending on your point of view, completely predictable) how often feminist analysis and leftwing analysis overlap. There's a term: "tone argument". It refers to the regular pleas directed at feminists, anti-racism…
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Amazing Grace
"Blinded by hatred, the alleged killer could not see the grace surrounding Reverend Pinckney and that Bible study group. The light of love that shone as they opened the church doors and invited a stranger to join in their prayer circle. The alleged killer…
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Open mike 27/06/2015
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An open letter to Andrew Little
Dear Mr Little, Like you, I’ve been thinking really hard about how the hell we can get John Key and his corporate bandits out of government before they have so fatally destroyed our democracy that it is irretrievable (I fear we’re very close.) I’d like…
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Daily Review 25/06/2015
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White man behind a desk: Climate Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRkpOrF2gw8
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Weekend social 26/06/2015
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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Darren Watson – I got your office right here – live acoustic version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcFg8HY3S7M For your Friday's entertainment the live acoustic version of blues maestro Darren Watson's I got your office right here. Darren of Planet Key fame is now in the Court of Appeal trying to protect his artistic right to have his music played. The song…
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Universal Basic Income Experiment
As reported in The Independent, Utrecht, a city with a population of some 300 000 people, is to launch a universal basic income experiment. Recently, a court order issued to the Dutch government demanded that it cut CO2 emissions by 25% over the next 5…
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Sacrificing mental health to dragons
Originally posted at Boots Theory! The Labour Party has had a sneak peek at the process our government is using to pick "providers" for its mercenary social impact bonds scheme, and it's like something off television: Overseas banks and their preferred providers were asked to…