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Duncan Garner does some good work on social issues. His piece today (warning annoying autoplay video) is another sad example of an avoidable death: HUSBAND DIES AFTER PLEAS TO LEAVE COLD STATE HOUSE IGNORED Soesa Tovo died on August 15 last year. ... Doctors and…
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From I/S at No Right Turn... Half-measures on housing quality Last week we learned that a child's death had been explicitly blamed on the poor quality of the state house she lived in. The government's polling must have been telling them about how angry the…
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Advocates of Kiwisaver and other funded "retirement savings" schemes perpetuate the fundamental misunderstanding that "conventional" in New Zealand's case "neo-liberal" economists, speculators, finance companies, politicians and those with a lot of share holding wealth in non-productive enterprises like to perpetuate. In other words all those…
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I blogged about this previously. Relationships Aotearoa will close its doors today and the actions the Government has taken to address related issues are looking increasingly inept. From Radio New Zealand yesterday morning: The Ministry of Social Development has met with five other providers; Barnardos, Presbyterian Support, Stand Children's Service,…
class war john key making shit up national radio you couldn't make this shit up
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UPDATE In breaking news the Prime Minister of New Zealand makes a shocking announcement "There is "no question" that quarries need tighter health and safety regulation, Mr Key said today." THIS is why he is PM people, his mental acuity, his insight, his ability to…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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Slightly redesigned in support of #CampbellLives. 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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In entirely predicable: news today: Prime News outrates TV3 as audience numbers halve ...Gillman says it's possible some viewers have tuned out following MediaWorks' decision to axe Campbell Live and the company's perceived lack of commitment to current affairs. "MediaWorks obviously feel comfortable experimenting but…
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An anonymous editorial in The Herald this morning really is atrocious: Mediocrity rules under school plan More than two years have passed since the Government announced an impressive plan for improving schools by paying them to work more closely together. They were to form clusters…
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Andrew Little (who personally shot JFK and who secretly posts on The Standard under the aliases lprent, mickysavage and r0b yeah uh huh definitely) has weighed in on the latest round of dirty politics: Andrew Little: 'Toxic' Cameron Slater not wanted in NZ politics ...…
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As far as I can ascertain Cameron Slater has released one statement about the allegations made against him by Ben Rachinger aired on the Nation last weekend. Slater is a self confessed social media guru. His statement does not appear to be on his own site. He…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …