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I try to avoid commercial television and radio. Too many egos and the commercial agenda is too transparent. This is why I believe state media has such an important role to play. Radio New Zealand for instance does a very good job in providing in depth…
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Obesity is a difficult topic to write about, so some quick preliminaries. First, people have a lot of natural variation in healthy body shapes and types, it is perfectly possible to be "fat" and healthy. Second, obesity is in part a socioeconomic issue and a…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas 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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Yesterday I wrote about our lack of influence on Australia on the detention and deportation of Kiwis. Today Key is trying to dress up Aussie platitudes as scraps of progress. But Labour MP Kelvin Davis is taking action: Christmas Island 'just like a prison' Mr…
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I hear that National is planning something quite radical for next year’s Auckland’s local body elections. There are plans for a new regional vehicle, Future Auckland, to contest various elections in the super city. The reason for the change is that National understand how important Auckland is…
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There has been plenty of chatter recently over a Goldman Sachs report. Here's one example summary: GOLDMAN SACHS: The GFC is back Remember the 2008 financial crisis? Well, it’s back. The financial disaster, which started seven years ago with the US real estate and investment…
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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 …