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Bernard Hickey in The Herald is essential reading this morning: Bernard Hickey: We need doctors, not bar staff In all the hullaballoo this week about New Zealand's record high migration, a strange fact has emerged. The number of approvals for permanent residence has fallen from…
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Key's visit to Fiji was a flop in every respect: Key's Fiji visit a 'disaster': Labour ... At a state banquet, Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama criticised the New Zealand media and defended his banning of some journalists from Fiji, claiming they dispensed with facts.…
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Imagine a country where the political divide is over whether to ban fracking outright or to be opposed to fracking but have a moratorium first in order to gather more evidence. The SNP brought in a moratorium on fracking in January 2015. The vote last…
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Good piece by Jo Moir on Stuff this morning, about National's train-wreck week: Cabinet Ministers tipped as possible PM successors derail over homelessness and police Two ministers touted as heir apparent to John Key did themselves no favours this week, derailing spectacularly. Not just a…
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Elizabeth Warren, who is positioning herself as Clinton's potential VP, rips in to The Donald (and the Republicans) in a speech to the American Constitution Society (ACS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzLMf6QGONQ If you have the stomach for it, you could check out The Donald himself in this amazing…
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She is the Minister of Social Housing, an associate Minister of Finance, a potential replacement for John Key and weirdly the Minister for Open Government. But she is nowhere to be seen and refuses to be interviewed. Where is Paula? She came to Auckland and met…
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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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The Crosby Textor rule book has so far worked well for National. The elements are now clear. Poll and focus group as much as possible. Decide what lines will work on the middle part of the electorate to retain their attention and support. Roll out John…
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Despite Key's barnstorming 2007 speech on the housing affordability crisis, National these days prefer to deny that it exists. Apparently fed up with waiting for the government to take action, banks are moving to reduce their risk and limit foreign buyers. The Reserve Bank yesterday:…
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In a few months, the two most important leadership roles on earth could be held by women, Helen Clark and Hillary Clinton. How cool is that? We've come a long way, world! Leaving aside feelings toward either, it really is just great that this could…
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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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Former Secretary for Labor for Bill Clinton and heavyweight democrat Robert Reich has posted an open letter to Bernie Sanders on Facebook. From US uncut: The only thing I can think of doing this morning is to write a public note to my friend, Bernie…
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Let's fix that headline: Bennett too embarrassed to visit marae . She told reporters at Parliament that the Government was considering giving the marae more funding on top of $10,000 already donated by Te Puni Kokiri. "I've discussed it with officials and we are just…
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Lies Ahh remember this? John Key: Homeless don't want help The Government has this week sent its flying squads into Auckland to battle the hidden homeless crisis, but says those living in cars simply don't want help. The squads were formed after The Nation revealed…
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Then you should watch last night's Campbell Live. John Campbell and Co are really hitting their strides. They investigate real issues and let ordinary New Zealanders tell the story in their own words without embellishment. It is so refreshing to actually be given an insight…
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I'm a big fan of Bernie Sanders and all that he has accomplished. But with his loss in California it really is over. Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee. (Never mind the foolishness of selecting a candidate with potentially huge legal problems, and the…
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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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What are we so afraid of? More ships and spooks - Govt to pump $20b into Defence Force More ships, surveillance planes and spies will make up a $20 billion investment in the Defence Force over the next 15 years. Meanwhile the budget resulted in…
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Yet another indicator: 'It's a crisis' says Mission The homeless population of central Auckland is two-and-a-half times higher than it was three years ago, a new report says. The Auckland City Street Count of Central Auckland has found 177 people were sleeping rough within 3km…
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Remember all those jobs the construction of the Sky City Convention Centre was going to create? And how we were going to increase the incidence of human misery and sacrifice the country's legislative independence just so we could have a convention centre? And the process…
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Labour and The Greens will be pleased with headlines like this: Agreement gives small boost to Labour, Greens Labour and the Green Party have received a small boost in a One News Colmar Brunton poll taken over the period in which the parties announced an…
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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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The wording of the proposal that was voted on, The initiative proposes to insert the following article in the federal constitution: 1. The government will provide a basic income. 2. The basic income will allow the people to live in a dignified manner and participate in public…