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Climate change pedal to the metal
NASA recently reported that the first 6 months of this year have been the hottest on record by far – a neat 1.3 deg C above the pre-1900 baseline, even as the atmosphere warming El Nino recedes. They also updated the chart which displays data…
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Open mike 31/07/2016
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NZ in the international news again
Front page of The Guardian today. Makes you proud, doesn't it. (Link to article.)
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Hollywood should try a different model
Interesting results reported here: Piracy: Streaming Video Accounts for 74% of Illegal Film and TV Activity, Study Finds Pirates have largely shifted from peer-to-peer downloads to illegal streaming-video sites for film and television content, according to a new study. In 2015, out of a total 78.5…
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Chris de Freitas now is the time to be afraid
Chris de Freitas is the local go to person whenever the media want balance on climate change. Balance in that on one side is the views of the overwhelming majority of respected climate change scientists who think we are going to hell in a hand…
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The Ray White – China deal
Speaking of the housing crisis: Ray White signs deal with Lianjia as it launches into China Ray White has expanded its agency services to China, signing an agreement to list new and old properties for sale with China's largest real estate agency, Lianjia, also known…
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Open mike 30/07/2016
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Daily Review 29/07/2016
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Offer to NZLP candidates
As the most widely read left blog in New Zealand, the Standard is a regular stop for most Labour Party members who spend time online. We think that offers candidates for Labour Party positions a great platform to get their ideas out to members and…
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DNC Day 4: Madame President
The last day of the Democratic Party's National Conference. Chelsea Clinton will introduce her mum around 2.30, then Hillary Clinton will presumably give the speech of her life at around 3pm. In other news, the 1% candidate Donald Trump has removed his foot from his…
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Calif. Bernie elected delegates seats blocked, white noise machines installed
A report via Face Book from the California Delegates section of the Convention Hall. Eden McFadden who made this report is a Cali. district 34 elected party representative, representing a district with over 16,000 voters. In her video several other Democratic Party elected delegates also…
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Talleys versus Free Speech
NZ's worst employer, Talleys, have gone to the Employment Court to try and take away the NZ Meat Workers Union right of free speech. By extension, that means taking away your right to free speech. If these bullies win, no NZ worker (or their representatives)…
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The future of work
The Herald (Liam Dann) had a Terminator themed piece on the future of work yesterday: Rise of the machines - will robots terminate your job? Robots, virtual reality, artificial intelligence -- are they coming to kill our jobs or to create more? ... Will a…
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Stopping the sale of agricultural land and agri-business
I often think we let ownership of Silver Fern Farms go to foreigners too quickly. Australia now has new rules specifically for regulating the sale of agricultural land and agri-business. Last year, the S. Kidman and Co property portfolio, Australia's largest private landholding, went up…
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Open mike 29/07/2016
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Daily Review 28/07/2016
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Is US Green Party’s Jill Stein the new people’s champion?
Thanks to commenters on the Standard posting links I've been able to spend the last couple of days of the Democratic National Convention coverage instead watching videos of US Green Party leader and presidential candidate Jill Stein. She's good, very good. There are a lot of…
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Unitary Plan – affordability requirements removed
Lots of reaction to the Unitary Plan this morning. Much of it positive: Proposals will let Auckland thrive, industry expert says. Some of it focusing on the NIMBY reaction: 'My wife is in tears, it's pretty awful' (expect more of this as the NIMBYs get…
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DNC Day 3. Biden, Obama, and Trump Jumps the Shark
The third day of the Democratic Party's conference in the liberty city. Key speakers include outgoing Veep Joe Biden and POTUS Barack Obama. With Hillary Clinton now confirmed as the Presidential candidate, the conference moves fully into campaign mode. Expect less bother from the Bernie…
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Open mike 28/07/2016
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Daily Review 27/07/2016
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Extraordinary day at the DNC
Quite a day for the Democrats and their convention in Philadelphia. Hillary Clinton made history, being confirmed as the first woman candidate (from a major party) for president - congratulations to her. Unfortunately for Clinton, however, too many chickens are coming home to roost. Sanders…
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The Greens take a stand on the housing bubble
Metiria Turei spoke the unspeakable on RNZ this morning. Here's the Green Party press release explaining what they intend, Responsible house price reduction needed to avoid bubble bursting Auckland housing is unaffordable and a responsible Government would have a sensible plan to reduce house prices over…
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Auckland Unitary Plan
Auckland's Unitary Plan will be available on the web at 1:30pm today, with a tool for checking the impact on any Auckland address. As reported in The Herald: Unitary Plan finally on view ... The rulebook, formally known as the Unitary Plan, is expected to…
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TPP teetering on the precipice
It's been obvious for a long time that the TPP could fail as a result of the internal politics of the USA. Trump is rabidly anti-TPP. Clinton seems to weakly and expediently oppose it too, but the sea of anti-TPP placards at her Convention should…
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Metiria speaks the unspeakable – house prices should fall
I didn't hear the piece, but on Morning Report today: https://twitter.com/NzMorningReport/status/758036487187279873 The audio is here: "The Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei explains why Auckland house prices need to fall by as much as 40 to 50 per cent over the long term to make them…
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Open mike 27/07/2016
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Daily Review 26/07/2016
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Labour’s Centenary History
Covering 100 years in 250 pages, Unity Books' Tilly Lloyd's review described Labour's centenary history by Jim McAloon and Peter Franks as a 'coherent skim.' The book is overweight on earlier times and on caucus rather than party history in more recent times. Prefaces and…