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Damon over at civicanalysis wrote an interesting post over the weekend "How New Zealand can help save the world" (and then pointed my attention to it :) ). It looks at what we can do to structurally alleviate climate change. Now I have some issues with…
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Te Urewera national park has been granted legal personhood, meaning nobody owns it. The park has the same rights and powers as a citizen. The ruling could set a new precedent for land rights and conservation around the world. https://twitter.com/guardian/status/772728948878897152 The Māori Law Review article…
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John Key let the mask slip yesterday - as he said that we needed immigrant labour even for unskilled work because of the work ethic and drug use of New Zealand workers. That's how he sees normal Kiwis, struggling to get ahead in his economy. Much…
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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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Obviously listening to Danyl's need for positive gossip, we have a great top Herald clickbait story about Andrew Little's rugged naked body. Possibly not of his office's placement, it would appear the artist did the donkey work for him... Still in the need to combat…
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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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In breaking news Kevin Hague has announced that he is to leave Parliament to head Forest and Bird. From the Green Party website: Kevin has made a huge contribution to the Green Party and the green movement and we are truly sorry he is leaving…
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This weekend the Nation ran a story about Talley’s AFFCO and the way they behave toward their workers, the environment, and our communities. As part of that they interviewed two of our Jobs That Count local government candidates. These are working class people who are…
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Rumours suggesting that former Labour MP Shane Jones will stand for New Zealand First in Whangarei in the next election received another airing over the weekend. From the Herald: Shane Jones created a lot of buzz at the New Zealand First conference over the weekend,…
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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 …