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Open Mike 24/02/2017
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Daily Review 23/02/2017
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Just allow more shit – a metaphor for this government
So National's great plan for swimmable rivers by 2040 is to allow more than twice as much shit in them1 and still call them "swimmable." Move the goalposts and still take more than 20 years to cover the much smaller distance. Ambitious for New Zealand as…
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1984
As widely reported recently, George Orwell's "1984" has been back at the top of the bestseller list. Now according to The Guardian: US cinemas to show Nineteen Eighty-Four in anti-Trump protest Coordinated screenings across North America set for 4 April to highlight Orwell’s portrait of…
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English on the Māori seats
With Māori politics very much in the news lately, Vernon Small seems amused by Bill English's posturing - English punts talk of electoral deals, Maori seat strategy, into the stands Well then, what about abolishing the Maori seats? Hmm. If it was "on the books"…
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2017
Everyone’s had their own go at how Labour and the Greens can take back power, even with most of the economic, social, and political indicators going the governments’ way. There’s no education in the second kick of a bull. Or indeed the fourth kick, which…
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Open Mike 23/02/2017
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Daily Review 22/02/2017
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Kaupapa Pākehā
Hang on, did the Leader of the Opposition, the Pākehā man that should be Prime Minister of New Zealand in 8 months time, just say that some Māori aren't real Māori? I think it's unlikely that Andrew Little meant to come across like that, and listening…
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Willie Jackson on democracy
Willie Jackson is using his return to the political spotlight to good effect: Willie Jackson: The health of our democracy is at risk with the Electoral Commission failing voters The Electoral Commission needs to wake up. What is the use of a democracy if only…
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Nick Smith screws up again
From Jenna Lynch on Newshub - Govt's plan to build houses on excess crown land hits another roadblock The Government’s plan to build houses on excess crown land has hit another roadblock. Three sites earmarked for housing can't actually be built on. Building and Construction…
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Jonathan Pie – A Socialist agenda
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Open Mike 22/02/2017
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Win for sanity in Hager vs Westpac
A win for both Nicky Hager and sanity: Westpac's failed claim: Customers have signed away their rights to privacy The privacy of banking information is in the spotlight after Westpac told the Privacy Commission it did not need any legal order before handing over customers'…
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Living wage rises to $20.20 an hour
Congratulations and thanks to all the employers already paying their staff a living wage: Living wage put at $20.20 an hour Living wage campaigners are encouraging companies to pay a minimum of $20.20 an hour from July. The rate, more than $4 above the adult…
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NRT: Two ideas to get rid of electorate deals
Reposted from No Right Turn, Last week, the Greens announced they were standing aside for (spit) Greg O'Connor in Ohariu. Today, the Maori Party cut a deal with Mana to split the Maori seats. And sometime in the next six months we will no doubt see National…
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What if anything does Bill English believe in?
I'm having trouble getting a handle on Bill English. On paper he should be more principled than Key, but in practice he seems to be just as morally "flexible". He's a Catholic who has changed his mind on marriage equality and attended (but did not…
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Open Mike 21/02/2017
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Maryan Street defers to Raymond Huo
For very human reasons former Labour Party President and Labour List MP Maryan Street has confirmed that if Jacinda Ardern wins the Mt Albert by election this weekend she will not seek to return to Parliament via the list. From her facebook page: I am…
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Rocketwerkz – an enlightened employer
We sometimes give employers a bit of a hard time on this blog, so it's nice to occasionally celebrate a good one. One that on this occasion has even hit the international press: New Zealand startup offers unlimited holiday and profit share to attract workers…
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He Kawenata ki Waenga i Te Roopu MANA me Te Paati Māori
Te kawenata (the agreement/PDF), The Executive of the MANA Movement and the National Executive for Maori Party have the power and authority to act on behalf of their respective parties in entering into this agreement. Any and all contravening clauses/rules contained within existing party rules…
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Daily Review 20/02/2017
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The Greens in Te Tai Tokerau
The Greens have announced that Godfrey Rudolph will be standing in the Māori electorate of Te Tai Tokerau at the general election. https://twitter.com/jamespeshaw/status/832816896357462016 Rudolph names two main areas of interest as a candidate, those of water protection and te reo Māori. He describes himself as a humanitarian,…
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Māori Mana deal in Te Tai Tokerau
As reported on Stuff: Hone Harawira gets clear Te Tai Tokerau run for Mana not running against Maori Party in other seats The Maori Party will not stand a candidate in Te Tai Tokerau against Mana leader Hone Harawira as part of a deal to…
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Duncan Webb for Christchurch Central
Another strong Labour selection in an interesting electorate: Dr Duncan Webb Candidate for Christchurch Central Duncan is a lawyer and professor who has been working since 2010 to help ordinary people in Christchurch get their homes, lives, jobs, and businesses back on track after the…
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John Key – Mr 2%
One of the more interesting aspects of last night's Colmar Brunton poll was the decline of support for John Key as preferred Prime Minister to 2%. Jacinda Ardern is polling at twice that level. Support for Bill English has surged. But National strategists should be…
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National’s one-trick election pony – the eternal mirage of tax cuts
Regular as clockwork, every election year, National pop up with their one-trick election pony, the promise of tax cuts, an eternal mirage that never quite delivers. Here we go again: Joyce signals low and middle earners' top rates target for tax cuts Finance Minister Steven…
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Open Mike 20/02/2017
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Colmar Brunton poll
Let's hope it's the start of a trend: 1 NEWS poll: Labour and Greens close gap on National following John Key's departure The gap between National and the centre left block of Labour and the Greens has tightened in the wake of John Key's departure…
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The Trump bump
This week's Economist has an interesting observation based on the following. DONALD TRUMP calls it the “failing” New York Times in his tweets, but his presidency has breathed new life into the newspaper and other mainstream media outlets. The New York Times,the Washington Post and the Wall…