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The hit job that has just been performed on Winston Peters is a sign of how desperate National is to divert attention from Jacindamania. But I suspect the attempt will backfire. The timing and the mode of disclosure, using multiple media contacts to ensure the…
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This year’s Loading Docs theme is ‘diversity’, which is probably not a bad thing to ponder in the run up to an election. If you haven’t sampled a loading doc before, they’ve become an annual event. Local documentary filmmakers present ideas for three-minute films. Ten…
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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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Did anyone else notice this from Mark Jennings' Newsroom account of Blinglish's launch: A hundred or so young Chinese wearing blue T-shirts with “Blue dragons” written on the front marched in to the stadium in a highly-organised fashion. I randomly asked two of them why…
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If a solo parent fills in a WINZ form and "mistakenly" claims they are single (the state presumes to decide the status of their relationships and may arrive at a conclusion the solo parent disagrees with), then they are prosecuted for the entire monetary value…
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Shades of dirty politics ... David Fisher at the Herald is reporting that Bomber Bradbury has succeeded in getting the Privacy Commissioner to rule that Police use of Privacy Act powers to access Bradbury's bank accounts without a warrant was unlawful. From the article: Police…
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Another successful rally for Jacinda Ardern and Labour in Christchurch yesterday, and yet another policy release: Labour promises to fast-track Christchurch's rebuild Key Points: Labour's Christchurch plan • Fast-track rebuild with a $300m fund for projects in red zone and a contribution to new stadium.…
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Newsroom has the story (Melanie Reid and Tim Murphy): Co-habiting Peters billed $18,000 New Zealand First leader Winston Peters took higher superannuation payments than he was entitled to for seven years - while living with his de facto partner - and has been required to…
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The centerpiece of National's campaign launch was an education package built around the demonstrably failed national standards policy. From Stuff: Prime Minister Bill English has unveiled a big boost for education as his flagship announcement at the party's campaign launch in Auckland. ... * a…
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Interesting to hear Jacinda Ardern is highly sceptical of further New Zealand troop deployments. And good to hear her confirming that she would be guided by United Nations mandating before doing so. Advice from the United Nations will be needed reasonably shortly, as ISIS appears…
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https://twitter.com/jamespeshaw/status/901575671779958786 https://twitter.com/GarethMP/status/901573443425976320 Press release from greens.org.nz ______________________________________________________________________ Greens announce plan to turn trash into cash James Shaw MP on Sunday, August 27, 2017 - 10:03 The Green Party today announced a progressive plan to protect our oceans and the places we love with a ban…
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Not a bad weekend for Labour in the papers. John Armstrong coined a memorable headline: That ain't lipstick - it's war paint Make no mistake. That isn't lipstick adorning the face of Jacinda Ardern. It's war paint. Woe betide anyone who gets in the way…
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Congratulations Black Ferns! Black Ferns win women's rugby World Cup final over England New Zealand restored its supremacy in women's rugby by relieving England of the World Cup by 41-32 in the final on Saturday. The All Blacks won a game last night, but it…
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Press release from greens.org.nz James Shaw MP on Saturday, August 26, 2017 - 11:23 The Green Party announced today it will seek to pass binding climate change legislation in the first 100 days in Government. Green Party leader James Shaw made the commitment to a…
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After some initial nonsense blaming Labour for the global financial crisis (and repeating the "decade of deficits" attack spin), Duncan Garner gets down to business on National's record: Duncan Garner: After nine years in power, why is National's report card so full of fails? ...…
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In a unanimous verdict a rare nine-judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court ruled on August 24th that privacy was part of a fundamental right to life and liberty under the country’s constitution. The ruling came as a referral from a smaller panel hearing a…
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Good news for Dunedin: Labour matches National's promise of new Dunedin hospital - fully funded by the taxpayer Last week National leader Bill English visited the city, and pledged to rebuild the facility for $1.4 billlion within 7-10 years. He said National would look at…
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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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Remember 2008 when National's campaign DVD used music that was clearly a ripoff from Coldplay's clocks? Or in 2014 when it shamelessly borrowed a riff from Eminem which has caused him to sue National with judgment due pretty soon? Well Hayden Donnell at Spinoff thinks…
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Not too good in the U.S. about statues recently. New Zealand endured a massive and protracted internal war from the late 1850s to the late 1870s. But you wouldn’t know it: there’s barely a memorial to this most divisive war. Unless you look pretty hard.…
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It can't be many tiny countries that have a leader of the opposition make positive international headlines, but Jacinda Ardern has managed it. Sydney Morning Herald: Jacinda Ardern: a breath of fresh air from New Zealand Something amazing has been happening in New Zealand. At…
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A couple of weeks ago ACT attacked National's boot camp policy, comparing the Nats to criminals. Today they're at it again - Seymour responds to Prime Minister Has Bill English spent any time at all with voters recently? Because what I hear from angry constituents…
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With the distraction of the a looming election, one that is likely to ditch the dead hand of National's cronyism on our economy and society, I missed that we'd managed to make this site survive and thrive for a decade. I think that deserves some…
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Climate change should be the lens through which we look at all policy. As always, it's good to listen to the Greens speaking on their own turf to get a better understanding of what they value and where their priorities are. Last night James Shaw…
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The Green Party launched their Wellington Transport Policy last night, building on previous transport and related policies, and tying PT directly to the need to act on climate change and for NZ to become a world leader in transitioning to a low carbon economy. ___________________________________________________________________________…
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