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Issued alongside the Magna Carta on November 6, 1217, the Charter of the Forest is among the first ecological charters in history and among the first to assert the rights of the common man and woman. It is an assertion of the rights of ordinary…
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A story that has been bubbling away recently is that of National MP Jian Yang. News broke just before the election that he had links to the Chinese Government, had taught Chinese spies and had been investigated by the SIS. From the Newsroom story published…
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Action Station co-director Laura O'Connell Rapira wrote at The Spinoff the other day about the spin being used to push the TPPA: And yet here I am, adding my own 700 words worth of political analysis to describe what has been a masterclass in ‘priming’ and ‘agenda-setting’…
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My New Zealand used to be one of innocent pride, where we helped each other out and we gave a damn about others. Now I am disillusioned and angry. I feel disgust and anger that we have allowed poverty and homelessness to occur in our…
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Question time in Parliament used to be really frustrating as National asserted with utter conviction that night was indeed day and black was nothing other than a pale shade of white. Housing was a particular example where Nick Smith and other ministers laughed at the…
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From the Green Party blog: ____________________________________________________________________________________ 20 Goals for a Green Government November 3, 2017 James Shaw Our agreement with Labour outlines 20 goals, which we agreed to work on together, in return for supporting the Government on Confidence and Supply. We will work with…
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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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We have a mildly reforming government, with just a very few structural governance shifts in its tank. Since that’s the case, the government needs the right people in the right institutions to affect policy. This is about the only moment in the life of this…
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The Nats have released their opposition lineup and its the same tired old faces. Newsroom - National’s underwhelming reshuffle Yet what was a chance for rejuvenation has resulted in most former ministers holding onto their main areas of expertise, with all other MPs except the…
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Elected representatives ought to work in the common interest. In areas where there is agreement they should work constructively, in areas where there is disagreement they should passionately put their side and oppose. But healthy political systems have a mix of both approaches. A couple…
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Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn writes: _____________________________________________________________________ When aged care workers won a court case and a huge legal settlement for equal pay, the then-National government responded by introducing legislation to stop anyone from doing that ever again. Now, the new government has scrapped that…
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https://twitter.com/radionz/status/925843179743485952 RadioNZ coverage: Campbell credited his executive producer Pip Keane and the Checkpoint team for his win, and also gave credit to RNZ heads Carol Hirschfeld and Paul Thompson, who are masterminding the multi-media development of RNZ. He said he was delighted to be reaching…
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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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National has announced its new parliamentary lineup and distribution of responsibilities. The big mover is Judith Collins, up 7 places to number 9 and on the front bench. She gets Transport off Simon Bridges who had made a real mess of it. Bill better watch…
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Is the Ardern style of politics what this world needs right now? In a recent interview with BBC star journalist Christian Amanpour, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was framed as a progressive, intelligent, capable leader with no hint of the febrile populist nationalism that has beset…
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I am not breaking any secrets by saying that Auckland's environment is going backwards at an alarming rate, and that we are facing a crisis. The subject was discussed at a recent Waitakere Ranges Local Board meeting. From the Wester Leader report on the meeting:…
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While I wouldn't go so far as suggesting gunboat diplomacy as a first resort, we have to do something about the situation on Manus Island. Australia has illegally kept these refugees in Papua New Guinea to avoid processing them, the local government is trying to…
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I met with one of the women who initially put out a call for a Picnic on Poverty at the Dunedin Public Gardens. I asked her about some of the ideas behind POP! (Yes, apparently there's an exclamation mark!) She said the idea wasn't so…
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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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One of the silliest pieces of legislation passed by the last Government was the three strikes law. It started off as a private member's bill by ACT MP David Garrett who subsequently resigned in disgrace after it was discovered that he had previously stolen the…
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This has been Labour policy for a while, and now that Labour is in power they are getting on with the job of preventing foreigners from buying residential property. From Radio New Zealand: The new government says the plan to ban foreigners from being able…
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