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There has been a degree of frustration amongst some that this Government has not implemented as many of the Welfare Expert Advisory Group recommendations as they have. My personal view is that coalition politics have not made meaningful change always possible. And also that Carmel…
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The Green Party released their Farm for the Future agriculture policy yesterday, and stands alongside Greenpeace's ongoing Regenerative Farming Revolution campaign. Given the state of New Zealand land and water, changing how we do farming should be a strong political topic for the left this…
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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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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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The Greens just stepped up their election campaign. This is a bold move and suddenly I'm excited about the election again. Jason Walls covered a range of things in the NZ Herald yesterday. On what a post-election deal between the Greens and Labour might look…
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National’s infrastructure bank proposal bugs me. It’s yet another entity out of the hands of politicians - and that brings with it a high risk of trouble. LIGHT RAIL The first comparison I’m making is to NZ Superannuation. They are the people that brought in…
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Today's Checkpoint descended into shroud-waving in the case of a New South Wales family not able to visit their dying father in Queensland because of the strict border closure. As our health officials note, "bereavement issues" are where most care is needed to prevent the…
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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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Thought the Standardistas might want to have a crack at this. Vote on twitter if you have an account, and/or comment below. Play nice. Labour voters, if you lived in Auckland Central which candidate would you vote for and why? Chloe Swarbrick, in case the…
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Some interesting news both locally and internationally over the past few days. Bob Woodward has written a book that suggests that for political reasons associated with his re-election chances Donald Trump downplayed the severity of the Covid threat, even though he was well aware of…
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I’m going to give this government just 5 out of 10 on the conservation front. I’m not going to cover the RMA, since the legislation hasn’t taken shape yet. Nor am I broadening this out to water quality and farm practices. But let’s have a…
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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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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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Labour has today announced new tax policies. The Greens were first out of the blocks in announcing policies a couple of months ago are proposing a reasonably radical shake up of the tax system. From their policy release: Here’s what our Fair Tax Plan includes:…
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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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I am just asking questions. But they need to be asked. What did Minister of CERA Gerry Brownlee know about Southern Response's apparent policy to mislead claimants about the amount they should have been repaid? Because this was not a one off event, it appears…
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He has had more lives than your average cat but surely this is the last election for Winston Peters and NZ First. The polls are against him, although they have been against him in the past. But this election there is a great deal of…
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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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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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I suspect this is not the sort of endorsement that is actually helpful. But a landlords' organisation has told their members to hold off making their flats warmer and drier until after the election. From Ben Leahy at the Herald: Landlords should wait to see…
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