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I should have known not to be hopeful. British justice is an oxymoron which makes a mockery of official references to our 'like-minded countries' in the Five Eyes. The decision by senior judges in the UK to overturn a previous court decision not to extradite…
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New Zealand is seeing a strong, business-led recovery. Our interlinked trading partner Australia expects to see similar growth of around 4% over the course of 2022, well above the long term trend. While there continues to be some COVID-related uncertainty, New Zealand and Australia share…
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One of Labour's most important proposed reforms is to introduce a fair pay bargaining system. The reform is essential. It is clear that under the current system far too many workers are doing absolutely vital jobs on ridiculously low pay. Just think of our bus…
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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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Boris Johnson is on the ropes. Not because of the disastrous effects of Brexit which only passed because of some of the whoppers that he told, but because of a Christmas party held last year at 10 Downing Street at a time when the UK…
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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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When Rosa Parks battled racism and oppression by catching a bus and then refusing to move into the "coloured" section out of the "white" section after being ordered to, her protest eventually saw bus segregation being declared as unconstitutional and a breach of rights. Her…
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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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My observation, as a former journalist, is that one of the most important traits for a successful political leader career is quick-wittedness. It can’t be taught or learned – you either have it, or you don’t as David Lange or John Key had. It’s 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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Fonterra is in the middle of a big restructure of its capital. It is still the case given its dominance over us that where Milk Supertanker Fonterra goes, we go. The Fonterra Annual General Meeting on Thursday has a fair bit riding on it, and…
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The deckchairs have been reshuffled. And Chris Luxon is confident that reorganising the pecking order of a deeply dysfunctional caucus will make all the difference. The winners are: The liberal faction. All three of them have received significant boosts, with Nicola Willis being confirmed 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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Things appear to be on the improve. In Auckland the five day rolling average of new infections has dropped from 178 on November 16 to 105 yesterday, a number not seen since late October. 97% of Auckland Health Board residents have now had at least…
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