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https://vimeo.com/708480401 Do yourself a favour and spend six minutes watching this speech from Kelvin Davis. Some highlights: The Opposition says that they believe in equality, that Māori should be treated the same as all other New Zealanders. And do you know what? There isn't a…
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Act has publicly released its proposal to decimate the state should it have a say in the next Government. Its Real Change Alternative Budget may be wet dream inducing for Ayn Rand acolytes but for the rest of us the proposals should instill a deep…
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The early voting polls have opened in Australia, so the election there is nigh. Reading on the election there has been interesting. Two things stand out for me. The weirdness of having marginal seats to a political geek from NZ. The burgeoning dissatisfaction and probable…
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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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It is no mere hypothetical to inquire whether States, as soon as the reversal of Roe v Wade is confirmed, start to aggressively go after kinds of contraception. The state of Louisiana is considering making the criminalised charge of abortion applicable to when life starts, and…
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Climate Minister James Shaw gave a 20 minute speech yesterday announcing the upcoming Emissions Reduction Plan, In the months since I delivered that last speech, and whilst we’ve been developing the content of the Plan, we have seen first-hand the impact that the climate crisis…
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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 commercial parts of Russia’s state will do very well with plenty of customers remaining for its oil and gas. It’s $3-$4 a litre 91 everyone. Everything else in Russia is ruined. We are seeing, slowly but perfectly surely, the United States and the European…
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I have followed Paula Bennett’s political career with some interest. Her attempts to become a Westie I thought were ridiculous but in John Key’s National his caucus had to look like all of us so the effort, misguided as it was, was worth it. Since…
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Keep it seemly.
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Auckland Council is now getting into the business end of climate change policies. The emergency declaration has been passed, and the vision, Auckland's Climate Plan, has been endorsed. These steps are important although overdue. When I first became a Local Government politician, in 2001, we…
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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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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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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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America's status as a potentially failed republic is growing stronger. Its justice system has lost all pretense of being an independent arbiter of the law. The current conservative majority's only role appears to be to engage in the culture wars that Donald Trump cherished. If…
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Originally posted on Nick Kelly's blog On February 24 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to invade Ukraine, a nation that declared independence from Russia on August 24 1991. This is not the first time in Ukraine's 30 years of independence that…
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The latest Reid Research poll result has been released. Basically it reflects other polls that have been recently conducted. Except Roy Morgan which continues to be really out there. So Labour and National appear to be level pegging. Which is way better than the early…
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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 …