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Open mike 06/06/2023
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The Case for Restoring Regional Rail
Earth’s health failing in seven out of eight key measures, say scientists Nick Young, Head of Communications at Greenpeace Aotearoa, This should be the biggest story on the planet. Scientists now say the Earth is in the danger zone, close to multiple tipping points of…
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Diplomacy with China hasn’t failed – it hasn’t been tried
Gerald Hensley was David Lange’s chief of staff when New Zealand's nuclear free policy was adopted. He opposed what happened then and opposes it still. He now argues we should prepare for war with China. Writing in the Post’s full-page opinion piece titled: ‘How will…
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Stop Defending Regional Rail
Regional rail is a perpetual makework gig servicing the wrong economy and just needs to stop. Rail is needed when you need to move bulky, heavy, cheap goods around. So if your economy declines in its need for that kind of transport, you need rail…
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Open mike 05/06/2023
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Our Great De-Leveraging
This is how you get off heroin. Debt is the most destructive and addictive form of economic behaviour we have in New Zealand. For everyone who lives in a house whether landlord or straight homeowner you feel the bank slipping that good leveraged needle of…
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DIA Is Not Short For Diablo
Last week the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) released a consultation document entitled Safer Online Services and Media Platforms (https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/Files/online-content-regulation/$file/Safer-Online-Services-and-Media-Platforms-Discussion-Document-June-2023.pdf) to help making the current antiquated regulatory framework more contemporary. Given the recent rapid developments in AI tools that are available to anybody with a…
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Open mike 04/06/2023
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Open mike 03/06/2023
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Daily review 02/06/2023
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Open mike 02/06/2023
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Daily review 01/06/2023
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Why We Need Universalism, Not Tax Cuts, To Solve The Cost-Of-Living Crisis
In recent years, many people in Aotearoa – New Zealand have been struggling with the rising costs of living, especially in areas such as housing, health care, education, and transport. These costs have outpaced the growth of wages and incomes, making it harder for people…
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Open mike 01/06/2023
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Daily review 31/05/2023
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Blowin’ in the wind
I seem to have spent some time recently writing about National's problems. The reason is they are numerous and also I feel a deep sense of deja vu especially by their use of the racist dog whistle. They tried the same tricks in 2005 and…
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Open mike 31/05/2023
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Daily review 30/05/2023
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National’s triple backward summersault on RMA reform
The focus groups have spoken. National has performed a complete reversal on the bipartisan changes to the Resource Management Act amendments designed to improve housing supply and introduced only 18 months ago. I have never seen such a comprehensive backtrack on a policy that a…
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Open mike 30/05/2023
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Daily review 29/05/2023
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Superannuation policy becomes political
This week has been a week of major economic news. It broke on Tuesday with the CTU announcing that there was a rather large hole in National's tax cut calculations. Actually it was $1.5 billion which is not to be sneezed at. From the CTU…
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Open mike 29/05/2023
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Open mike 28/05/2023
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Carmel Sepuloni – bring it on
Kia orana, Talofa lava, Mālo e lelei, Taloha ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Noa’ia e mauri, Ni sa bula vinaka, Kia ora, Tena Koutou Katoa.Labour Party President Jill Day, Prime Minister Hipkins, Party faithful, delegates and comrades, whānau and friends, it’s a privilege to be here…
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Open mike 27/05/2023
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Daily review 26/05/2023
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Enter the Patriarchy
This post by Susan McDonnell was first published at her substack Think Like A Feminist. When I first started trying to think like a feminist, I thought patriarchy referred to the fact that men are typically stronger than women, throw their weight around, and tend…
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Open mike 26/05/2023
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Daily review 25/05/2023
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