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On 20 March 2003 the US invaded Iraq, on the basis that it had and could use weapons of mass destruction. That was a lie. Australia joined President Bush's 'coalition of the willing', New Zealand did not. The drums of war beat strong then, and…
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Originally published on Nick Kelly's blog In late January, just days after the Government in Westminster blocked Scotland's Gender Recognition Bill, the UK media widely reported the story of Isla Bryson the Trans woman being sent to a women's prison in Scotland. Bryson was convicted…
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Auckland Council is currently consulting on the draft Mayoral budget. For the Waitakere Ranges Local Board the budget if approved would have significant consequences. Sandra Coney and I have already gone into some of the detail of what the consequences would be. The proposal is…
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It is pretty clear to me that leaders acting tough and beating up on members of their team leads to political advantage. I realised this back in 2010 when my mate Chris Carter succumbed to intense personal pressure and did a couple of silly things.…
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Press release from the NZ Green Party Teanau Tuiono MP March 16, 2023 5:00 AM The Green Party backs the demands of the teachers’ strikers. “The wellbeing of our teachers is the wellbeing of our tamariki. The Green Party is calling on the Government to…
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Is it just me or is Mike Hosking becoming more unbalanced? An example from earlier this week came to my attention via this tweet from the excellent Lyin Ex Tobacco Lobbyist. It was based on an interview between Hosking and Chris Hipkins where Hosking attacked…
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Chris Hipkins continues with his shock and awe campaign and has torched a number of policies that National and Act were using to foment unrest. Among the torched policies are the following: $1 billion in savings which will be reallocated to support New Zealanders with…
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The latest One News Kantar Poll result has been released and it is a doozie. Labour is down slightly from 38% to 36% which is not great ... but ... National is down 3% from 37% to 34% which is not good for them but…
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Veteran Indian diplomat MK Bhadrakumar describes the resumption of diplomatic relations between Shi'ite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia brokered by China as a "Suez moment" in the history of the Middle East. Peace in Yemen is only one of the possible benefits. Bhadrakumar says of…
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In this post 'science is god people' refers to people who believe that science is either the the one true way of understanding the world, or is the best way, superior in a hierarchy above all others. Western Science refers to the lineage of how…
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In breaking news Helen White has won the selection for the Mt Albert seat over Camilla Belich. This is something of an upset as Belich was rumoured to have head office support. The local LEC is well organised however and by the looks of it…
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https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/1632946822774951937 https://twitter.com/NZMorningReport/status/1633552534274199552 https://twitter.com/NZGreens/status/1632839212935544834 https://twitter.com/_chloeswarbrick/status/1633620838732943360 Excess Profits Tax – a Green Party discussion document (PDF Oct 2022) Case for excess profit tax on banks clearer than ever (Nov 2022)
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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 …