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The prime minister stated in his speech last week our objective in the war in Ukraine was to aid Ukraine "to defeat Russia." I couldn't believe what I was hearing - that's a declaration of nuclear World War III! Even the US neocons think its…
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Keep it seemly.
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Prime Minister Hipkins set out a positioning New Zealand for security and trade, unevenly related. The first position is the speech delivery context, a specialist audience of New Zealand’s diplomatic corps, the Institute of International Affairs, senior ministers, key players from across the security establishment,…
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James Shaw, co-leader of the Green Party, gave a speech at the party's AGM yesterday. Text of speech is here, video is embedded below. There's this hangover from our old First Past the Post electoral system that you have to be the government to effect…
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Probably like the rest of you I find politics really weird right now. Parliamentary Team Labour are not helping. Too many of them are making unforced silly errors. Third termitis, where people are too tired to respond effectively, has started to hit in the second…
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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 isn't cricket" supposedly set the ethical standard around the British Empire for over a century. Last week saw Lords, the 'home of cricket,' validate a damning report about racism, elitism, classism and sexism in British cricket just days after it was issued. The facts…
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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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An excellent interview with a well-connected American who would like to see the US and China work together, and knows Xi Jinping well, provides some real insight as to why he is a serious leader. Interviewed today by Richard Harman, Tim Groser backs it up.…
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The Ministry of Education has asked for some initial feedback from teachers on a new draft of the science curriculum. From RNZ, ... science would be taught through five contexts - the Earth system, biodiversity, food, energy and water, infectious diseases and "at the cutting…
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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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It's such a delight watching the Greens roll out progressive, left wing, green policy in election year. A fortnight ago they released their Ending Poverty Together plan, a suite of interconnected social security and tax policies with the bold-as-fuck goal of lifting all New Zealanders…
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Yesterday Twitter started limiting the number of tweets people with accounts can read. Once they reach that limit all tweets and twitter functions are blocked (including Direct Messages). This is because Twitter are having some technical problems and need to limit load on the site…
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Franz Kafka was a 20th century writer who wrote about individuals finding themselves in surrealistic predicaments and being subject to incomprehensible bureaucratic powers. The word Kafkaesque has been used to describe "bizarre and impersonal administrative situations where the individual feels powerless to understand or control…
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People who follow my politics on The Standard will know that I favour strategic voting over voting for the people one ‘likes’ or whether a party is a good cultural fit. While I am a supporter of the Green Party, I primarily vote for them…
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