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The news has now been confirmed. Labour has announced that if re-elected it will take GST off fresh fruit and vegetables. It will also increase working for families for about 160,000 families. From Radio New Zealand: Labour has confirmed its worst kept election promise -…
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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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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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This is Barbie, and this is a phenom. At Wanaka’s Cinema Paradiso on a minus 2C Thursday night they were queuing out the door. In Barbieland all the Supreme Court justices are Barbies, construction teams are Barbies, the president is a Barbie, everything with any…
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When the news about an Act MP being shot in the foot when he was 17 during a drug deal was released I did not think too much about it. But on reflection maybe there is a story here ... Two days ago Newstalk ZB…
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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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National has this propensity of announcing policies that scratch conservative itches, cost nothing and hog media attention. Yesterday we had a classic example of this as they announced that cell phones would be banned at schools. From Adam Pearse at the Herald: The National Party…
Christopher Luxon education making shit up national same old national the praiseworthy and the pitiful you couldn't make this shit up
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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 will take a whole lot of money to get to 100% renewable energy in New Zealand, but is Blackrock the right way to get there? On the one hand ... Ernest Rutherford almost said "We haven't got the money, so we'll have to think." He didn't…
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Some big news yesterday. The Government announced a deal with US Investment Firm Blackrock for a $2 billion fund for renewable electricity projects. From the Beehive website: The Government has worked with BlackRock, one of the world’s largest investors in climate infrastructure and clean technology,…
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NGO responses to the government's announcement yesterday of the deal with global investment management firm BlackRock, to fund 100% renewable electricity generation in New Zealand. ___________________________________________________________________ David Tong, global industry campaign manager at Price of Oil/Oil Change International, on twitter yesterday, I have really mixed feelings…
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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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Nation building projects always take multiple terms, and the risk of Labour losing puts at risk some of the largest and most important we’ve seen in generations. Each loss will damage the sustainability of our regions, networks and cities for decades to come. In no…
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One of the most important pieces of messaging I've heard about climate in recent times comes from RNZ's environment commentator Kennedy Warne. A writer and founding editor of NZ Geographic, Warne spoke on Nine to Noon yesterday. Referencing (failing) international goals to keep global warming…
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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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Last week the Government released a document titled the Defence Policy Strategy Statement. According to Prime Minister Chris Hipkins: In recent years our country has experienced terrorist attacks, growing disinformation, and cyber-attacks on critical national infrastructure. The domestic and international security environment has changed and…
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Press Release from the Greens _________________________________________________________________ The Green Party is today promising to make dental care free for everyone in Aotearoa. “The time is now to make dental care free for everyone and to pay for it with a fair tax system,” says Green Party…
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