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Daily review 29/02/2024
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What does the Government have against Maori health?
Yesterday was a particularly messy day for the Government. It chose to smash through under urgency the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Bill. Urgency was deemed necessary because the Waitangi Tribunal had decided to hold an urgent hearing into the proposal and…
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Newshub Closes
One can hate the mainstream media but OMG you sure will miss it when it’s gone. Up to 300 jobs are expected to be lost as one of our biggest commercial media company’s newsrooms – Newshub – is set to close at the end of…
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Open mike 29/02/2024
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Daily review 28/02/2024
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Guns and gangs
Keeping track of this Government's policy preferences is giving me a sense of whiplash. Over the past couple of days they yet again announced a crackdown on gangs. Patches will be banned in public, there will be the ability to issue dispersal notices and gang…
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Open mike 28/02/2024
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Daily review 27/02/2024
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Open mike 27/02/2024
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Daily review 26/02/2024
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Open mike 26/02/2024
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What’s Left?
From Election 2023’s result through to February 2024 there has been massive loss and damage to the Parliamentary capacity of Labour and Greens. Who still has the capacity to lead? What's left? Let’s start with the Green Party. James Shaw is a loss, since he…
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About the promoters electoral returns
I have spent the last day looking at the promoters electoral returns that have recently been released by the Electoral Commission. There were some interesting features. Top spending was a brand new promoter called Vote for Better. Radio New Zealand said this about it: If…
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Open mike 25/02/2024
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The problem with corporate money in electorate campaigns
The 2023 candidate and third party electoral returns have now been released. There is a lot to analyse but already there is one entry that is raising eyebrows. In West Coast Tasman an independent candidate, Patrick Phelps, received $32,600 from Bathurst Resources Ltd to run…
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Open mike 24/02/2024
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Daily review 23/02/2024
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Open mike 23/02/2024
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Daily review 22/02/2024
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Open mike 22/02/2024
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Daily review 21/02/2024
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RIP Efeso Collins
Very sad news today with news of Fa'anana Efeso Collins' untimely death. He was a unique character, larger than life, one of the best orators I have ever seen and dedicated to his family and community. Rather than attempt to describe him his maiden speech shows…
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Go well Grant Robertson
Yesterday it was announced that Grant Robertson was leaving politics. The announcement was not surprising. His going list only was a strong indication that he may not be around for long, particularly if Labour lost the election. The announcement was met with some really mean…
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Open mike 21/02/2024
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Daily review 20/02/2024
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Bene bashing 6.0
So what does National do when its minor support party tries to steal media attention with dog whistling racism? It reverts to some good old beneficiary bashing. And it has engaged in some selective interpretation of data in doing so. From Radio New Zealand: The…
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Open mike 20/02/2024
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About the One News Poll
The presentation of the latest One News poll suggested that it was all good for the right and bad for the left. I guess I will not surprise you to say I thought the poll was actually pretty good for the Left. Sure Chis Hipkins…
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Daily review 19/02/2024
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Open mike 19/02/2024
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