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In part one of this, I drew back the curtain to reveal the Atlas Network. I mentioned David Seymour’s strong connection to this network and touched on his involvement with an Atlas-connected lobby group in Canada, which I hope more information comes to light about.…
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By Samuel Hume, Cross-posted from ARENA Online In March 2023, former Australian prime minister Paul Keating attracted significant media attention when he described AUKUS as a manifestation of the United States’s campaign to encircle China with hostile military allies and partners. Under this trilateral agreement…
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In the last couple of days there has been concerning news come out of the US of A. The Republican appointed to investigate the legality of Joe Biden's retention of official records has concluded that he should not be charged. The justification is important. The investigator,…
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Press Release: Green Party via Scoop ________________________________________________________________ Alex Foulkes is today announcing that he is standing in the 2024 Green Party co-leadership election to replace James Shaw. A long-time activist and conservationist, Foulkes was born in Scotland and currently lives in Dunedin. Foulkes is standing to…
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Two pieces of news this week makes you wonder about the suitability of Simeon Brown for the position of Transport Minister. First of all together with Christopher Luxon he announced the ending of Auckland's Regional Fuel Tax. It is clear there have been intensive discussions…
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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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I found yesterday's post Cabinet press conference quite jarring. Clearly National was still smarting about criticism about the way it was handling Treaty issues. So it did what National Governments have done since time immemorial, it played the law and order card. It did this…
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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 Waitangi Day has been fascinating. Can I acknowledge the response of Ngāpuhi and other Iwi to the Government during the past couple of weeks. Their anger is palpable and their reo very direct but they made their protest noisily but peacefully and given the Government…
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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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"My understanding is a guy came out as a prophet of his own religious movement in the 1870s. And politicians feel a strange obligation to be there every year. I've never felt that." David Seymour is shallow as a birdbath. With the Bible in one…
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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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While we are mourning the election result and wondering why the masses rejected the offer of GST off fruit and vegetables, I thought I would map out some suggestions that could make the New Zealand Labour Party, the party of our future. We might see…
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Originally published on Nick Kelly's blog Many question the value of the performing arts and drama. At the start of 2024, the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office did what journalists, politicians and broader civil society have failed to do over the last…
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