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Open mike 31/03/2024
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Open mike 30/03/2024
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The Culture War Coalition
We have just had yet another week of the Government manufacturing culture wars and picking fights. It really makes you wonder why they are there. Did National Act and NZ First MPs really get into politics to be grumpy and divisive and manufacture dissent? Or…
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Open mike 29/03/2024
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Daily review 28/03/2024
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Open mike 28/03/2024
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Daily review 27/03/2024
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NZ Initiative – tax cuts are silly at present. I have to agree.
I have to say that writing that title made me wonder about the topsy turvey world. I don't agree with people from New Zealand Initiative often. Mostly I just growl. But Oliver Hartwich who is the Initiative's Executive Director wrote a paywalled piece in The…
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CANA: Shane Jones, Chris Bishop, and Simeon Brown want the power to authorise mines and motorways on behalf of their mates with the click of a pen. Here’s how to fight back.
Cross posted from Coal Action Network Aotearoa's website. By Tim Jones The recently introduced Fast-track Approval Bill is a massive power grab by the new Government. Under it, three Ministers will have the power to arbitrarily decide that projects, including coal mines on conservation land, can go…
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Open mike 27/03/2024
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Daily review 26/03/2024
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Open mike 26/03/2024
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Daily review 25/03/2024
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Open mike 25/03/2024
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Chris Hipkins – Values Matter
Text of his speech delivered today in Auckland. E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi, e rau rangatira ma. Tena koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa. Mālō e lelei Kia Orana Talofa Lava Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō Ni Ni sa bula. Namaste As-salamu…
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The GCSB revelations
Anyone else feel their jaw move rapidly to the floor as news of the GCSB's problems emerged this week? The Standard has spent a lot of time over the years talking about the GCSB. Check out these posts to get a flavour of what we…
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Open mike 24/03/2024
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Open mike 23/03/2024
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Daily review 22/03/2024
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F*ck
I don't want to be writing this post. It's significantly easier to sit on twitter and be distracted by whatever the current hot political topic is than it is to look the climate crisis in its face. Not that those other things aren't important. We…
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Open mike 22/03/2024
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Daily review 21/03/2024
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Hoatu he tumanako ki a rātou
Grant Robertson gave his valedictory speech last night. It was very well crafted and gave a real insight into his time in Parliament. No analysis is necessary because he summarised things up very well. But there are three areas where what he said needs repeating.…
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Open mike 21/03/2024
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Daily review 20/03/2024
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This is what happens when you give landlords a big tax cut #1
Remember how National promised to attack backroom bloat but not touch frontline services? It seems that it has a different definition of these terms. Because National has put an abrupt halt on funding given to support for families of disabled Kiwis. Respondible Minister Penny Simmonds…
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Peters gets knocked down but may not get up again
At one level this Government is a real laugh. Every couple of days either David Seymour or Winston Peters do something outlandish to try and attract attention. They do not care about getting majority support. They just want to attract attention to secure their base…
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Open mike 20/03/2024
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Daily review 19/03/2024
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Uber Drivers in Court of Appeal
Uber Drivers are in the Court of Appeal today. Uber is appealing against Employment Court decision they they are employees with worker rights. Its a no-brainer, so they are and should have them. John Campbell covered the issues well in this 1News story last year.…
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