Making a major infrastructure deal happen takes years of planning, exceptionally qualified people on all sides, and in New Zealand it takes about ten years of your life. Until now. What it now requires is the ability to draft a proposal just far enough that…
Readers will no doubt recall Liz Truss, the former UK Prime Minister who enjoyed the shortest reign in the office and who was famously outlasted by an iceberg lettuce. She has recently released a book ominously titled "Ten Years to save the West". Reviews of…
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Update: The submissions closed at midnight last night and it sounds like many people stepped up. Forest and Bird reported last night that 13,489 people had used their submission form. Meanwhile, Executive Director of Greenpeace Aotearoa, Russel Norman, shared this on twitter yesterday afternoon: Govt…
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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 …
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 …
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 …
There is a bill before Parliament right now that has the potential of blowing a rather big hole in our reputation as an open and transparent democracy. It is the Fast-track Approvals Bill. Its problems are myriad. It is clearly rushed. If enacted it would…
RNZ: Government announces pet bond policy for renters The government has announced a two-week pet bond and obligations for tenants to pay for damage their animals cause in a bid to make renting with an animal easier. It intends changing the Residential Tenancies Act next…
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In the Trump felony trial now underway, there’s a yawning gap between media attention paid to this and the actual scale of the crime and its potential punishment. Trump is not indicted for trial for electoral fraud. He’s not on trial for paying a porn…
RNZ has live coverage. From the Spinoff: Breaking: Stuff wins race to replace Newshub with a new 6pm bulletin for Three Sources familiar with the deal say the print news giant has beaten out NZME to create a 6pm bulletin to replace Newshub at Three.…
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Last Wednesday, Dr Hilary Cass, a British paediatric physician and researcher who specialises in disability, released the final report in the Cass Review. The Cass Review, formally known as the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People, is a four year…
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Originally posted on Nick Kelly's Blog. In the last few hours, Iran has launched 300 missiles at Israel. Most of these were shot down by the Israeli missile defence system, and by Israel's allies including the UK. An antimissile system targets an Iranian aerial attack…