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New Zealand has a deep connection with the sea, and this is reflected in the narratives and naval mythologies of the coalition parties. The waka of the National Party is a slick shiny speed machine that is built for speed and efficiency. It has a…
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By Louisa Wall - reprinted with permission In a previous column, I called the proposed suspension of Te Pāti Māori MPs unprecedented, disproportionate, and democratically dangerous. Since then, the debate has been adjourned—but the threat remains, both to Māori political expression and to the democratic…
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Workplace Relations and Safety minister Brooke van Velden has announced major changes to the way that Workplace safety is managed in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her highlight policy is a road cone hotline. Engaging in useless culture war policies is obviously not below her. The net…
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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 want to share a writer’s journey – of living and writing through the Genocide. Where I live and how I live could not be further from the horror playing out in Gaza and, increasingly, on the West Bank. Yet, because my country provides military,…
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This excerpt is from a discussion at the Festival of Debate in Sheffield, England, the largest annual politics festival in the UK (a non-partisan event "that encourages active citizenship and democratic engagement that anyone can contribute to"). The discussion breaks through our cognitive dissonance about…
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The Aotearoa Music Awards happened this week. It is always a celebration. The country gets to see and hear the best local music. It is now heavily dominated by Te Ao Maori. This is because many many artists recognise the uniqueness and beauty of our…
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A video post with 3 videos available - Luxon's lies not only don't serve Aotearoa New Zealand, his policies are actively harming most of us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1B--D13RU8 2. Could this be the most racist, anti-Māori NZ government in modern times? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEgnC5yZOX4 3. Nicola Willis says…
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A recent New York Times article made me think. It was about public perception of Republicans and Democrats and what animal people thought each party compared to. The article referred to research by Anat Shenker-Osorio where she asked voters to say what animal they associated…
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In September 2023, Nicola Willis and Grant Robertson joined Q&A to discuss finances and budgets. Many economists had cast doubt on National’s ability to fund their tax cuts. One conservative economist, Michael Reddell, rubbished the foreign buyers’ tax numbers, as well as National’s economic management…
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Since the 1980s, some free-market economists have argued that the unfettered flow of trade and investment must be accompanied by the equally unfettered flow of labour. In other words, low or non-existent borders for trade and capital must be complemented by the free movement of…
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In very bad news for the Government former National MP Marilyn Waring has announced that she will be doing something the Government did not do, organise hearings to consider the Government's sabotaging of Pay Equity. From Russell Palmer at Radio New Zealand: Former National MP…
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I was writing a long involved post about the recent budget that I may put up in the next few days. But in writing it up what struck me was the weird similarities between this Government's budget which has just passed and Donald Trump's budget…
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