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Open mike 11/03/2025
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Deloitte’s Health NZ Review Falls Short
Simeon Brown, left, and Deloitte partner David Lovatt OPINION In September 2024, Deloitte Partner David Lovatt, was contracted by the National Government to help National ostensibly understand “the drivers behind HNZ’s worsening financial performance”.1 i.e. deficit. The report shows the last version was dated December…
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Daily review 10/03/2025
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Playing politics with peoples lives
Simeon Brown has been busy lately. His latest announcement was that the scheme allowing for screening for bowel cancer for Maori and Pacifica over 50 would be cancelled and instead the age for screening for everyone would be reduced from 60 to 58. From Radio…
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Climate change?
Chris Hipkins has released his priorities should he be Prime Minister. They are: The next Labour Government will prioritise jobs, health and homes so Kiwis and Kiwi businesses have the opportunity to thrive. Jobs – a fair economy with secure jobs that pay a decent…
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Labour to campaign on tax reform
https://youtu.be/ShXf7HWKNzA?si=zcKOdXeE1m91cP7Z 1News: The party leader told Q+A that Labour would be announcing its tax policy later this year, ahead of the 2026 election. He said too much investment was going into property rather than "productive businesses that create jobs". "We've got to rejig the tax…
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Open mike 10/03/2025
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The Villain Board
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was having a bad day. from bsky. The replies:
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Great America
The United States of America is seeking to expand to more than twice its size, bringing Canada to its knees, and taking over Greenland. Chances of it happening aren't going to be fast, but they are real and it is happening right now. Russell Vought,…
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Open mike 09/03/2025
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Another blow against decency and truth: the flourishing of evil.
I am an ordinary citizen of Aotearoa. I am deeply angered at and ashamed of the actions of Winston Peters in dismissing Phil Goff as our High Commissioner in London. It is a deplorable decision. I am not politically naïve, having been on the periphery…
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Open mike 08/03/2025
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Daily review 07/03/2025
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Luxon’s Untenable Grasp
Yesterday, after kids got “steam burns” from hot school lunches, came the news of a kid in Gisborne who suffered “second degree burns” after the contents school lunches accidentally splashed on their leg. The student had to be rushed to A&E at the hospital, but…
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Open mike 07/03/2025
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Daily review 06/03/2025
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Fox in a henhouse
Te Tiari Piako Pungao/Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority has an important role. Its purpose is to mobilise New Zealanders to be world leaders in clean and clever energy use. And its desired outcome is a sustainable energy system that supports the prosperity and wellbeing of…
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Open mike 06/03/2025
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Daily review 05/03/2025
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Blink twice if you are being held hostage
Volodymyr Zelensky, faced with the prospect of no further US aid and his country being overrun by Russian forces, has done the only thing he can. He has apologised for being treated so abominably by Trump and Vance last weekend and asked for forgiveness. From…
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Open mike 05/03/2025
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Daily review 04/03/2025
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Open mike 04/03/2025
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Daily review 03/03/2025
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Canadian billionaire linked to right wing websites buys a near 10% of NZME shares
James “Jim“ Grenon, a Canadian private equity investor based in Auckland, dropped ~$10 million on Friday to acquire 9.321% of NZME. Grenon owns one of the most expensive properties in New Zealand. He has based himself here with his partner since 2012. Grenon made headlines…
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3 Things To Know About This Government – 8 Things We Should All Do Now
This is an excerpt from a longer article: What Can We Do Again? The Three Must-Knows There are three things to know about this current government - and from that, extrapolate our options. 1. It is the media that has traditionally influenced what we know,…
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Helen Clark’s nuanced take on world events
Helen Clark appeared yesterday on Q&A and presented a nuanced sophisticated response to current International trends. The video is worth watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M200pm3Paq0 Her comments were especially relevant given what had happened in the White House the day before. She expressed concern at the strong man…
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Open mike 03/03/2025
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The new world order
I am sure you have seen the video of Donald Trump's interaction with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday in the Oval Office. It was quite a strange experience. Each week I think that Trump cannot do something more outrageous but each week he proves me…
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Open mike 02/03/2025
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