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The recent sense of shock and awe is strong. Following on from the undermining under urgency of the current Pay Equity scheme the Government intends to introduce the Regulatory Standards Bill. And its clear intention is to sideline the Waitangi Tribunal by again bringing forward…
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Have to admit I have days where I think we should ban social media altogether, and I'm still in two minds about whether the internet is a net benefit to the world (I say that as someone who spends a lot of time online). The…
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When the history of the sixth National Government is written I am confident that the events of this week will be described as the the beginning of the end. I did not think that a National Government could be so malicious or so completely indifferent…
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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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David Parker's Deputy Leader 's speech in 2014 at the Wellington Labour Party Conference for me ranks as the best I ever heard from a Labour Leader. Vision matched values in intensity and scope. Parliament now loses one of its very best. I supported him…
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Article from Mountain Tui Substack The pay equity deal is a punch in the guts; it’s an alternating between wanting to shout and cry, and then, on the other hand seeing what abitter gift it all is. The government voting as one to destroy the…
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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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Remember how last election National continuously talked about wasteful spending and getting the books back in order? Well yesterday it showed what it thinks wasteful spending is. Paying women in poorly paid but skilled jobs properly. Christopher Luxon tried to, without success, misrepresent the motivation…
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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 wonder if the recent announcement that National wants to take away voting rights from all prisoners is nothing more than a distraction from its real intent, screwing the electoral scrum by making it harder to vote for some of us. A few weeks before…
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Source: PSA The Government’s proposed changes to the Equal Pay Act will severely limit people in female-dominated professions to be paid fairly, said the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA). "The new legislation announced today throws away all the work that has…
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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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