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The prospect is tantalising. This may be the first one term National Government in my lifetime. Usually they hang around, do some populist stuff to keep their support up, give farmers free reign and attack Unions and workers rights. This has been their modus operandii…
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Three-year-cycle thinking conditions much of New Zealand’s political life. Our eyes are generally down on the short-term – how to win next time. Poll-driven thinking exacerbates this focus. Arguably, for Labour, it reinforces MMP’s tendency towards the constrained and defensive. To espouse a radical idea…
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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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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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In this earlier post I listed 54 policy changes or decisions made by this Government that are cumulatively wrecking the country's attempts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. I thought that I would make this an occasional post to list these changes and to remind…
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Did you know? 95% oppose the government’s anti-democratic, anti-environment Fast-Track bill 90% opposed the Treaty Principles Bill earlier in the year, and, Almost 100% of submitters opposed the Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB) Despite this, the Coalition Government, led by the hapless Christopher Luxon, persists in…
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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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It appears to be more and more inevitable that National will welch on the country's Paris Accord obligations. The obligation is essentially simple. New Zealand has promised to reduce its net greenhouse emissions by 51-55% of 2005 levels by 2035. To achieve this, we need…
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The recent decision by PNCC to remove Rangitāne o Manawatū representatives from the Culture, Arts, and Community Committee, and to remove the independent member from the Finance and Audit Committee, is not an administrative tidying-up exercise. It is a political statement. It is part of a…
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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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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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The chickens are clearly coming home to roost. David Seymour's campaign to reduce the so called excessive spend on Labour's school lunches have struck a rather awkward problem. At least for one school recently provided lunches were inedible which basically destroys the whole reason for…
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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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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 …