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Open mike 28/01/2016
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Daily Review 27/01/2016
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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Another win for Nicky Hager
They didn't have much option really: Update on the High Court case between Nicky Hager and the NZ Police Yesterday, the New Zealand Police informed Nicky Hager through their counsel that they are electing not to appeal the decision of the High Court given in…
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Government U turn on inner city rail link
As had been widely anticipated the Government has performed a U turn on Auckland's inner city rail link and has agreed to bring forward funding. Instead of it starting in 2020 it will now start in 2018 and match Auckland Council's planned start date. Can I…
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Voluntary euthanasia
Spurred on perhaps by recent high-profile cases - Lecretia Seales and Patricia and Peter Shaw, voluntary euthanasia is very much in the news at the moment. David Seymour has a Bill before Parliament. Stuff has a handy guide on how to contribute to the debate…
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The great big list of John Key’s big fat lies (UPDATED)
Yep, its that time again when readers are reminded of some of the lies John Key told in the lead-up to and in the seven years since his National Ltd™ came to power. No doubt there will be a bunch more lies to be added later…
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Open mike 27/01/2016
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Daily Review 26/01/2016
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TPPA ‘National Interest Analysis’ – get both sides
The Government has released a TPPA ‘National Interest Analysis’ - you can find it (and the current text of the TPPA) here. It is predictable spin and has drawn a predicable response. This piece in Stuff gives an overview: TPPA non-signing 'risks marginalisation and decline'…
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Metiria Turei: The state of the Nation
This is due today at 12:30 pm. Speech notes will be posted as soon as we can get them. The livestream of the speech is here. Update with speech notes: Tēnā koutou katoa I te tuatahi ka mihi au ki ngā mana whenua o tēnei…
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War Veteran’s superannuation cancelled because of Government policy
National is a master of the micro policy, making with great fanfare and noise small changes to existing rules to address what on the scale of things are limited difficulties. The micro policies appeal to those predisposed to thinking that all beneficiaries are bludgers and…
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Barry Brickell: Earth to Earth
If ever anyone needed a powerful standard of an alternative and entirely sustainable life that has made a big difference, consider Barry Brickell. Died this weekend, or as his biographer on Sunday said to me; “ran out of steam”. Lots of people dream about running…
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Open mike 26/01/2016
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Happy Genocide Day Cobbers!
Aussie journalist Stan Grant says what needs to be said: the Australian dream is built on racism. Happy Australia Day, cobbers, you've got a long way to go ... and saying sorry isn't the end of the matter, it's barely a good starting point for…
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Daily Review 25/01/2016
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Trump and post reality-based politics
Donald Trump thinks that he is politically untouchable: Donald Trump Says He ‘Could Shoot Somebody’ and Not Lose Voters At a campaign stop in Iowa on Saturday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he could shoot someone in public and still not lose any voters.…
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Keep Calm and Carry On
Crashing stock markets! Record low oil prices! The collapse of the Baltic Dry shipping index! Death by deflation! Not heard of all of this? Well, if you are a resident of Aotearoa, you could be excused for not knowing the full story behind the crashing…
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Jane Kelsey on TPPA
Posted with permission from the legendary Bryan Bruce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swjh-v2HMbI&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQnrtplsvj8&spfreload=10 And from his Facebook page: Huge TPPA Auckland Town Hall Meeting 7pm Tomorrow Night. Please Share. It's not too late to stop the TPPA. Tomorrow night (26th January) in the Town Hall at 7pm you…
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Key deserved boos for his TPP lies at Ratana
More cracks in Key's teflon were on display at Ratana yesterday: Key defends TPP as Ratana crowd boos Prime Minister John Key mounted a strident defence of the Trans Pacific Partnership at Ratana, ranging from tapping into trans Tasman rivalry to pointing to the trading…
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Open mike 25/01/2016
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Ratana – LIVE
Te Reo Putake live blogs the visit of politicians to Rātana paa during the celebration of the life of founder Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana: It's a glorious day in the Whanganui region. Around 28 degrees, blue skies, a gentle breeze. We've been welcomed onto the marae…
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Guest Post … Build Mass Movements continued.
This is a repost of a comment from Incognito on the Building Mass Movements post, with some editing. It's also linked to one of my points on the Fisiani Gets it Right post yesterday; how does the left with it's vital and diverse components achieve…
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Musings on Dead Cats and Sick Parrots
Tory spinners have a tactic called "the dead cat (h/t for the link to RedLogix). It's a monumental derail of the nation-wide conversation as soon as your opponent shows signs of gaining momentum, especially if that momentum is largely on the back of a single…
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Cheekygames: Privatisation comes to a blue suburb
Reprinted from Cheekygames. Since National came to power after the 2008 election, it has become increasingly clear that John Key's government, unduly influenced, aided, and abetted by the bantamweight ACT party, intends to cleave mindlessly to the ideology that essential government services and functions must…
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Open mike 24/01/2016
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Bob Carter Dies
Veteran Climate Science Denialist Bob Carter Dies of Heart Attack Bob Carter has died. To most members of the general public, the name of that Australian geologist and paleontologist will barely register a flicker of neurons in the temporal lobe. But to the global community…
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Fisiani Gets it Right
Let’s get this straight. Fisiani's on-going sycophantic love-in with John Key may be nauseatingly embarrassing to read, but this does not make him necessarily wrong. Unforeseeable circumstances aside, John Key will see out five or six terms in office. He will then likely hand over…
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Fourth term Key?
No real surprise - Key sets eyes on a fourth term The Prime Minister is launching into 2016 with plans to stand for an historic fourth term. In a wide-ranging interview with the Weekend Herald about the year ahead, John Key confirmed his intention to…
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NZ participating in climate fraud
This week has seen a lot of coverage of the news that 2015 has been confirmed as by far the hottest year on record. A post here at The Standard generated plenty of discussion (a lot of it driven by a couple of persistent climate…
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Open mike 23/01/2016
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