Open mike 21/11/2022
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Can We Prepare for 2023?
2023 is going to hit New Zealanders hard. Since the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes New Zealand has been beset by a new major crisis about once every two years. 2022 was our year off and get ready we are in for a strange and hard recession.
Open mike 20/11/2022
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Open mike 19/11/2022
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Daily review 18/11/2022
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Open mike 18/11/2022
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Daily review 17/11/2022
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James Shaw, Climate Minister: before us lies a simple choice
New Zealand National Statement at COP27, and the call for all of us to act.
Are Luxon’s days numbered?
Yesterday was a bad day for Chris Luxon. It is increasingly clear that he is not up to the job of being leader of the opposition and National’s senior management must be worried.
Open mike 17/11/2022
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Daily review 16/11/2022
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What happened to National’s policy machine?
Remember when a few leaders ago then National Leader Simon Bridges promised that National would be a 56 MP policy machine? Judging by its response to the Government’s release of two bills at the centre of RMA reform the machine has major problems.
Open mike 16/11/2022
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Daily review 15/11/2022
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The power companies are rorting us
FIRST Union, NZCTU, and 350 Aotearoa have just released a joint report suggesting that the privatisation of our power companies by National were not only disastrous for the country’s finances but also disastrous for the planet.
Open mike 15/11/2022
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Daily review 14/11/2022
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Open mike 14/11/2022
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Equality for the Black Ferns
After the epic Women’s World Cup result from last night’s final the question has to be asked, why aren’t the Black Ferns and the All Blacks paid the same amount?
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Pause With Map In Hand and Scratch Their Heads
If 2020 was the worst year in my lifetime how does 2022 compare?
Open mike 13/11/2022
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Twitter as slow motion trainwreck
It is really quite something to be watching in real time, the implosion of twitter at the hands of Elon Musk.
Open mike 12/11/2022
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Daily review 11/11/2022
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The Year Skiing Died
Climate change has ensured that this is the winter that broke skiing.
Open mike 11/11/2022
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Daily review 10/11/2022
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Red ripple in US
Except in Florida, where Ron DeSantis led a convincing set of Republican gains, the Republican party in the US have had a disappointing mid-term election. The Democrats expecting to face a mid-term vote against incumbents, will be pleasantly surprised. There are still a lot of votes to count. This being the US, lawyers will be trying to set court dates.
Why Is Labour Such a Hard Sell Now?
So why is Labour and Ardern struggling when the economy is so strong?
Open mike 10/11/2022
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The Striking Similarities Between Elon Musk and Wayne Brown
Elon Musk and Wayne Brown both deliberately promote chaos.
Daily review 09/11/2022
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Comrade Chris and the politics of the warm inner glow
Left wing contrarian Chris Trotter has made some outlandish claims about Jacinda Ardern’s recent conference speech.
Open mike 09/11/2022
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Daily review 08/11/2022
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What happens if Twitter dies?
It seems strange to type this but Twitter may be terminal. The social media site that has become the go to for many years for journalists, politicians and any one interested in news especially breaking news may be on its death bed.