Freedom is Not Guaranteed: Sometimes You Must Fight
If we fail to support Ukraine’s struggle we all lose far more than self rule for 44 million people.
Open mike 11/09/2022
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Open mike 10/09/2022
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Daily review 09/09/2022
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Open mike 09/09/2022
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Daily review 08/09/2022
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Re-Nationalise Electricity Generators Now
This COVID era is the decade in which the state is back, bigger and faster than ever before. But the one area this government won’t let the state expand again is the one area in which New Zealand is the most vulnerable: electricity generation. It needs to change.
Open mike 08/09/2022
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Daily review 07/09/2022
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Transition at the Limits of What People Can Cope With
Many European governments now face a perfect storm of threatened energy security, rising inflation, war-propelled refugee crisis, and climate objectives. New Zealand be warned.
Open mike 07/09/2022
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Daily review 06/09/2022
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Newshub’s incredibly bad gang take
Yesterday the Government announced a slate of new powers designed to address gang violence. Newshub chose that day to imply that Labour was soft on gangs because a gang member said on social media not to vote for National.
Open mike 06/09/2022
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Daily review 05/09/2022
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Voting for our lives: protecting the environment from the late capitalism death cult
Environment Southland gives the ok for intensive farming on the edge of Fiordland National Park. Everyday there’s more news of disastrous decisions being made by people in power. The local body elections in the next month give us one easy and straightforward way to change that.
Open mike 05/09/2022
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‘Training’ for an early grave
We’re sending 120 troops to Britain to ‘train’ raw recruits for the Ukraine killing grounds. For the Defence Generals, it’s an overseas trip to aid retention. For the Ukrainian conscripts, it’s a prelude to early death. It is cynical and criminal: we should be arguing for the war to stop, not keep it going ”to the death of the last Ukrainian.”
Open mike 04/09/2022
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Open mike 03/09/2022
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Daily review 02/09/2022
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National’s PR support springs into action
Yesterday National’s PR machine also known as Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB sprang into action to get the message out that National will not negotiate with Destiny Church over support. Even though eight days previously Chris Luxon pointedly did not rule this out.
Open mike 02/09/2022
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Daily review 01/09/2022
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Open mike 01/09/2022
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About the reversed GST Kiwisaver changes
National’s attack on requiring banks to charge GST on the provision of Kiwisaver services the same as smaller services is deeply cynical when its attacks on Kiwisaver in the past are considered.
Daily review 31/08/2022
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Viv Beck going full Trump backfires
Recent leaks and publicity have caused huge damage to Viv Beck’s campaign to become Auckland’s next mayor. They also highlight the stark difference between the left and the right in terms of campaigning.
Govt public media reform performance makes AB’s look good
The government’s reform of public broadcasting has made Ian Foster’s quest for rugby’s World Cup look like a cinch.
The way the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill is drafted, suggests worse calamities than the All Blacks loom for the public broadcasting sector, according to leading media critics.
Open mike 31/08/2022
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Daily review 30/08/2022
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Sharma keeps digging
Last night a 4,761 word rant was published on Gaurav Sharma’s facebook page. In it he details information which on the face of it may have breached confidentiality requirements. And the overwhelming effect of the allegations is Meh.
Open mike 30/08/2022
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Daily review 29/08/2022
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Mark Mitchell is Kim Hilled on National Radio
National should learn. They should never send an MP into an interview with Kim Hill unless they are completely prepared. As Mark Mitchell learned this morning.
Open mike 29/08/2022
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