Will We Go Down With China?
Muchn’all as I try and stay positive about New Zealand’s economic direction, our reliance on China is getting much, much worse, and we need to move as China declines.
Labour’s “tenant tax” is neither a tax nor for tenants
National’s media spin team is at it again claiming that removing interest rate deductibility for landlords is a “tenant tax” when it is neither a new tax nor for tenants.
Open mike 22/08/2022
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A week of sideshows
But the past week has been a week of sideshows. One international as elements of the right try to smear Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin for dancing. And one local where rogue Labour MP Gaurav Sharma is running out of excuses for not backing up the extraordinary claims he has made about the Labour Party.
Open mike 21/08/2022
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Open mike 20/08/2022
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Daily review 19/08/2022
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This is what the climate crisis looks like in New Zealand, so far
If we keep doing what we are doing (not acting on climate), then at some point there will just be too many of these events to keep up with. But we still have time to limit the damage and transition society.
Not A Ripple of Difference
The polls are out and the internal revolt last month to remove James Shaw as Greens co leader hasn’t made a ripple.
Open mike 19/08/2022
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Daily review 18/08/2022
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By Nature Unfair
You can be the most moral nation on earth and have no reward for it.
Open mike 18/08/2022
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Daily review 17/08/2022
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Open mike 17/08/2022
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Daily review 16/08/2022
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What to do with Gaurav Sharma
The Labour Caucus will meet this afternoon to discuss what to do about Gaurav Sharma.
Greens: New public transport model must be backed with investment
“Along with public ownership and better wages and conditions for people working on public transport, if we can get the Government to focus nearly all transport investments on making it easier for people to walk, bike, or hop on a bus, train, or ferry we can create a world-class transport system that works for everyone. The best way to do that is to get more Green MPs into Parliament,” – Julie Anne Genter.
Open mike 16/08/2022
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Daily review 15/08/2022
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About Gaurav Sharma
Recent incidents involving Labour MP Gaurav Sharma are evidence of poor relationships with staff and not anything more sinister.
Open mike 15/08/2022
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The weird arrangement for MP’s staffers
With recent allegations of bullying of staff hitting the media it is important to understand the relationship between a Member of Parliament and their Parliamentary Services staff.
Stuff’s Fire and Fury major investigation into the occupation of Parliament grounds
The Wellington occupation was supposed to be about ending the mandates, but a new Stuff Circuit documentary investigates those behind the protest and discovers they have far bigger and more dangerous goals.
Open mike 14/08/2022
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Open mike 13/08/2022
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Daily review 12/08/2022
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Molloy drops out of Mayoralty race
Self described tough man Leo Molloy has found the going too tough and has pulled out of the Auckland mayoralty race.
Bastards Versus Assholes
This post was written before Gaurav Sharma’s Herald article and should not be taken as validation of his comments. There are necessary bastards in political life, and in developed democracies compared to everywhere else ours are gentle as lambs
Notes from the CATA Conference: keynote address by Stella O’Malley
The Child and Adolescent Therapists Association hosted a conference recently on children, adolescents and gender identity.
Open mike 12/08/2022
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Daily review 11/08/2022
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Greens: Bill to ban mining on conservation land pulled from biscuit tin
Eugenie Sage’s Members Bill has been drawn.
“We call on the Labour Government to back the Bill so it can finally fulfil its promise to ban new mining projects on public conservation land”
The Three Strikes abomination is no more
The three strikes legislation, the brainchild of dead baby identity stealing former ACT MP David Garrett, is no more.
Open mike 11/08/2022
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Daily review 10/08/2022
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