Daily review 08/04/2022
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Is Act buying social media followers?
Hot on the heels of news that Act has recently received a number of significant donations comes news that it may have spent some of these funds on buying social media followers following news that Seymour’s Instagram followers jumped from 23,800 to 72,600 in one day.
Open mike 08/04/2022
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Daily review 07/04/2022
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Greens call for rent freeze
The Green Party has published a reasonable plan to make renting more affordable for low income New Zealanders. There’s nothing extreme-communist-scary here, it’s well within the values of the NZ electorate.
Water and Money
If the 3 Waters reforms can survive its attacks and be implemented, a consequence will be that we are going to have a most enormous nationwide economic argument about the price of water and who pays for it all.
Open mike 07/04/2022
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Daily review 06/04/2022
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Last chance to see or finally acting as if our lives depend on it?
That IPCC report telling it like it is. Ball is in our court.
Change nothing
You get to a point – and Ardern must be close – where the most you can do is hang on.
Open mike 06/04/2022
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Daily review 05/04/2022
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Why in the middle of a pandemic an immediate change to Orange is magical thinking
National’s friends are in unison complaining that the Government should be announcing now when we will be back into Orange. But our exemplary performance compared to other nations suggests strongly that the Government should continue to respect the medical advice it is receiving.
Open mike 05/04/2022
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Daily review 04/04/2022
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Climate Action Mondays: slow fashion
It’s time to act as if our lives depend on it. Here are the things we can do and we can require government and business to do.
Open mike 04/04/2022
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3 Waters Reform Must Happen
If you’re out there in ZB land and believe that water management should be democratically elected, you won’t find respite here. Local Government has done a terrible job dealing with water and change is urgently needed.
National still has a culture problem
This week National found itself the centre of media suggesting that its treatment of women is still not acceptable. A couple of Young […]
Open mike 03/04/2022
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Open mike 02/04/2022
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Daily review 01/04/2022
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National announces receiving $1.8 million in recent donations
National has gazumped Act’s recently announced significant donations drive and has just announced that it will shortly be filing declarations confirming that it has recently received $1.8 million in donations.
Will John Key stand for National in Tauranga
The Standard has learned from a normally reliable source that John Key is considering seeking the National Party nomination for the Tauranga seat.
Open mike 01/04/2022
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Kia kaha Louisa Wall
Earlier this week Louisa Wall announced that she is retiring as a Member of Parliament. History will confirm that she was one of our best Parliamentarians.
Daily review 31/03/2022
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Open mike 31/03/2022
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Daily review 30/03/2022
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Open mike 30/03/2022
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The Natives are Getting Uppity
Jacinda Ardern is “gravely concerned.” Peeni Henare was ‘”caught off-guard.”. Barnaby Joyce feels “intimidated.” Solomon Islands PM Sogavare found it “insulting to be branded as unfit to manage our sovereign affairs.” I think he is right.
Daily review 29/03/2022
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Climate Action Mondays Tuesday
It’s time to act as if our lives depend on it.
Who will be National’s Tauranga candidate
National is opening up nominations for the Tauranga by election today. The Standard reviews some potential candidates for the seat.
Should We Just Settle?
New Zealand does not have to settle for being small, quiet, and weak.
Open mike 29/03/2022
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