The difference between Black Lives Matter and the Anti Mandate protest
Claims that local Black Lives Matter protests and the Anti Covid mandate protest are different examples of the same thing appear to be very overstated.
Indications of wages rising
It sounds like the Industrial and Trades sector of the economy has had a significiant wage rise over the last year. While we wait for the wages stats data, this is an interesting indicator. The national median hourly pay in the sector is now $27 an hour, up $2 from 2020/21. But this isn’t just here, the world labour market is shifting just as the supply chains are.
Convoy protest 15/2/22
A general discussion post.
Open mike 15/02/2022
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Daily review 14/02/2022
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Goff retiring as super city mayor
Phil Goff has announced that he will not seek re-election as Auckland’s Mayor.
Convoy protest day seven
A general discussion post.
Open mike 14/02/2022
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Parliament protests and the road to splintered societies
The legitimacy of protest, and why building bridges and calling people in is one of the most important actions we can take now.
The long cost of Covid-19
There has been a depressing large study published looking at the medical risks of having covid-19 on the cardiovascular systems in Nature Medicine. The news isn’t good. Having Covid-19 increases the risks of a range of cardiovascular diseases from heart failure to strokes over a year. It does it across all demographics.
Can this government get re-elected?
Where will the votes come from to get Labour a third term?
The right to protest
Complaints that the police are unnecessarily interfering with the Wellington Convoy’s right to protest appear to be vastly overstated.
Open mike 13/02/2022
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Open mike 12/02/2022
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Daily review 11/02/2022
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Open mike 11/02/2022
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Daily review 10/02/2022
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Freakin useless
Maureen Pugh has posted a post on facebook supporting the Wellington protestors, deleted it when it was pointed out to her the protestors were anti vaccination, and then claimed she did not realise many of the protesters were against Covid-19 vaccination.
Chloe Swarbrick Needs A Reset
Chloe Swarbrick has requested that the government help Auckland central’s restaurants. But in a post Covid pre climate change world this is not going to help.
Open mike 10/02/2022
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Daily review 09/02/2022
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Chris Bishop – manipulated, lying, or just plain stupid?
Roche, a major manufacturer of RATs, issued a statement to media on Tuesday night saying none of its stocks had been diverted or seized by the Government.
“RAT kits have been, and will continue to be, supplied to all New Zealand customers, including the Ministry of Health, in the sequence that purchase orders were placed,”. Chris Bishop MP is still claiming mythical evidence from local suppliers.
Prime Minister Ardern on Climate Change and the economy
The full text is worth perusing across multiple areas, but Prime Minister Ardern’s speech in Parliament yesterday gave useful hints about how the economy and climate change are being integrated into a single economic strategy.
Open mike 09/02/2022
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Daily review 08/02/2022
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Open mike 08/02/2022
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Luxon under pressure after latest Newshub Poll
I am going to channel my Matthew Hooton left wing alter ego in the writing of this post. The latest Newshub poll shows a resounding level of support for the Labour Party and there are murmurs of discontent about Chris Luxon after support for the right plummets.
Big developments in Beijing
The meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping is likely to set the geopolitical direction for the 21st century. If ‘divide and rule’ was the mantra for the US’s hegemonic rule in the 20th century, ‘unite and share’ looks like setting the tone for the 21st. Co-operation rather than competition is the mantra, and “friendship between the two states has no limits.” A truly remarkable turnaround.
NZME is on a mission to change the Government
NZME owned entities including the Herald and Newstalk ZB appear to be on a mission to change the Government.
What Do We Keep?
The things we don’t regret keeping are a strong measure of what we don’t value. COVID’s 2 year anniversary asks us this simply through what events we commemorate.
Open mike 07/02/2022
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Prime Minister Ardern’s Waitangi Day speech
The text of Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern’s Waitangi Day speech
Some notes on moderation
A few notes and suggestions on moderation on The Standard.
Open mike 06/02/2022
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Open mike 05/02/2022
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Daily review 04/02/2022
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