Daily review 15/06/2021
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Fear and loathing in cycleland
I am pleased the right have moved on from overtly racist attacks on minorities. But I am bemused by the current level of vitriol that has been thrown at a group who apart from wearing lycra is doing nothing wrong.
Government to issue an apology for the dawn raids
The Government has announced it will publicly apologise for the treatment of Pacific people in the 1970s when they were harassed and discriminated against by the Police because of the place of their birth and the colour of their skin.
Open mike 15/06/2021
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Daily review 14/06/2021
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The Government’s Feebate scheme
Labour and the Greens have announced the establishment of a Feebate scheme to incentivise the purchase of electric vehicles and disincentivise the purchase of gas guzzlers.
Open mike 14/06/2021
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Open mike 13/06/2021
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Open mike 12/06/2021
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Daily review 11/06/2021
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Auckland’s Northern Pathway
Last week’s announcement of major changes to the New Zealand Upgrade program in my view was welcome.
Open mike 11/06/2021
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Daily review 10/06/2021
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Greenpeace on the cow shaped hole in the Climate Commission report
Greenpeace says there is still a cow-shaped hole in both the Climate Change Commission’s advice and the Government’s approach to climate action, following the release of the Commission’s finalised climate plan.
Open mike 10/06/2021
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Daily review 09/06/2021
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The Climate Commission Report
As they said they would, the Government has today released the full advice from the Climate Commission, taking into account all the submissions and all the big fat evidence.
Colonisation and widespread theft of Maori land is apparently good for them
Paora Goldsmith, who last hit National headlines for botching up National’s alternative budget, has again hit the headlines and for the wrong reasons. And this time members of his caucus publicly disagree with him.
Open mike 09/06/2021
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NZ Nuclear-Free Day
June 8 is the anniversary of Aotearoa’s 1987 nuclear-free legislation. NZOnScreen is running a retrospective of our proud history, the Nuclear-free Collection. It is well worth a watch. I particularly liked the movie “Nuclear Reaction,” with Big Norm seeing off the French, Big Dave seeing off the Americans, and Kiwi Keith also clear about where we stood. The nuclear risk is worse now than it has ever been.
Daily review 08/06/2021
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Openness and transparency
On the weekend Andrea Vance gave the Government a bit of a serve about its record on openness and transparency. But a deeper dig into the issue suggests that the cause may have nothing to do with the Government’s preferences and everything to do with the volume of information requests made by the opposition.
Open mike 08/06/2021
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Open mike 07/06/2021
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The week when Scomo came to visit
This week has seen the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to suggest that Australia is adopting a principled stand and New Zealand has sold its soul to China for trade. But the comments by Morrison and Ardern made after their Queenstown meeting suggests the opposite.
Open mike 06/06/2021
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RIP Don Clark
A guest post about West Auckland Labour stalwart Don Clark who died recently.
Open mike 05/06/2021
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Daily review 04/06/2021
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National’s culture problem
National’s week from hell is further evidence of a culture problem that will not be easily solved.
Open mike 04/06/2021
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Daily review 03/06/2021
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Open mike 03/06/2021
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Daily review 02/06/2021
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Nick Smith rejoices as Jake Bezzant takes public spotlight off him
Jake Bezzant was meant to be one of National’s bright new things, having last year been selected in then safe Upper Harbour. If things were normal he would be in Parliament right now. Instead an internal leaking campaign destroyed his chances and it now transpires that he has engaged in behaviour that is certainly immoral and should be illegal.
The National Party Caucus knew nuffink about Nick Smith’s problems
Last night the story about Nick Smith’s issues that caused his resignation finally broke, or did it?