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Date published: 11:20 am, January 24th, 2022 - 86 comments
In a welcome change Millionaires and billionaires worldwide are calling for governments to tax them more.
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 24th, 2022 - 250 comments
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Date published: 4:30 pm, January 23rd, 2022 - Comments Off on Prisoners of the Narrative #1
Robert Ayson’s advocacy of a sanctions regime for New Zealand in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is a bad idea based on poor intelligence.The “Russian invasion” narrative was always a beat-up, and there is no support from major players in Europe for sanctions such as removal from the SWIFT payment system. Russia’s claim for border security is reasonable and essential for peace.
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Date published: 11:38 am, January 23rd, 2022 - 21 comments
Joe Biden is struggling to get his agenda passed by the American Legislature. Because of two Senators, one with significant coal interests and the other Senator more willing to protect the rights of a minority of Senators to hold up legislation than the rights of a minority of Americans to vote.
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Date published: 11:13 am, January 23rd, 2022 - 164 comments
The New Zealand government has announced a nationwide move to the Red Traffic Light system from midnight tonight.
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 23rd, 2022 - 104 comments
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Date published: 10:51 am, January 22nd, 2022 - 106 comments
Oh. But here comes Omicron…
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 22nd, 2022 - 136 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 21st, 2022 - 42 comments
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Date published: 10:54 am, January 21st, 2022 - 113 comments
So far the country has fought back and eliminated the original Covid infection, won a couple of skirmishes and then and fought and quelled the Delta incursion. But it looks like Omicron is coming …
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 21st, 2022 - 103 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 20th, 2022 - 8 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 20th, 2022 - 216 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 19th, 2022 - 14 comments
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Date published: 8:32 am, January 19th, 2022 - 12 comments
In 2010 the poor but proud Island Nation raised $705,000 to donate to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund. If New Zealanders were to reciprocate their generosity we would donate over $30 million. It is time for us to return the favour.
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 19th, 2022 - 130 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 18th, 2022 - 17 comments
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Date published: 8:22 am, January 18th, 2022 - 125 comments
… he is allegedly a very naughty boy.
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 18th, 2022 - 236 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 17th, 2022 - 44 comments
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Date published: 2:31 pm, January 17th, 2022 - 101 comments
It will be a few days before we know if the omicron variant of Covid-19 is starting to spread in New Zealand. There are things we can be doing that will determine how that goes.
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 17th, 2022 - 111 comments
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Date published: 2:54 pm, January 16th, 2022 - 17 comments
Russian peacekeepers are already leaving Kazakhstan having nipped the ‘colour revolution’ in the bud. Blinken clearly didn’t have a clue when he said Russians never leave the house. Russian intelligence was superb. Now we wait for Russia’s response to US likely refusal to pull back from its borders. One thing I’d bet on – no invasion of Ukraine.
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Date published: 1:11 pm, January 16th, 2022 - 151 comments
Where western minds are busy arguing if indigenous knowledge is science, botanist and first nations woman Robin Wall Kimmerer exemplifies how to do both at the same time.
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 16th, 2022 - 251 comments
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 15th, 2022 - 150 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 14th, 2022 - 39 comments
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Date published: 12:48 pm, January 14th, 2022 - 184 comments
Labour are doing the things about the housing crisis they said they would. It’s not working.
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Date published: 8:19 am, January 14th, 2022 - 20 comments
Boris Johnson’s reign as UK Prime Minister may be terminal after news of a Downing Street party held during lockdown was leaked to the press.
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 14th, 2022 - 227 comments
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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 13th, 2022 - 49 comments
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