Burning down the house
Why is it that conservative politicians throughout the world engage in rhetorical attacks on laws that in many situations actually serve important purposes?
Later climate change deniers
The recent local government elections resulted in a number of people committed to addressing climate change being elected. And an apparent thinning of those who think that it is a hoax.
Caption contest
Keep it seemly …
Open mike 15/10/2019
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One News Colmar Brunton Poll Oct 2019
The October TV One/Colmar Brunton poll is out. Like yesterday’s devastating TV3 poll result showing National not waving, but drowning, today’s poll confirms that NZ is still heading toward an historic Labour/Green Government, despite the Tories flirting with numbers in the high fifties.
UPDATE: Some weirdness with the numbers: they add up to 101% and 47% does not actually give National 60 seats, so the ‘Poll Says National Can Govern’ headlines are a wee bit optimistic. TRP.
Daily review 14/10/2019
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Online voting – no. Try polling booths
Amid calls to install online voting from the technologically illiterate who are appear to be unaware of the risks, there is clear disagreement from those who do know the risks. Politicians should listen to them. While postal voting is an expensive and failing system, online voting as a system is certain to be way worse.
Newshub: poll shows Labour/Green could govern alone
Is less spin and more analysis too much to ask?
Open mike 14/10/2019
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Dunedin’s Aaron Hawkins
Dunedin is going to be a very interesting test of politics and opportunity over this coming three years for this new mayor.
How To Get There 13/10/19
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Open mike 13/10/2019
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Goff returned as Super City Mayor
Preliminary results suggest Phil Goff has been returned as Auckland Super City mayor.
2019 local body election results
Discussion post for live election results and turnout stats.
Open mike 12/10/2019
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Daily review 11/10/2019
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John Key 2.0
Chris Luxon has announced he will be seeking National’s nomination for the Botany seat next year. john Key is pleased. But Jami Lee-Ross is not … Update: Nor is Matthew Hooton …
Open mike 11/10/2019
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Daily review 10/10/2019
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National’s extreme gang rhetoric
National has engaged in some extreme rhetoric concerning gangs which is not reality based.
Elizabeth Warren on Facebook and the US presidential election
“They’re allowing Trump to spend over $1 million a week right now for ads on their platform—including ones that air the same lies that TV stations won’t.”
Open mike 10/10/2019
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Daily review 08/10/2019
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About the $7.5 billion surplus
The announcement of a $7.5 billion surplus for the last fiscal year combined with a $5.5 billion surplus the year before proves once and for all that Steven Joyce’s claim of a $11.5 billion deficit in Labour’s costings was bollocks.
Open mike 09/10/2019
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Daily review 08/10/2019
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$7.5 billion surplus
The Government has announced a $7.5 billion dollar surplus. Is it time to start spending?
Will online voting solve the turnout problem
Auckland Council voting returns are very low. But is the problem voter apathy or is our postal system not up to scratch? And will digital voting be a panacea?
Rates, debt, growth and PPP
Stuff had an interesting piece looking at rates, taxes and local infrastructure “Rates are much lower than you think, and they’re responsible for miserable growth in cities”. They just missed out one crucial factor. The way that PPP debates often block infrastructure. Interesting that got missed..
Open mike 08/10/2019
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Daily review 07/10/2019
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Extinction Rebellion on Lambton Quay
Extinction Rebellion NZ starts off an international week of Climate Rebellion designed to encourage governments to act in meaningful terms on the climate crisis.
Open mike 07/10/2019
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How To Get There 6/10/19
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Open mike 06/10/2019
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NRT: Climate Change: Join the rebellion
“there’s more than one way to protest, and as the climate crisis bites, then continued government inaction is likely to push people towards more confrontational styles of protest.” Extinction Rebellion’s Wellington day of action is on Monday.