What do we want in 2019?
It’s election year again- but only for local elections this time. What do you want your local candidates to address?
Discussion on political leader PR.
A comment from veutoviper has a go at the prevelant myth that Jacinda Arden has been using her family for PR points. As veutoviper points out by looking at the NZ Womens Weekly that Simon Bridges appears to have a much higher profile with his family washing. For some reason our political misogynists appear to have a double standard.
The Race To Replace Trump has Started
Elizabeth Warren has announced that she will be seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination to be the 46th President of the USA. With the Republicans unsure about whether Trump will run again due to the difficulties of campaigning from Federal prison, the Presidential election should be a shoo in for the Dems. Warren is just the first; there will be many more candidates who will see this as the opportunity of a lifetime.
Open Mike 01/01/2019
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Wow, Anak Krakatau is just gone..
The progeny of Krakatoa, Anak Krakatau, that blew up and dropped most of its volume into the ocean to cause the December 22nd tsunami in Indonesia was very intense. Satellite radar images show that it lost most of its volume and the cone is just gone. That was just a minor eruption in a crowded world.
The Standard’s ten most popular posts of 2018
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The Standard’s ten most commented on posts in 2018
The Standard’s ten most commented on posts in 2018.
Open Mike 31/12/2018
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Open Mike 30/12/2018
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How To Get There 30/12/18
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Now on WordPress 5
Just upgraded to Wordpress 5.02. There were a couple of minor tweaks required on our site for old posts, but nothing earth shattering. Proceeding on to changing the theme after 8 years.
Open Mike 29/12/2018
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Matt King goes full nut job
National MP Matt King has claimed that Stuff has been censoring comments that are critical of the Government and that an article expressing concerns about the run down of health infrastructure, the increase in child poverty, the use of private contractors to spy on us and the inability of NZTA to properly regulate WOF inspections is “left wing claptrap”.
The Standard a decade on
LPrent and I had the chance recently to talk about the Standard and how it is going.
Open Mike 28/12/2018
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National’s brave new world of MOAR ROADS!
National has taken to criticising the Government for not building roads that had no coherent business case and no proposal to build.
Japan restarts commercial whaling
Japan have withdrawn from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling.
Open Mike 27/12/2018
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Go Democracy Go!
It’s going to be a strong year for democratic politics.
Open Mike 26/12/2018
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Play day
This is the day to play.
Open Mike 25/12/2018
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The Taxpayers’ Union* responds to the Clark and Thompson spying fiasco
* not a real union.
Open Mike 24/12/2018
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An ex-insider rating of our politicians
MSM and blogsters are in an orgy of “rating” and marking politicians at the moment. It seems to be based on headlines, fuck […]
Open Mike 23/12/2018
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How To Get There 23/12/18
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Random 2019 predictions …
What will happen in 2019?
Daily Review 21/12/2018
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Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
China; Hack to the Future!
China has apparently been sprung hacking hundreds of western businesses and Government agencies, including some here in NZ. Should we be worried?
Public Service meltdown
How much Wellington-political-economy damage can the Government sustain while pushing reform across so many Ministries?
Open Mike 21/12/2018
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Daily Review 20/12/2018
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National’s varied response to the Thompson and Clark report
Simon Bridges and Gerry Brownlee have offered diametrically opposed versions of how to respond to the crisis presented by the report into Thompson and Clark’s activities.
A tale of two Christmas speeches
The last sitting day in Parliament yesterday gave stark evidence showing how Jacinda is wiping the floor with Simon Bridges.
Open mike 20/12/2018
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