Open Mike 14/10/25
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Daily review 13/10/2025
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Government by the Farmers for the Farmers
In a move that further undermines the country’s response to the climate crisis the Government has halved the methane reduction goal and determined that farms will not pay a price for greenhouse gas emissions.
New Zealand’s latest tourism promo just dropped
“The Government of New Zild has made a new tourism ad and it’s surprisingly honest and informative!”
Open Mike 13/10/25
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The 2025 Local Government Election results
The provisional Local Government election results have shown appalling turnout especially in Auckland and a voter reaction against large rates increases, potentially caused by the shelving of the Three Waters Reform package.
Open Mike 12/10/25
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Open Mike 11/10/25
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Daily review 10/10/2025
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Open Mike 10/10/25
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Daily review 09/10/2025
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Open Mike 09/10/25
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Daily review 08/10/2025
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National Crashes in latest poll
National crashing into the 20s in the latest Couria Poll must have increased dramatically the prospects of Christopher Luxon being deposed as Prime Minister.
Open Mike 08/10/25
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Daily review 07/10/2025
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Do not feed the Droll
Martyn Bradbury’s attacks on Winston Peters and an attack on his home has allowed Winston to claim victimhood status and hog the media spotlight.
Open Mike 07/10/25
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Daily review 06/10/2025
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Open Mike 06/10/25
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Open Mike 05/10/25
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Voices for Freedom’s local government campaign
Anti vax organisation Voices for Freedom has published a glossy well presented booklet suggesting how local body campaigns should be run. And it looks like a number of right wing campaigns are borrowing heavily from the information in the booklet.
The Standard hosting is moving
I’m moving the hosting of The Standard from a server in my living room to a cloud hosting this weekend. There may be some issues. If it works then it will stay there, otherwise The Standare will be coming to you from the deep south for while.
Open Mike 04/10/25
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Daily review 03/10/2025
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Open Mike 03/10/25
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The Department of War
The United States Department of Defense has been renamed as the Department of War. Nobody can be under any illusions anymore. More war is coming.
Daily review 02/10/2025
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Open Mike 02/10/25
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Daily review 01/10/2025
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Simeon Brown Cagey On Privatisation Meeting with Serco
The British multinational meeting was first reported by ODT. Plus: Physician Associates spell more danger for the health of our health system
Luxon’s bad faith stunt
Christopher Luxon recently wrote to Chris Hipkins seeking a bipartisan approach to gas drilling but then immediately turned this into a farce by leaking the letter to the Herald.
Open Mike 01/10/25
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Daily review 30/09/2025
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Gaza peace proposal ignores the terrorism of the Zionist state
In 1947 the Palestine as an area held under mandate by the UK was divided in resolution 181. The creation of independent Arab and Jewish States plus Jerusalem outside both. Trumps’ new ‘peace plan’ isn’t one because it doesn’t deal with the problem of Zionist terrorism that prevents the creation of a Palestinian state. It merely creates a temporary ceasefire without looking at the problem. New Zealand and other UN members should just start treating Israel as a terrorist state.
Open Mike 30/09/25
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