New Zealand’s offer to accept some of Nauru’s refugees
Jacinda Ardern is looking to repeat Helen Clark’s example of proposing to take refugees that Australia is refusing to take.
Open Mike 23/08/2018
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Daily Review 22/08/2018
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Manafort convicted and Cohen takes deal
In Trump’s America Paul Manafort has been convicted on eight counts and Michael Cohen has entered into a deal with prosecutors admitting campaign finance breaches at the behest of “the candidate”.
The Pope’s Letter to All Believers
The pope missed a great recent chance to state that accused abusers should be walked to the nearest Police station, make written statements, face trial, hopefully jailed, then defrocked, and excommunicated.
Judith Collins tweets more fake news
Judith Collins has been caught tweeting more fake news. And repeating it just in case we missed it.
Open Mike 22/08/2018
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Daily Review 21/08/2018
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Elizabeth Warren and Accountable Capitalism
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing a law change that would require US corporations to consider its workers and community in company decisions and prevent political donations from being made unless 75% of shareholders agreed.
Open Mike 21/08/2018
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The Greens. Do We Need ’em?
What’s the point of the Green party? Do we really need them? Really?
Daily Review 20/08/2018
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Ardern announces salary freeze for MPs
Jacinda Ardern has announced a freeze of MP’s salaries while a review of the salary setting system is carried out.
Good luck Julie Anne Genter
Julie Anne Genter outdid Jacinda Ardern’s trip to hospital in her private car by riding to hospital to be induced on her bike.
Strewth Dutton could be Aussie PM
Malcolm Turnbull’s days as Australian Prime Minister may be numbered with suggestions that Peter Dutton has the numbers to win a leadership contest.
Open Mike 20/08/2018
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The future of blogging in Aotearoa New Zealand
Morgan Godfery of the excellent Maui Street blog has relaunched his blogsite and made it subscriber based. Is this the future of blogging in Aotearoa New Zealand?
Open Mike 19/08/2018
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Finkelstein on Dame Hodge
“…if any – if any – of the rules that are now being implemented in the Labour Party have any meaning whatsoever… the first person who should be booted out of the Labour Party is Dame Hodge.” – Finkelstein.
The week of Limogate
Tracy Watkins and Tova O’Brien have both written articles criticising Simon Bridges’ handling of Limogate.
Open Mike 18/08/2018
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Daily Review 17/08/2018
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No Waimea dam
With the change in Government and ever increasing costs of construction it appears that the Waimea dam project in Tasman District is going to be scuppered.
RIP Aretha Franklin
Soul diva Aretha Franklin has died aged 76.
Open Mike 17/08/2018
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Daily Review 16/08/2018
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Is Tova O’Brien really a closet leftie?
Matthew Hooton has claimed that Tova O’Brien is an extreme left-wing, anti-National Party journalist intent in bringing Simon Bridges down. Hyperbole much?
Building Nations
This Government has probably one term to show progress in dealing with the country’s infrastructure deficit.
Open Mike 16/08/2018
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Daily Review 15/08/2018
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What is the RCEP?
It’s time we paid attention to RCEP, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Memo from Crosby Textor – Simon Bridges limo expenses
The Standard has unearthed advice provided by Crosby Textor to the National Party concerning the leak of Simon Bridges’ travel information.
Open Mike 15/08/2018
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Daily Review 14/08/2018
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Climate change: what happens now?
How does humanity prepare for the realisation that humans only have perhaps fifty years left?
Racial bias in RNZ world reportage, or just giving people what they want?
GUEST POST:
Is Radio NZ meeting its obligations to report the news of the world fairly or is it just once over lightly at the public broadcaster? Some thoughts from regular TS contributor Adrian Thornton.