Latest Comar Brunton poll result
The latest Colmar Brunton results just released suggests that support for the Government parties is stable and support for Jacinda Ardern is surging.
Open Mike 10/12/2017
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Brain Curdle.
If ever anyone needed a reason to insist on secularism…
Doofus of the week
Bill English claims the award for doofus of the week with his incredible statement that the country being 72,000 houses short is not a crisis and Labour should just deal with it anyway.
Economy 2018
It’s that time of year where we start making predictions for 2018. I see it looking not too hot, not too cold.
Voltairine de Cleyre
When history buries treasures, those treasures don’t have to remain buried.
Twyford reverses National’s flawed methamphetamine housing policy
Phil Twyford has shown this new Government has a brain as well as a heart by halting National’s ridiculous state house methamphetamine policy where the presence of minuscule traces would result in eviction even though there was no proof the tenant was responsible and he has apologised to Robert Erueti for the harm caused.
Open Mike 09/12/2017
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Daily Review 08/12/2017
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Another day, another piece of bullshit from someone in the MSM
Misleading the NZ public about a political party, its policy, and how government works actively harms democracy.
“Such inexcusable neglect”
The Auckland housing crisis in graph form.
Open Mike 08/12/2017
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Authentic participation underpins a safe workplace
The CTU has consistently identified our culture of work and the style of management as a real challenge for New Zealand firms to improve their health and safety record. Health and safety is an inseparable part of the wider workplace culture.
Daily Review 07/12/2017
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Caption contest
Keep it seemly.
People of the Year
Time has named participants of the #MeToo campaign its people of the year. So why hasn’t the movement taken hold in New Zealand the way it has in the United States?
4 just became the new 2.
Someone just did something sensible, and it’s frightening.
National Standards causes decline in educational levels
The latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results suggests that National Standards has been a failure.
Trump trashes chance of Middle East peace for giggles and a diversion
Donald Trump is expected to controversially announce the movement of the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Open Mike 07/12/2017
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Daily Review 06/12/2017
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English still whining
Surprise surprise – Bill English is still whining that 44.4% should really be counted as 50.1% – and other snippets from Parliament’s post election conference.
Guest Post: Monbiot, Attenborough and Soper on environmental collapse
Guest post by Ed about the intellectual rigour of George Monbiot and David Attenborough and the rater strange response of Barry Soper.
Sport, politics and equality
Ok, so I know I’m rather late to the party on this but I figured that equality is timeless and it would be […]
Gareth Hughes: When gaming becomes gambling
Loot boxes have opened up a debate about gaming fairness and what constitutes gambling.
Open Mike 06/12/2017
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Daily Review 05/12/2017
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First year of study free launched by Prime Minister Ardern
Jacinda Ardern has formally launched the Government’s free tertiary education policy.
Australian Parliament votes to accept New Zealand’s Manus Island offer
The Australian Parliament voted yesterday, against the Government’s wishes, to accept New Zealand’s offer to take refugees from Manus Island. At least for a short time.
Open Mike 05/12/2017
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Daily Review 04/12/2017
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Making official Information flow again
“Ministers realised they had a device through which they could reduce the surprises they suffered. And, as it went on, the surprises ministers no longer wanted to experience became greater in number and smaller in significance.Increasingly, it placed on the public service a political imperative which it had never had to shoulder. “
Shane Jones and work for the dole
Shane Jones has muddied a perfectly good job creation policy by talking about work for the dole.
Flynn cuts a deal while Trump scrambles
Donald Trump’s response to news of the arrest of Michael Flynn suggests that charges closer to the office of the President may be close.
Open Mike 04/12/2017
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Deranged Golriz Syndrome
David Farrar has continued his crusade against Golriz Ghahraman with a claim of 15 instances where she has by implication deceived us.