The Curious Case of Central Otago
How can a region be so pretty, so rich, but so poor?
Open Mike 18/08/25
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Open Mike 17/08/25
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Open Mike 16/08/25
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How was National able to take down construction so quickly?
Industry experts say Chris Bishop and his party are to blame, but Bishop denies it, saying construction industry leaders are just “wrong”
Daily review 15/08/2025
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Open Mike 15/08/25
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Daily review 14/08/2025
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Open Mike 14/08/25
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Should Labour attend a set-up?
The Government is accusing Labour of all sorts of bad things for not attending the second week of the Covid-19 inquiry.
Daily review 13/08/2025
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What does this Government have against Te Reo Māori?
Erica Stanford’s removal of te reo words from reading books is the latest of a series of attacks on te reo Māori by this Government.
Open Mike 13/08/25
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Daily review 12/08/2025
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Helen Clark on Palestine
“This is a catastrophic situation and here we are in New Zealand somehow arguing some fine point about whether we should recognise. We need to be adding our voice to the need for this catastrophe to stop.”
Ani O’Brien’s weird take on homelessness
Ani O’Brien thinks that claims by Chloe Swarbrick that the Government is intentionally increasing homelessness are engaging in hyperbole and are not true. But who is the person engaging in hyperbole?
Open Mike 12/08/25
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Daily review 11/08/2025
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Good, Democratic, Easy-To-Support Energy Policies
How to make fundamental changes to the country’s energy systems to ensure that future supply is sustainable and democratically controlled/
Open Mike 11/08/25
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Open Mike 10/08/25
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Open Mike 09/08/25
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Daily review 08/08/2025
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National Party wants to sell / exchange up to 67% of NZ’s conservation lands
National say they will “unleash growth”. That may be by selling / exchanging 5 million hectares of conservation land, much of it with “high ecological value” – representing 2/3 of the entire estate.
Open Mike 08/08/25
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Daily review 07/08/2025
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Confusing Confidence with Competence: Erica Stanford and the Bulldozing of Education Reform
NCEA wasn’t perfect, but it offered students a chance to grow and succeed in different ways. It recognised that learning isn’t linear or one-size-fits-all. It gave students a chance to find their place – not just in the job market, but in the world. Which brings me to the current Minister of Education, Erica Stanford… Are we confusing confidence with competence?
Open Mike 07/08/25
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Daily review 06/08/2025
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NZ sleepwalking towards bastardised hybrid health model
Half-baked attempts to fix New Zealand’s failing health system has resulted in Aotearoa drifting into a hybrid public-private model that threatens to combine the worst of both worlds. Isn’t it time to seriously review the working model
Power Companies Collude to Require New Zealand Coal-Fired Electricity
The country’s four main power companies have signed an agreement to stockpile coal and to extend the life of the coal-fired Huntly power station.
Open Mike 06/08/25
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Daily review 05/08/2025
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Open Mike 05/08/25
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Daily review 04/08/2025
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Because it makes so much more sense to destroy communities and fund hospitals instead
Another day, another stupid consequence of NACTFirst’s mongrel government policies. North Shore hospital has dedicated a ward for patients who would normally be […]