Open Mike 04/01/2017
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The Briefing Papers: NZ’s time on the Security Council
The Briefing Papers assesses NZ’s time at the UN Security Council, which came to an end on 31 December. Here are extracts from pieces by commentators Grant Duncan and Paul Buchanan.
Open Mike 03/01/2017
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The return of Kim Dotcom and the Internet Party and the NZ journalist seeking asylum in Russia
In strange news Kim Dotcom is talking about resurrecting the Internet Party and claims have been made that a New Zealand journalist is seeking asylum in Russia. Update: I am satisfied the application is for real.
Positive
This is a difficult concept for the left to address in election year in New Zealand but it’s possible to be positive about 2017.
Open Mike 02/01/2017
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Living without our fridge – 4-6C hotter
My first degree about 35 years ago was in earth sciences. And one of my lifelong passions has been reading the history, prehistory, and evolutionary history of humans. The timescales give me an appreciation of the farcical attempts of humans to stop crapping in our narrow evolutionary space over the last century. We’re going to live in a hot hot world we weren’t evolved for.
New Zealander of the year
The Herald has managed to overlook choosing Helen Kelly as its New Zealander of the year.
Open Mike 01/01/2017
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Voices of Aleppo.
Ordinary Syrian people on Aleppo.
The Standard’s ten most popular posts of 2016
The Standard’s ten most popular posts of 2016.
Open Mike 31/12/2016
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Obama’s last days
Barak Obama is using the last few days of his presidency to do some quite radical stuff.
The ten most commented on posts of 2016
The list of the top ten commented on posts for 2016.
Open Mike 30/12/2016
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Open Mike 29/12/2016
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Netanyahu accuses New Zealand of committing a declaration of war
Israeli Prime Mininster Benjamin Netanyahu told Murray McCully that New Zealand supporting the rights of Palestinians in the homeland areas would be regarded as a declaration of war.
Open Mike 28/12/2016
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Pauline Hanson declares jihad on Vegemite
Pauline Hanson is upset that vegemite has achieved Halaal status.
Israel threatens sanctions against New Zealand
Israel has responded to New Zealand’s principled stand in seeking to uphold the rights of Palestinian citizens by threatening sanctions.
Open Mike 27/12/2016
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Facebook, fake news and Donald Trump’s election
Donald Trump’s success in the recent Presidential Election may have had a lot to do with very judicious use of targeted Facebook advertising and the proliferation of fake news stories.
Open Mike 26/12/2016
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The Essential Forest-Gardener – in the end…
Robert Guyton concludes his series on life in a Riverton Food Forest.
I have an idea
Advantage muses on the meaning of Christmas and how our response to it says a lot about who we are.
Open Mike 25/12/2016
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Well done Murray McCully
Murray McCully has had New Zealand co sponsor a successful Security Council resolution condemning Israel for violating International Law through its resettlement policy.
Open Mike 24/12/2016
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Caption contest
Keep it seemly …
Reason #3751 progressives should oppose Donald Trump presidency
President Donald Trump reckons that the US must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability to make the world come to its senses regarding nukes.
Briefing Papers: And so this is Christmas…
Alicia Sudden reflects on Christmas at The Briefing Papers: “Yet this brief annual window excludes the elephant in the room: that this poverty is a consequence of our welfare system failing to provide the support it was intended to.”
Open Mike 23/12/2016
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Keep it in the ground
In the last days of the Obama presidency the current President is taking steps to protect the Arctic from oil drilling.
Open Mike 22/12/2016
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Nats take a plunge on the Roy Morgan roundabout
The erratic Roy Morgan poll has swung around again, Nats down 4.5% to 45% and Labour/ Greens up up 5.5% to 43%. Worryingly for the B-team, government confidence fell a “whopping” 10 points.
Rudman on Nats’ total housing fail
Rudman: “The Prime Minister, in his role in charge of Housing New Zealand, and Smith have spectacularly failed to solve Auckland’s housing crisis over several years.”