Daily review 23/06/2025
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SNAP ACTION – Stop U.S. Aggression
Snap action outside Ministry of Defence tomorrow 24th 1230. All welcome
NZ should drop reliance on Trumps imperial republic.
The major problem with the political model of a Republic, from Greek and Roman times to the present, is that eventually they invariably deteriorate into an imperial mess and war mongering. for purely domestic personal and political reasons. Which is exactly what Donald Trump did yesterday.
Open mike 23/06/2025
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Open mike 22/06/2025
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Open mike 21/06/2025
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The mother of the mother of all budgets is unrepentant
Ruth Richardson remains totally convinced that her “mother of all budgets” was appropriate and claims that it was responsible for slaying inflation and promoting a high-growth high-wage high-employment economy.
The West’s War Against Iran
Clearly, the world needs to stop talking about Israel’s right to defend itself, and start talking about the world’s need to defend itself against Israel.
Open mike 20/06/2025
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Was the Cook Islands leak a FiveEyes operation?
The leak appeared in the Cook Islands media, not New Zealand’s. On the day before Christopher Luxon was due to meet Xi Jinping. One has to ask “cui bono?”
BHN special on the Regulatory Standards Bill
“…just days out from the close of submissions on this controversial Bill”
Daily review 19/06/2025
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Open mike 19/06/2025
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Daily review 18/06/2025
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Open mike 18/06/2025
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Daily review 17/06/2025
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Open mike 17/06/2025
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Daily review 16/06/2025
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Open mike 16/06/2025
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Open mike 15/06/2025
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The West’s war on Iran
I have visited Iran twice. I loved my time in Iran and found wonderful, cultured and kind people.When I heard the news of Israel’s attack on Iran I was apoplectic with rage and disgust.
Open mike 14/06/2025
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Daily review 13/06/2025
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Open mike 13/06/2025
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Daily review 12/06/2025
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Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win
For-profit healthcare continues its acceleration under National as second largest private healthcare provider in Australia shuts down
The other Jacinda Book
Shortly after the release of Jacinda Ardern’s autobiography comes news of the release of a new biography for which the funding of and motivation for are not clear.
Open mike 12/06/2025
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Daily review 11/06/2025
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Open mike 11/06/2025
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Daily review 10/06/2025
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The Thunberg dilemma
If the Madleen activism was largely symbolic, did it work?
Open mike 10/06/2025
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Daily review 09/06/2025
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Open mike 09/06/2025
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The Auckland Mayoralty
With National aligned Desley Simpson ruling herself out of the Mayoralty race and pledging support for Wayne Brown Auckland’s mayoral contest looks like it will be a two way battle between Brown and Kerrin Leoni.