Open mike 24/06/2016
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Daily Review 23/06/2016
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The Herald says you don’t want a pay rise
You might be surprised to learn this, but you don’t want a pay rise.
Four personal stories
From the “Brighter Future”, four personal stories published recently are all well worth reading.
GPS
GPS may offer the perfect way to enforce a fuel tax but how do we feel about the Government knowing where we are and where we are heading every minute of the day?
Panama papers: investors were advised how to avoid Government disclosure obligations
Doubt has been cast on the utility of John Key’s claim that New Zealand is not a tax haven because there are disclosure treaties with the revelation that Mossack Fonseca’s primary New Zealand agent instructed clients to avoid investing in those countries.
Open mike 23/06/2016
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Stopping the clock
John Key’s refused to stop the clock on Kiwi workers losing a million dollars a day. That’s a mistake.
A Tale of Two Droughts
Climate change is now causing extreme dry weather events and is increasingly blamed for water shortages. But what we are doing on the ground has just as much influence on our experience of drought. As New Zealand farmers call for drought relief this winter, it’s time we looked at how we manage land and water, and the critical role this plays in whether humans can live with variable rainfall in the age of climate change. Here’s a stellar example from India.
Daily Review 22/06/2016
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Guest Post: How to preserve workers’ entitlements to past holiday pay
Eva Hartshorn-Sanders on the background to the Holiday Leave Protection Bill, why it is important for the Bill to be passed into law and what you can do to support it.
Dirty Politics Farrar and freedom of speech
There’s a petition – Get Rid of Hosking – it’s closing in on 16K signatures. Dirty Politics Farrar is a mite agitated about it, so let’s all give the Streisand effect a big hand.
When is a toll road not a toll road?
When it is a variable network pricing mechanism …
Our zombie economy
It’s basically flat-lining – only partially animated by immigration and a housing bubble.
Open mike 22/06/2016
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Daily Review 21/06/2016
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ECAN turning a blind eye
Is ECAN just another typical Nat party fuckup, or are they deliberately turning a blind eye?
Another shocking environmental record
The world’s news is full of new environmental records. Here’s a shocker.
Pay up Compass
Not only has Compass being serving below quality food to hospital patients but it appears that they may not have paid some long term employees what they are entitled to.
Can We Support Phil Goff for Auckland Mayor?
Every year, Auckland is more of New Zealand. More of its real estate risk, more of its social problems, more of its productivity […]
Open mike 21/06/2016
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Mission Creep
The military mission to Iraq is to be extended by another 18 months, much to nobody’s surprise. John Key has put the creep into the mission.
RM: National Party support falls 2.5% to 43%
National support is down 2.5% to 43% in the latest Roy Morgan, just ahead of LAB/GR at 42.5% (up 1%).
Daily Review 20/06/2016
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Another day at Te Puea Marae
An update on Te Puea Marae, a homeless teen cancer sufferer, and how to help.
The strange case of the disappearance of a Stuff article critical of Lord Mike Hosking
Are we doing censorship to protect the government’s media assets now?
Hone Harawira is getting the band back together
It’s useful with controversial politicians to hear what they actually say, and in context too. Here’s Harawira in his own words.
The politics of dumb anger
There are some pretty depressing political trends going on.
Open mike 20/06/2016
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Mana 2.0
Hone’s back! The leader of the Mana party has announced he’s re-forming the Mana Movement and will stand again in Te Tai Tokerau. Is there a chance of a deal with Labour to strengthen the next Government?
Mike Hosking should not be TVNZ’s frontman
Liz Gunn sets out why Mike Hosking needs to be removed as TVNZ’s frontman.
Open mike 19/06/2016
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Guest post: Corie Haddock on the homeless crisis
Co chair of the New Zealand Coalition to end homelessness Corie Haddock writes about the causes and implications of New Zealand’s homelessness crisis.
Petition against the veto of the paid parental leave bill
“We request that you withdraw the financial veto certificate against the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave and Work Contact Hours) Amendment Bill.” You can sign the petition here.
I think we can all agree that Paula Bennett is the real victim here
Te Puea Marae, whose only “crime” in this the Brighter Future was to try and help the homeless, “has fears of ‘smear campaign’ “. Naturally Paula Bennett is the real victim here. And furthermore, it’s all Labour’s fault.
90 day trial – no lie too outrageous for National
For eight long years National have been telling us that the 90 day trial (fire at will) law was all about creating jobs. Yesterday a new Treasury report showed that it had failed to do so. RNZ: “The government now says its 90-day trial period was never about increasing the number of jobs in New Zealand”. Of course.