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Open Mike 11/04/2017

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 11th, 2017 - 43 comments

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A basic primer on the law of defamation

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Date published: 5:58 pm, April 10th, 2017 - 133 comments

There has been some very confused reporting on the fate of Andrew Little in the Hagaman defamation trial.

Daily Review 10/04/2017

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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 10th, 2017 - 9 comments

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Bugger.

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Date published: 1:55 pm, April 10th, 2017 - 45 comments

John Clarke has died.

Bid for Helen (for Women’s Refuge)

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Date published: 9:39 am, April 10th, 2017 - 5 comments

A rescued portrait of Helen Clark is raising money for Women’s Refuge via TradeMe.

Mediawatch on Hit and Run

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Date published: 9:17 am, April 10th, 2017 - 77 comments

“Has the meaning of book Hit and Run been obscured by all the claims and counter-claims in the media?” – Yes of course it has, and that is a deliberate strategy on the part of people who are desperate to avoid an inquiry.

Property porn vs. reality

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Date published: 8:46 am, April 10th, 2017 - 92 comments

Sick of the property porn on the Stuff and Herald websites? It was refreshing to read the truth for a change.

Open Mike 10/04/2017

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 10th, 2017 - 59 comments

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Syria sarin capitalism and war

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Date published: 10:34 am, April 9th, 2017 - 60 comments

The dirty truth behind many of the wars that our political / media world gets itself so excited about is that they wouldn’t be happening without the arms that we (the “western” world) sell so copiously.

RNZ: The 9th floor – Palmer

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Date published: 9:01 am, April 9th, 2017 - 70 comments

On RNZ Guyon Espiner is running what will be a fascinating series, The 9th Floor, consisting of interviews with five ex NZ PMs. First up on Friday was Sir Geoffrey Palmer, “reflecting on the revolutionary fourth Labour government and his year as one of its three Prime Ministers”.

National’s Filipino campaign

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Date published: 8:11 am, April 9th, 2017 - 29 comments

National’s New Lynn candidate Paulo Garcia appears to be receiving campaigning assistance from the Philippine Ambassador for New Zealand.  Is this appropriate?

Open Mike 09/04/2017

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 9th, 2017 - 110 comments

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National’s response to the Syria attack

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Date published: 8:06 am, April 8th, 2017 - 56 comments

Unlike the Australian and United Kingdom Governments’ response to the American attack has been muted and confused.  Is this just the nature of anything that Bill English says or is it an attempt to assess public opinion before responding?

Green Party criticises US strike on Syria

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Date published: 7:08 am, April 8th, 2017 - 141 comments

“We expect and deserve cooler heads than this from our global leaders.”

Open Mike 08/04/2017

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 8th, 2017 - 36 comments

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Daily Review 07/04/2017

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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 7th, 2017 - 18 comments

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World War?

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Date published: 1:39 pm, April 7th, 2017 - 221 comments

Well…don’t know about you, but I’m feeling like I want to throw up.

MSD and our privacy

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Date published: 11:36 am, April 7th, 2017 - 16 comments

National’s plans for our privacy and access to social services are a perfect cocktail of over-reach and incompetence.

Dirty Politics done in the Netsafe style – part 3

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Date published: 10:17 am, April 7th, 2017 - 25 comments

No further information from either Netsafe or the complainant. I can’t proceed any further apart from writing explicit site HDCA instructions. The Daily Blog has had the samehappen, with an attempt to gag any public debate on their actions by Netsafe. Amy Adams has hurriedly issued a press release saying how wonderful the HDCA is… I guess she doesn’t like debate.

Independent media a losing battle

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Date published: 9:04 am, April 7th, 2017 - 10 comments

Unfolding in Australia, but obviously relevant here, bad news for Farifax media staff and their editorial independence.

What is neoliberalism?

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Date published: 7:27 am, April 7th, 2017 - 45 comments

George Monbiot explains in 2 minutes.

 

 

Open Mike 07/04/2017

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 7th, 2017 - 136 comments

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Daily Review 06/04/2017

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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 6th, 2017 - 16 comments

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Thoughts are with Edgecumbe

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Date published: 12:14 pm, April 6th, 2017 - 43 comments


Photo from the Whakatane Beacon.

Resource Management Act Third Reading

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Date published: 9:53 am, April 6th, 2017 - 19 comments

Nick Smith’s RMA reforms are close to being completed. Will his high homes for the reforms be met?

Labour’s leadership team

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Date published: 9:22 am, April 6th, 2017 - 40 comments

Labour’s new tactic of featuring a leadership team seems to be working well.

Small on the Nats’ Key deficit on Hit and Run

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Date published: 7:53 am, April 6th, 2017 - 24 comments

Vernon Small thinks the B Team is missing Key.

South Dunedin and sea level rise

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Date published: 7:00 am, April 6th, 2017 - 44 comments

Dunedin now has a sea level rise database. Given the number of floods in the North Island in the past month it’s time for the rest of NZ to start taking climate change seriously.

Open Mike 06/04/2017

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Date published: 6:00 am, April 6th, 2017 - 136 comments

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Daily Review 05/04/2017

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Date published: 5:15 pm, April 5th, 2017 - 34 comments

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The truth will out

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Date published: 9:07 am, April 5th, 2017 - 93 comments

English can squirm and deny, but according to Stephenson there is more Hit and Run to come.