Open Mike 10/09/2026
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Daily review 09/09/2026
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Open Mike 09/09/2026
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Taxpayers Union hides its funding
The Taxpayers Union has now gone offline so that we have no idea where its funding came from. And if Curia polling is paid for by Atlas aligned organistions.
Daily review 08/09/2026
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Labour to accelerate climate action
“Labour is fully committed to the Paris Agreement and will put New Zealand on course to meet its targets…. Walking away from it, as National and its mates are planning to do, would be giving up on our kids’ future and impose huge costs on our economy.”
The Right is winning the bullshit media narrative
Last weekend saw a continuation of right wing parties coming out with inane policy announcements that make a media splash without any hard questions being asked.
Open Mike 08/09/2026
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Daily review 07/09/2026
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Open Mike 07/09/2026
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Greens launch plan to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the price of food
“The Green Party has today announced a plan to break up the supermarket duopoly by creating a publicly owned supermarket chain called KiwiMart, as part of its Affordable Kai election policy”
Government makes Move On Orders Bill less shit
This week the Government reluctantly reversed its intent to allow homeless teenagers to be prosecuted if they did not move to somewhere less safe when required to move on by police.
Open Mike 06/09/2026
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Open Mike 05/09/2026
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Daily review 04/09/2026
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New Zealand’s Gas Panic Was Entirely Lies
Anyone remember it was just a year ago that businesses and government politicians were crying about the loss of natural gas availability?
Open Mike 04/09/2026
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Daily review 03/09/2026
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Greenpeace: Why the 1.5°C overshoot report must be an urgent call to action on climate change
The UNEP’s new report ‘Limiting Overshoot’ outlines a pathway called “overshoot, peak and decline” to minimise and adapt to the impacts of an exceedance and an eventual return to 1.5°C.
Open Mike 03/09/2026
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Daily review 02/09/2026
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Open Mike 02/09/2026
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Daily review 01/09/2026
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Who is to blame for Air New Zealand’s latest result?
Christopher Luxon has asked Air New Zealand to explain what caused its recently announced significant loss. The answer appears to be a decision made by Air New Zealand while he was Chief Executive.
Labour will guarantee a job for graduate nurses
“Nurses who trained here should be able to work here. A good job. A future here at home. Better starts now.” – Chris Hipkins
Open Mike 01/09/2026
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Daily review 31/08/2026
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Open Mike 31/08/2026
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The Government suddenly wants to limit the damage it has caused to our climate response
After spending all term undermining the Country’s climate change response the Government now wants to improve the country’s ability to meet the Country’s Paris Accord obligations.
Open Mike 30/08/2026
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Open Mike 29/08/2026
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Daily review 28/08/2026
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Could Kiwibank Buy TSB?
Kiwibank are proposing to buy TSB Bank, before Heartland get it.
Open Mike 28/08/2026
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Daily review 27/08/2026
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Open Mike 27/08/2026
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