Embarrassment turns to spite
Parliamentary Services have marred what might otherwise have been a showcase example of how public protest is treated in New Zealand.
Open mike 04/10/2015
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Bashar al-Assad and other Bastards.
What proper journalistic coverage of Syria looks like.
Where is Peseta Sam?
This week we have had the release of the Priestley Report into the escape of Phillip Smith which details a litany of problems within Corrections and overnight there have been reports of rape and assault on a person moved from segregation in Serco managed South Auckland Correctional Facility. But no sign of Corrections Minister Sam Lotu Iiga. Where is he?
Speech to UN height of hypocrisy
Key’s little lecture to the UN would have been delivered with a lot more moral authority if it wasn’t built on the heights of hypocrisy.
Open mike 03/10/2015
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Daily Review 02/10/2015
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WMBAD: Global goals
The White Man Behind A Desk is back, looking at the big picture, why we hate politicians, and why you need to tweet John Key.
An R-101 Post
Someone once made an art-work of a brick with some ‘guy ropes’ attached to represent the ill fated R-101 airship…
Three minutes to midnight. John Key incoherent.
Same ole, same ole. Except, this time, US neoconservative imperalism might have a problem. Russia.
Stephenson beats his critics
Respected journalist Jon Stephenson has extracted an apology and payment from the NZ Defence Force for their attack on his work in 2011. He is owed an apology from John Key too…
Open mike 02/10/2015
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Daily Review 01/10/2015
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Guest post: Auckland’s transport towards next year
Ad discusses Auckland transport projects likely to be introduced over the next 12 months.
Andrew Little: A better future for Auckland
The text of a speech Andrew Little gave to the Committee for Auckland about Auckland’s future.
Kiwiblog supports anti TPPA protest
Kiwiblog is advertising the TPPA Ministerial protest promoted by the Its Our Future website.
Diesel Bomb
Last Friday I wrote a post on Volkwagen gaming NOx emissions. This is a follow up.
Poll geekery
Nice interactive political polling data visualisation here (consider making a donation!).
BSA: Hosking wrong on ponytail case
The echos of John Key’s ponytail pulling harassment of a waitress continue.
Pandas WTF?
Pandas – one lightweight piece of fluff too far?
Open mike 01/10/2015
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Daily Review 30/09/2015
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NRT: Muppets
I/S at No Right Turn on the Crown’s apparent bungling of the Dotcom extradition case – and the potential cost to NZ.
Standard Changes
Nothing to get all het up over…
Dunne: Our foreign policy lacks any commitment to human rights
Peter Dunne doesn’t hold back in his assessment of the craven foreign policy – that is the creation of his government.
English: it’s all the planners’ fault
A guest post from Ad analysing Bill English’s speech where he blames planners for Auckland’s housing woes.
Key pinches Labour’s Kermadec Sanctuary Policy
National’s announced intention to create a marine sanctuary around the Kermadec Islands looks remarkably like Labour’s policy from the last election. And why did John Key not tell his caucus beforehand?
Open mike 30/09/2015
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Daily Review 29/09/2015
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It Came From the North
How Corbyn gets taken out.
Jarrod Gilbert on National’s Lies
There’s a hard-hitting piece in the Herald today – from Jarrod Gilbert on how National has lied to the country’s face and got […]
Commentary on research cuts
It’s not just lefties such as yours truly who think it’s mad to cut agricultural (especially emissions) research.
What other countries are doing about climate change
There is hope that the cumulative effect of all the international pledges for the Paris climate change conference may buy the world some time to prevent runaway global warming. Some countries are pledging to becoming carbon neutral. New Zealand’s pledge is pathetically weak in comparison.
No particular reason
Future Jobs
I’m going to get to reviewing Labour’s next 3 Future of Work papers, honest.
But in the meantime, I have something to share from Andrew McAfee.
Just a great Ted Talk on YouTube.
Christianity doesn’t compromise with other religions
Christianity doesn’t compromise with other religions or has the World Finally Gone madder?