Come Rich Foreigners – New Zealand Is For Sale
Long signaled, all right wing parties are opening the doors for wealthy foreigners to easily acquire our significant assets and lands.
New school lunches waste appears to exceed 70% as David Seymour’s incompetence and PR reliance rises to the fore
The Associate Education Minister has defended the new school lunch program even as the government says it is not collecting any official feedback. Meanwhile no word from National’s Education Minister Erica Stanford.
Bayly goneburger
In breaking news Andrew Bayley has resigned as a minister after entering into an animated discussion with a staff member and “placing a hand on their upper arm”.
Seymour is wrecking the school lunch program
David Seymour’s handling of changes to free school lunches has been an unmitigated disaster. Is the plan to make the scheme that bad it can then be cancelled?
Open mike 24/02/2025
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When will Luxon be rolled?
Christopher Luxon’s time as Prime Minister appear to be numbered.
Open mike 23/02/2025
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Good as gold
A fascinating expose from Michael Hudson on the causes and implications of the recent rise in the price of gold. When Nixon took the US dollar off the standard in 1971 you could get an ounce for $35. Not now; Hudson explains why.
Open mike 22/02/2025
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Daily review 21/02/2025
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Open mike 21/02/2025
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Daily review 20/02/2025
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A Commercial Peace Agreement?
Trump’s opening bid for peace towards Ukraine was that the United States would gain access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals.
Open mike 20/02/2025
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Daily review 19/02/2025
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About Karen Chhour’s youth offending claims
Karen Chhor has made two recent claims, that youth crime is at an all time high, and that serious and persistent offending has increased dramatically to justify her boot camps policy. Neither claim appears to be true.
Open mike 19/02/2025
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Daily review 18/02/2025
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Let me nitpick on the government RSS feeds
Earlier today I sent a missive off to point out a little flaw in a new and updated Beehive page. Like all things from this current government, it was long on flashiness and extremely light on the functional details. It also doesn’t appear to have been picked up that for 3 weeks that the government’s messaging was self-limited. Pretty typical of this sloppy and incompetent government.
Open mike 18/02/2025
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Daily review 17/02/2025
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Everyone must go
Chris from Marketing’s latest gimic to lead us to economic nirvana is to use money that is meant to be used for environmental enhancement to run a campaign in Australia with a slogan that is awkward and negative.
Open mike 17/02/2025
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Happy Pride weekend everyone – except to you Brian Tamaki
Yesterday Destiny Church followers terrorised some children in Te Atatu library watching a children’s science show hosted by drag artist Hugo Grrrl and then disrupted Auckland’s Pride parade in a misconceived attempt to prove their manliness.
Open mike 16/02/2025
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Open mike 15/02/2025
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Daily review 14/02/2025
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Open mike 14/02/2025
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Daily review 13/02/2025
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“As long as it takes”
Well it didn’t take that long: from one SecDef to another in a matter of a month. It’s time for a rethink on Ukraine and much else.
Update: Hegseth’s speech video
NZ Fabian Society event: Brian Easton on Transforming New Zealand
“Why is the Left failing?”
Open mike 13/02/2025
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Daily review 12/02/2025
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State of the Nation – dire
Remember National’s promise to get us back on track? Salvation Army’s latest state of the nation report suggests that for ordinary people things are getting much worse.
Open mike 12/02/2025
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The latest polls suggest a change in Government
Two recent polls both predict a one term National Government.