Open mike 25/08/2024
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And now for something completely different
Ok that is different. So appropriate. And I wonder how the Royal Navy will respond.
Culture wars are a diversion from addressing class struggles
Ditch the NZ culture wars if we really want challenge status quo.
Open mike 24/08/2024
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Daily review 23/08/2024
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Open mike 23/08/2024
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Daily review 22/08/2024
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David Seymour’s Ministry of Regulation costs $80mn
David Seymour’s new Ministry has 91 staff, including 3 Deputy CEOs who earn up to $348K each – more than Ministers. Seymour wants to use it as a vehicle to change how NZ makes laws and invokes Ruth Richardson in his vision.
So much for Localism and Devolution
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced that the Government will do away with Local Government’s obligations to consider the social, cultural and environmental implications of their decisions.
Open mike 22/08/2024
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Daily review 21/08/2024
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NZ: No jobs, expensive housing, time to leave
It gets rather depressing reading the statistics on National’s induced recession as they steadily push New Zealand into stagflation. The Reserve Banks unplanned OCR decision last week wasn’t a hopeful sign. We’re in for a few years of a National led and created recession. Get out while you still can
Open mike 21/08/2024
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Daily review 20/08/2024
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Is the Treaty Principles Bill dead or has it just suffered a flesh wound?
Even though National and NZ First have ruled out supporting Act’s Treaty Principles Bill beyond the first reading David Seymour thinks that the Bill has a chance of succeeding and wishes to proceed with introduction of the bill.
Open mike 20/08/2024
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Daily review 19/08/2024
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Open mike 19/08/2024
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Lester Levy Asks Kiwis To Pray For Him – Again
Lester Levy again asks Kiwis to pray for him. But who will pray for us, Dr Levy?
Luxon’s Support for AUKUS 2 is Against Our Interests
It is well time the Prime Minister set out how it is in our interests to move against China by buying into AUKUS.
Open mike 18/08/2024
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Is a Transformational Left-Wing Leadership of the NZ Labour Party Possible?
It is a painful experience, to have fought long and hard for something you knew was inadequate and to have even that taken away. The Labour Party has long urged activists to be ‘realistic’. Elliot Crossan argues that it will not return to be a socialist party of the working class.
Waitangi Tribunal slams Treaty Principles Bill
The Waitangi Tribunal has in a scathing interim report slammed Act’s Treaty Principles Bill. And Christopher Luxon has underlined his weakness by refusing to halt the bill.
Open mike 17/08/2024
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Daily review 16/08/2024
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Curia Market Research Found In Breach Of Professional Standards
It appears that Curia Research has resigned from the professional standards group Research Association of NZ (RANZ).
Chhour needs to go
It is a shame that Ipredict is not still around. Otherwise I would be putting money on Chhour being the first to go.
Lester Levy: “Significant, Not Painless” Changes Needed
Lester Levy gave a keynote address this weak signalling painful, strong medicine is needed for Health NZ. But his claims contradict frontline staff and experts.
Open mike 16/08/2024
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Daily review 15/08/2024
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Open mike 15/08/2024
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Daily review 14/08/2024
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Mountain Tui: Luxon’s $1000 A Week Is His “Entitlement”. Just Not Yours.
When Luxon claimed $1000 a week of tax-free, taxpayers money for accommodation, because he didn’t want the 2 free properties he was offered, he said he was entitled to it. But according to the government, all beneficiaries now require harsher rules or risk having their entitlements stripped. Yet only ~5% aren’t compliant and last quarter, 1500 were cut off. What do the numbers say?
Open mike 14/08/2024
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Daily review 13/08/2024
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Mountain Tui: Beneficiary sanctions & targets don’t add up
The jobseeker beneficiary sanctions and targets are not adding up. It also inflicts a lack of dignity and shame on recipients at a time when austerity is actively increasing unemployment.