Open Mike 19/06/2026
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Daily review 18/06/2026
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New Zealand pushes ahead with selling / exchanging 60% of its precious conservation estate
New Zealand pushes ahead to privatise conservation land, opening up almost 5 million hectares for sale and/or exchange
Open Mike 18/06/2026
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Daily review 17/06/2026
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The Alarming Echos between Trump and Luxon on elections
In the United States and in New Zealand the current administrations wish to speed up the finalisation of election results by supressing the right to vote.
Open Mike 17/06/2026
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Daily review 16/06/2026
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Open Mike 16/06/2026
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Daily review 15/06/2026
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National panics
It is strange for a party in power finishing its first term to call a media event on a Sunday just so it can attack the opposition. But this is what happened yesterday.
Open Mike 15/06/2026
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Which side is TOP on?
The Opportunity Party which has a suite of progressive policies thinks that it can work with National, even though National’s priorities should be an anathema to it.
Local Bodies: The myth of New Zealand’s economic backbone
If the farming sector is the ‘backbone of the economy’ then why is it that we are struggling to stand upright economically at the moment? Is it because agriculture is a economic drain on the rest of NZ. It provides 85% of our export revenue. But contributes just 5% of GDP, 5% of the workforce, and 1-3% of tax revenue – which effectively measures the profit to NZ.
Open Mike 14/06/2026
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Strike back against the Empire rally today
Notice about an anti war protest this afternoon at Aotea Square in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland.
Open Mike 13/06/2026
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Daily review 12/06/2026
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National intends to proceed with the LNG terminal and welch on the country’s Kyoto Protocol obligations
National, a party of supposed economic geniuses, will spend billions on an LNG terminal that is not needed, billions on roads of National significance whose business cases are appalling, and attack Labour for a policy that is cheap, will help ordinary people, reduce fuel dependancy and greenhouse gas emissions.
Open Mike 12/06/2026
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Daily review 11/06/2026
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Open Mike 11/06/2026
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Daily review 10/06/2026
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Labour’s list
Labour’s recently announced list contains a number of new impressive candidates and is clear evidence that the party is being rejuvinated.
Open Mike 10/06/2026
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Daily review 09/06/2026
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Open Mike 09/06/2026
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The Fast Track Legislation Really is This Bad
There is growing local opposition to the prospect of open cast mining in the Central Otago approved by the Fast Track process.
Daily review 08/06/2026
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Open Mike 08/06/2026
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In defence of the MP’s lot
Surging populist thinking is compounding neo-liberalism’s dislike of the public sector and our democratic institutions.
Open Mike 07/06/2026
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They all do it…
FiveEyes issues warning re possible Chinese intelligence recruiting methods! Beware! China issues warning re already recruited anti-China MPs. Cue shock horror!
Should Kiwis dream of Electric Sheep?
Electricity and Data Centres are a major problem and opportunity for New Zealand.
Open Mike 06/06/2026
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Daily review 05/06/2026
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