Daily review 14/08/2023
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NZ First and Winston seek anti vax vote
Winston Peters clearly hopes that enough of us have short memories. He was an integral part of the 2017 Government whose Covid policies saw our death rate from the disease amongst the lowest in the developed world. But now his party is clearly courting the anti vaccination community.
Open mike 14/08/2023
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Labour’s GST and WFF policy announcement
As predicted Labour has announced a policy of taking GST off fresh fruit and vegetables and a significant adjustment to Working for Families In House Tax Credit levels and the Thresholds.
Open mike 13/08/2023
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Open mike 12/08/2023
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Daily review 11/08/2023
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Barbie Will Save The World
Ad believes the Barbie Movie will be a mobilising element in regaining Democrat balance in Congress (maybe not the Senate) and the White House.
Open mike 11/08/2023
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Is Simon Court a victim of dirty politics?
When the news about an Act MP being shot in the foot when he was 17 during a drug deal was released I did not think too much about it. But on reflection maybe there is a story here …
Daily review 10/08/2023
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Nanny state National wants to ban cell phones at schools
National has this propensity of announcing policies that scratch conservative itches, cost nothing and hog media attention. Yesterday we had a classic example of this as they announced that cell phones would be banned at schools.
Open mike 10/08/2023
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Daily review 09/08/2023
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We Need to Talk About Blackrock
How come New Zealand got to build an entire electricity generating system that lasted for 70 years without much private capital from one massive dam to geothermal and all those pylons and substations and network systems without Blackrock?
The difference between Blackrock and China
Some big news yesterday as the Government announced a deal with US Investment Firm Blackrock for a $2 billion fund for renewable electricity projects.
Climate NGOs on the BlackRock deal
NGO responses to the government’s announcement yesterday of the deal with global investment management firm BlackRock, to fund 100% renewable electricity generation in New Zealand.
Open mike 09/08/2023
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Daily review 08/08/2023
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National is no nation builder
Nation building projects always take multiple terms, and the risk of Labour losing puts at risk some of the largest and most important we’ve seen in generations.
Climate weirding: the climate wild cards
“Unpredictable change is the new status quo”
Open mike 08/08/2023
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Daily review 07/08/2023
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Helen Clark thinks the Government should review commitment to AUKUS
Last week the Government released a document titled the Defence Policy Strategy Statement. Helen Clark has expressed the concern that the strategy suggests that as a country New Zealand is abandoning its capacity to think for itself.
Greens: free dental care for all
“Under our plan, everyone will be able to keep their teeth healthy, and access treatment when they need it through a new community-based New Zealand Dental Service.”
Open mike 07/08/2023
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Tree protection for urban trees to be restored
The Government is set to overturn the previous National Government’s laws that prevented proper protection of urban trees and which has seen a stampede of urban tree removal.
Open mike 06/08/2023
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Climate extremes make NZ’s supply chains highly vulnerable – it’s time to rethink how we grow and ship food
“It’s clear domestic food supply chains have been increasingly challenged by natural disasters and the ongoing impact of climate change.”
Open mike 05/08/2023
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Daily review 04/08/2023
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Open mike 04/08/2023
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Daily review 03/08/2023
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Donald Trump indicted for trying to overthrow the US government
The question the citizens of the United States will have to ask shortly is not merely how on earth a person like this is a viable candidate for president. The question is really: how could the United States enable a sitting President to carry out this scale of crime?
Open mike 03/08/2023
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Daily review 02/08/2023
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