Daily review 21/08/2023
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Open mike 21/08/2023
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Later Stuart
Stuart Nash has given a valedictory speech which could have been delivered by a retiring National MP.
Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable
Dr Mike Joy on the ecological imperative of degrowth
Open mike 20/08/2023
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Open mike 19/08/2023
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Daily review 18/08/2023
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David Seymour should be ashamed
David Seymour yesterday hit a new low in race baiting when he said that “in my fantasy we’d send a guy called Guy Fawkes in [to the ministry of Pacific Peoples] and it’d be all over”.
The other cost of living crisis
Our descendants will curse us
Open mike 18/08/2023
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Daily review 17/08/2023
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Why New Zealand First Will Get Back In
Winston’s term with Ardern shows what high-delivery, low-foolishness government looked like. That’s why he’s rising again.
Open mike 17/08/2023
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Daily review 16/08/2023
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What is at stake this election – housing
Since 2017 this Government has constructed 12,000 new Kainga Ora houses, overseen record numbers of new housing consents, moved to resolving the housing crisis and stabilised and reduced house prices. All this is at stake if there is a change of Government.
Open mike 16/08/2023
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Daily review 15/08/2023
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NZ First gets some hefty donations from National donors
Some donors normally associated with the National Party have recently made significant donations to the NZ First Party.
Open mike 15/08/2023
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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.