Open mike 29/05/2023
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Open mike 28/05/2023
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Carmel Sepuloni – bring it on
Carmel Sepuloni’s speech to the 2023 Labour Party Congress.
Open mike 27/05/2023
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Daily review 26/05/2023
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Enter the Patriarchy
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; send him off to fish and you get a matrilineal society.
Open mike 26/05/2023
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Daily review 25/05/2023
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Open mike 25/05/2023
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Daily review 24/05/2023
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The fast and the really furious
Christopher Luxon had no idea that National has recently used artificially generated images in what appears to be a crude attempt to avoid historical issues National has had with respecting the intellectual property rights of artists.
UN expert: Allow women and girls to speak on sex, gender and gender identity without intimidation or fear
“I am deeply concerned at the escalation of intimidation and threats against women and girls for expressing their opinions and beliefs regarding their needs and rights based on their sex and/or sexual orientation”
– Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls
Open mike 24/05/2023
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Daily review 23/05/2023
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The real coalition of chaos
National has hatched on its attack line which we will hear about a lot over the next few months. But it may have a problem. Because the phrase “coalition of chaos” clearly applies to its leadership team.
Open mike 23/05/2023
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Daily review 22/05/2023
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Government announces project that will significantly reduce coal consumption
The Government has done a deal with the owners of New Zealand Steel that will see the company replace its coal fired furnace with a renewable energy supplied electric arc furnace and will significantly reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Open mike 22/05/2023
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How come government doesn’t improve our economy?
When we continue to spend our money on stupid stuff, we get a dumb country.
Open mike 21/05/2023
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Green Party list announced
The Green Party has announced its list for the 2023 election.
Open mike 20/05/2023
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Daily review 19/05/2023
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Our heat battery in the oceans
Almost all of the extra heat that humans have captured by adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere over the last few centuries has wound up warming the deep oceans. We’re now starting to feel the effects of that excess heat.
National thinks tax cut good, reduction in Government charges bad
National has promised to reverse the removal of prescription charges even though it has a strong policy support and is an example of the state taking less of individuals’ private wealth.
Open mike 19/05/2023
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Daily review 18/05/2023
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Green Budget Day 2023
“All of these things were impossible, until they weren’t” – Chloe Swarbrick
Budget day
Today is Budget Day with the proceedings kicking off at 2 pm.
Open mike 18/05/2023
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Daily review 17/05/2023
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Open mike 17/05/2023
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Daily review 16/05/2023
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National's Policy Machine is a thing to behold
National’s latest policy brainstorm is to print out and mail to every taxpayer information they could obtain by using Google and MyIRD.
Open mike 16/05/2023
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