Daily review 10/02/2023
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Green Party announces [former Standard contributor] as candidate for Ōhāriu
“This election is a pivotal one. We have a choice between maintaining the status quo or building a bright green future for everyone in our community; between divisiveness or solidarity; between quibbling over the definition of “crisis” or taking real action to address the cost of living, housing, climate change and environmental exploitation.”
Open mike 10/02/2023
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Daily review 09/02/2023
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The great reset
Chris Hipkins has announced the great policy reset and there are no surprises.
Open mike 09/02/2023
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Daily review 08/02/2023
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Open mike 08/02/2023
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Daily review 07/02/2023
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Open mike 07/02/2023
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Waitangi Day reading
“It’s a road we are travelling together” – Sharon Murdoch
Open mike 06/02/2023
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Gender Critical Disputes
A selection of essays on the importance of feminism in gender critical debate has been published by UK-based, feminist collective The Radical Notion.
Open mike 05/02/2023
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Open mike 04/02/2023
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Daily review 03/02/2023
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A week in the life of Mayor Wayne Brown
The Mayor of Supercity this week has given a textbook example of how not to communicate in a crisis.
Protecting poor people: the call for a rent freeze in Auckland
As property investors indicate an intention to raise rents, Renters United and 20+ community groups call for a rent freeze in Auckland.
Open mike 03/02/2023
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Daily review 02/02/2023
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National’s Brown problem
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is providing National strategists with a rather large headache.
Open mike 02/02/2023
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Daily review 01/02/2023
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2023: Year of the Long Grind
There will be no respite for any of us this year; it’s a politics and a society of endurance.
The Cabinet Reshuffle
Chris Hipkins has announced his cabinet reshuffle and there have been some dramatic changes.
Open mike 01/02/2023
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Daily review 31/01/2023
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Open mike 31/01/2023
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Two new polls …
This evening two new political polls have been released both putting Labour ahead of National.
UK Labour – can they finally beat the Tories?
The left in the UK needs to accept they alone do not have majority support and need to work with what they term the “soft left” and more centrist factions to win. The current Labour leadership need to ensure that the left still has a stake in Labour winning, and give enough to motivate the left to vote and campaign for Labour. Look at the lessons learnt by the US Democrats.
Open mike 30/01/2023
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Super City’s handling of the storm event
As Auckland slowly recovers but ready itself for further storms there is some attention being given to review Council’s response to the super storm. The initial impression, and this is held widely is that the response was sub optimal.
Open mike 29/01/2023
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Open mike 28/01/2023
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Take Care Auckland and Northland
Heavy rain has caused severe flooding in Auckland, leading to evacuations, power outages, and high risk warnings of sewerage on beaches.
People are being urged to stay home if safe, and stay off the roads. Please also check on neighbours and people who may be struggling especially disabled people, elderly, those on their own, and those with young children and pets.
Daily review 27/01/2023
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