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Open mike 27/05/2012

The Standard — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:00:42 +0000

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Open mike 26/05/2012

The Standard — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:00:57 +0000

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ImperatorFish: Budget’s School Report

The Standard — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:31:11 +0000

Budget is a sluggish student who shows no enthusiasm or energy, and must be coaxed into making even the tiniest effort. His attitude is all wrong. He is something of a braggart, repeatedly telling all of his peers how fast he is, even though when challenged to a race he always finds an excuse to back out.

Weekend social 25/05/2012

The Standard — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00:45 +0000

Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can’t we all just get along?

Caption competition

The Standard — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:58:53 +0000

Open mike 25/05/2012

The Standard — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:00:45 +0000

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Fail Budget

The Standard — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:09:10 +0000

Budget reaction here. Seems the Nats' preferred budget tag line is 'Investing in the future'. Should have called it 'Waiting for Godot'. Here's a quick summary: Zero = Fail.

Update: Nats planning to tax kids' after school jobs. No, not joking.

Open mike 24/05/2012

The Standard — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:00:50 +0000

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Open mike 23/05/2012

The Standard — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:00:01 +0000

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ImperatorFish: Take Your Medicine

The Standard — Tue, 22 May 2012 06:54:17 +0000

Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here.
You've probably heard a lot about the National government's austerity measures, and I know you're probably worrying whether this belt-tightening is really worth it.

An Open Email to Hekia Parata

The Standard — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:21:58 +0000

An email from a concerned Principal about what Hekia Parata's changes - principly class size - will do to our children's futures. And the address Emeritus Professor Ivan Snook gave to graduating teachers last week.

McCarten: Waging war on working class

The Standard — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:09:56 +0000

Matt McCarten's latest column is a must read. There is something nasty going on...

Open mike 22/05/2012

The Standard — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:00:21 +0000

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ImperatorFish: Good News On Asteroid Front Shows Government On Track

The Standard — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:07:20 +0000

Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here.

A guest post from the Finance Minister.

Open mike 21/05/2012

The Standard — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:00:44 +0000

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