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Open mike 29/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 29th, 2012 - 69 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

It’s not racist to want self-determination

Written By: - Date published: 2:49 pm, January 28th, 2012 - 139 comments

not for sale v2

Danyl at Dimpost says it all succinctly on Crafar Farms: while China is a rising economic super-power and a close trade partner of New Zealand, it’s also a totalitarian military dictatorship. People are allowed to feel apprehensive about such a state building its own vertical supply chains within the New Zealand economy without being labeled xenophobic and racist.

Open mike 28/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 28th, 2012 - 15 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Weekend social 27/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 2:00 pm, January 27th, 2012 - 9 comments

wksc

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?

Open mike 27/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 27th, 2012 - 69 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Oz & NZ govts suppress official peak oil warnings

Written By: - Date published: 12:40 pm, January 26th, 2012 - 43 comments

Dennis Tegg has a good piece on the release of a secret Australian government report that warns peak oil is upon us: The Daily Telegraph has revealed how the Australian government has attempted to suppress its own report on peak oil. The response from the New Zealand government had been equally secretive and obfuscating.

Open mike 26/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 26th, 2012 - 118 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

ImperatorFish: Nats Must Act Urgently To Save Us From The Sun

Written By: - Date published: 1:58 pm, January 25th, 2012 - 22 comments

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

The biggest solar storm for six years is headed our way. What is John Key going to do about it?

Open mike 25/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 25th, 2012 - 82 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

ImperatorFish: Police Defend Bloody Kindergarten Raid

Written By: - Date published: 2:12 pm, January 24th, 2012 - 1 comment

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

Police and Armed Offender units raided the Meriwether Community Kindergarten just after morning tea, but the raid turned violent when some of the children put up a fight.

Gould on protecting freedom of the press

Written By: - Date published: 8:09 am, January 24th, 2012 - 46 comments

big journo target

The high point of John Key’s popularity came about 3 weeks before the election. Then the tea tapes meant a spectacle that was meant to be a show of his power became a media storm with him at the centre. National lost 5% in those last few weeks of the campaign. Key blamed the media. Bryan Gould looks at the war he has been waging against the press ever since.

Open mike 24/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 24th, 2012 - 59 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Open mike 23/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 23rd, 2012 - 82 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Open mike 22/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 22nd, 2012 - 45 comments

openmike

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Open mike 21/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 21st, 2012 - 80 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

ImperatorFish: Red Alert: The Best Is Yet To David Farrar

Written By: - Date published: 6:34 pm, January 20th, 2012 - 14 comments

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

Scott’s take on Red Alert’s cult of David Farrar.

Weekend social 20/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 2:00 pm, January 20th, 2012 - 11 comments

wksc

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?

Friday Economics Joke

Written By: - Date published: 11:46 am, January 20th, 2012 - 8 comments

Open mike 20/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 20th, 2012 - 73 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Open mike 19/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 19th, 2012 - 81 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Poverty begets poverty

Written By: - Date published: 11:56 am, January 18th, 2012 - 101 comments

pov

A good article in the Herald today, not letting National’s attempt at censorship of the issue of Child Poverty get in their way.  It points to a lack of social mobility; where those who are poor don’t have equality of opportunity – let alone equity of outcome.

Local board members support wharfies

Written By: - Date published: 7:24 am, January 18th, 2012 - 6 comments

wharfies and family protesting

The travesty of the Port of Auckland dispute is that we have a publicly-owned company trying to slash its workers’ pay so that it can try to undercut another majority publicly owned company that has already slashed wages, the only winners being the foreign shipping lines. Well, here’s some of our representatives standing up for Auckland workers.

Open mike 18/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 18th, 2012 - 63 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Open mike 17/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 17th, 2012 - 105 comments

openmike

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Open mike 16/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 16th, 2012 - 146 comments

omt

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the link to Policy in the banner). Step right up to the mike…

Meet the wharfies and their families

Written By: - Date published: 11:50 am, January 15th, 2012 - 157 comments

wharfies and family protesting

The Port of Auckland and its National Party allies would have you believe that the stevedores are monsters for not be willing to accept a 20% pay cut so that POA can try to undercut Port of Tauranga (where’s the ‘national interest’ in that, again?). But, let’s hear from these workers, and their families, as they struggle to protect their livelihood.

Summer service: open mike 15/01/2011

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 15th, 2012 - 22 comments

beach laptop

As usual, it’s reduced service over the summer break, unless anything big happens. We hope you’ll get a good break with those dear to you, and that we’ll have some decent weather to enjoy. And if you still need your politics fix… Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. Step …

Summer service: open mike 14/01/2011

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 14th, 2012 - 65 comments

beach laptop

As usual, it’s reduced service over the summer break, unless anything big happens. We hope you’ll get a good break with those dear to you, and that we’ll have some decent weather to enjoy. And if you still need your politics fix… Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. Step …

Weekend social 13/01/2012

Written By: - Date published: 2:00 pm, January 13th, 2012 - 15 comments

wksc

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?

Summer service: open mike 13/01/2011

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 13th, 2012 - 71 comments

beach laptop

As usual, it’s reduced service over the summer break, unless anything big happens. We hope you’ll get a good break with those dear to you, and that we’ll have some decent weather to enjoy. And if you still need your politics fix… Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. Step …

Summer service: open mike 12/01/2011

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, January 12th, 2012 - 34 comments

beach laptop

As usual, it’s reduced service over the summer break, unless anything big happens. We hope you’ll get a good break with those dear to you, and that we’ll have some decent weather to enjoy. And if you still need your politics fix… Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. Step …

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