Open mike 01/04/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, April 1st, 2020 - 226 comments
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What about Climate Change then?
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Date published: 9:49 am, March 31st, 2020 - 26 comments
Shouldn’t this global shock from this COVID-19 virus make us all wake up to the power of collective global action on climate change?
Holding the Government to Account or Concern Trolling?
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Date published: 8:00 am, March 31st, 2020 - 35 comments
When Opposition Spokespersons behave like concern trolls, we have a problem.
Open mike 31/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 31st, 2020 - 238 comments
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Caption contest
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Date published: 12:31 pm, March 30th, 2020 - 22 comments
In the interests of Covid-19 bi partisanship keep it especially seemly.
CTU launches online tool for reporting bad employers
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Date published: 9:24 am, March 30th, 2020 - 27 comments
The Council of Trade Unions has launched an online tool allowing employees to log complaints against ill treatment by employers during the Covid-19 lockdown.
New Zealand Tourism after 2020
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Date published: 7:30 am, March 30th, 2020 - 48 comments
Post Covid-2019 what is going to happen to New Zealand’s tourism market?
Open mike 30/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 30th, 2020 - 129 comments
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Please don’t have to bring out your dead.
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Date published: 12:27 pm, March 29th, 2020 - 45 comments
Anyone who has read even briefly into written human history is going to be aware that it is as much defined by our epidemics and pandemics as by any of our technical and societal achievements. This post is essentially a quick range over the history of pandemics and epidemics with links and some focus on COVID-19.
How this may play out
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Date published: 11:01 am, March 29th, 2020 - 212 comments
Developments on Covid-19 are happening at pace as we enter the make or break stage concerning the virus’s spread.
Open mike 29/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 29th, 2020 - 181 comments
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One Virus to Rule Them All
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Date published: 2:33 pm, March 28th, 2020 - 37 comments
Trying to make sense of what’s happening is mindboggling.
Open mike 28/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 28th, 2020 - 130 comments
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All of govt: 27th March
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Date published: 1:59 pm, March 27th, 2020 - 16 comments
The daily briefing: All of Government COVID-19 National Response 27 March.
The Big Chill
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Date published: 7:05 am, March 27th, 2020 - 56 comments
A post for the duration: what’s inspiring us or helping us get through? Music, film, books, games, or just sharing what’s keeping us occupied as we hunker down.
No politics, no aggro, no politics.
Open mike 27/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 27th, 2020 - 166 comments
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We are all socialists now
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Date published: 1:38 pm, March 26th, 2020 - 131 comments
It seems that the pure free market approach is ill equipped to provide the world with the leadership and guidance it requires.
Christchurch Terrorist Pleads Guilty to All Charges
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Date published: 1:02 pm, March 26th, 2020 - 25 comments
In a shock move, the Christchurch terrorist has changed his plea. Why?
That eerie silence
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Date published: 8:29 am, March 26th, 2020 - 69 comments
Waking up this morning was a bit of an eerie feeling. The alarm went off as usual at 0700 (and the 0880 one just clicked over). Very little traffic noise. The quiet sound of the workstation and server fans was louder than the the remaining white noise from the traffic.
This post is here for you to share your first day under lock-down.
Open mike 26/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 26th, 2020 - 131 comments
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Bullet Train Wreck
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Date published: 10:21 pm, March 25th, 2020 - 23 comments
New York Governor Cuomo was told CoVid-19 was like an approaching freight train. More like a bullet train was his response. Watching the White House daily briefing with Trump dominant it looks like a massive train wreck is on the way in the US.
Daily review 25/03/2020
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 25th, 2020 - 143 comments
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Bye bye parliament for a while.
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Date published: 3:56 pm, March 25th, 2020 - 10 comments
Gotta love parliament – James Shaw “there are no fiscal conservatives in a foxhole”.
Anyway, parliament in the chamber will be going dark for a few months. So will parliamentary TV (but you can still get that live).
Have a look at the archives from today- there are some politicians who are on form..
Roll out the plans
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Date published: 1:59 pm, March 25th, 2020 - 10 comments
Fairly soon every group and their dog are going to come out with recovery plans for New Zealand. First off the block – even before we went into lockdown – is the ten point plan from Infrastructure New Zealand.
Generational astrology
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Date published: 10:00 am, March 25th, 2020 - 25 comments
In the time of coronavirus, we can move from blame to connection.
UBI Now, Please
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Date published: 9:19 am, March 25th, 2020 - 75 comments
Universal Basic Income is on the Government’s Covid-19 survival agenda. NZ needs it now, and NZ will need it tomorrow too.
Open mike 25/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 25th, 2020 - 155 comments
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Daily review 24/03/2020
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Date published: 5:20 pm, March 24th, 2020 - 72 comments
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Open mike 24/03/2020
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Date published: 7:00 am, March 24th, 2020 - 131 comments
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This changes everything
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Date published: 6:34 am, March 24th, 2020 - 182 comments
What will our future now look like?
Phasing into phase 4
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Date published: 2:50 pm, March 23rd, 2020 - 147 comments
Heading into phase three, moving into phase four 48 hours later. Here is the video briefing and the quick analysis.
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