The War on Drugz
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Date published: 8:18 am, September 25th, 2018 - 68 comments
Jacinda Ardern has announced that New Zealand will not sign up to Donald Trump’s global call to action on drugs. Will Simon Bridges do the responsible thing and agree with her that the announcement is a misplaced attempt to continue the currently failing approach to drugs?
Open Mike 25/09/2018
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Date published: 6:02 am, September 25th, 2018 - 128 comments
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Daily Review 24/09/2018
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Date published: 6:16 pm, September 24th, 2018 - 3 comments
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Wellington bus debacle deeply damaging to Govt’s transport policy
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Date published: 12:28 pm, September 24th, 2018 - 66 comments
Wellington has been the poster city for public transport in Aotearoa, but the debacle of introducing the hated hub system to Wellington’s bus system not only threatens that status but has wide implications for the success of government’s policy of favouring public transport over cars. Intervention is needed.
Just because you’re crass and politically stupid, Mr Bridges!
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Date published: 12:10 pm, September 24th, 2018 - 25 comments
The most dumbarse thing I have seen Simon Bridges quoted on was in an article about climate change issues saying that Jacinda Ardern should promote for more international tourism. After vast increases in visitors, we’re close to our current tourism capacity and we want to burn more carbon to get more tourists? WTF?
Simon says the weirdest things – shoplifting fines
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Date published: 9:05 am, September 24th, 2018 - 23 comments
In one interview Simon Bridges shows that he cannot do basic maths in his head and does not know a core feature of a law change he wants to support.
Open Mike 24/09/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 24th, 2018 - 57 comments
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National will be gutted – Moodys gives New Zealand an Aaa credit rating
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Date published: 12:47 pm, September 23rd, 2018 - 59 comments
National’s chicken little the sky is falling mantra about New Zealand’s economy has been dealt a large hole by Moody’s confirming New Zealand’s Aaa AAA credit rating.
Open Mike 23/09/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 23rd, 2018 - 179 comments
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Who is the National caucus leaker?
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Date published: 9:52 am, September 22nd, 2018 - 140 comments
Winston Peters said in Parliament this week that he believes he knows who the leaker of Simon Bridges’ travel information is.
National forgets it apologised for Housing Corp meth hysteria
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Date published: 9:12 am, September 22nd, 2018 - 31 comments
Three months ago National apoligised for getting dud advice and evicting hundreds of state house tenants where miniscule amounts of methamphetamine were discovered. This week National backed off from that very proper apology.
Open Mike 22/09/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 22nd, 2018 - 233 comments
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Tax Working Group report depressing reading
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Date published: 6:10 pm, September 21st, 2018 - 66 comments
The Tax Working Group says the gaping holes in our tax system make it unfair and undermine its integrity, but the prospect of the electorate embracing even its limited recommendations on taxing capital gains make for depressing contemplation.
Daily Review 21/09/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 21st, 2018 - 22 comments
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Meka had to go
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Date published: 7:39 am, September 21st, 2018 - 137 comments
Jacinda Ardern has made the right call by sacking Meka Whaitiri as a Minister.
Open Mike 21/09/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 21st, 2018 - 51 comments
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Daily Review 20/09/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 20th, 2018 - 69 comments
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GDP figures expose business confidence survey nonsense
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Date published: 1:29 pm, September 20th, 2018 - 99 comments
ANZ Bank’s Outlook business confidence survey has been forecasting gloom and doom for the economy ever since the surprise election result turfed out the National Party. Today’s GDP data showed the economy has actually been pumping along faster than the Reserve Bank believes is good for it.
Caption contest
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Date published: 9:00 am, September 20th, 2018 - 61 comments
Keep it seemly …
How some men celebrated Suffrage Day
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Date published: 8:10 am, September 20th, 2018 - 37 comments
Two prominent men chose to celebrate Suffrage day yesterday, one by having himself photographed in front of female members of his caucus and the other by complaining that at different times different groups of men also did not have the vote.
Open Mike 20/09/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 20th, 2018 - 134 comments
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Daily Review 19/09/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 19th, 2018 - 89 comments
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What Government crisis?
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Date published: 5:06 pm, September 19th, 2018 - 35 comments
News of the Coalition’s bad health appears to be something of a beat up.
Will there be a Brexit?
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Date published: 11:37 am, September 19th, 2018 - 33 comments
In short, I think not.
Andrew Little’s hilarious Youth MP video
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Date published: 7:45 am, September 19th, 2018 - 14 comments
Andrew Little is seeking a Youth MP using an unusual technique.
Open Mike 19/09/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 19th, 2018 - 253 comments
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Quite a day or two then!
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Date published: 6:17 pm, September 18th, 2018 - 83 comments
A quick smorgasbord of reported news from Syria, to China and Sweden, to antisemitism and (hidden behind the links) an interview with (hopefully) the first woman who will serve as President of the USA.
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Daily Review 18/09/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, September 18th, 2018 - 25 comments
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Someone tell the business sector, Kiwis like this Government
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Date published: 8:00 am, September 18th, 2018 - 29 comments
A recent survey conducted by IPSOS shows New Zealanders are feeling more positive about the Labour-NZ First coalition government than they were the previous one.
Open Mike 18/09/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 18th, 2018 - 142 comments
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Help identify a spy – who is Laurie Moore?
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Date published: 5:00 am, September 18th, 2018 - 30 comments
Yesterday, a piece by Stuff Circuit questioned whether an activist by the name of Laurie Moore was in fact a spy for the New Zealand Police or Thompson & Clark back in 2003. New Zealand is a really small place, and we figure that someone must be able to identify this man. Please share these photos far and wide and appeal to all your networks to identify this man.
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