Doofus of the week Anniversary Weekend edition – Damien Grant
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Date published: 10:14 am, January 29th, 2018 - 43 comments
Damien Grant wins the latest award for penning a column where he claims that University education is a great folly of modern life, contributes surprisingly little to our economic well-being and does not prepare graduates for work.
Ruminations on deprivation
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Date published: 8:00 am, January 29th, 2018 - 172 comments
Man gets wet feet. Is reminded of privilege.
Greening the government: economics
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Date published: 7:39 am, January 29th, 2018 - 92 comments
In his State of the Planet speech, James Shaw lays out the Green Party’s bold vision and plan for a truly sustainable economy to replace the crumbling architecture of the last 30 years.
(image from Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics)
Open Mike 29/01/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 29th, 2018 - 68 comments
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The Standard under a Labour led Government
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Date published: 9:58 am, January 28th, 2018 - 109 comments
How should the Standard adapt to the new Government?
Rimutaka Prison.
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Date published: 7:03 am, January 28th, 2018 - 51 comments
Who are the bigger criminals?
Updated.
Open Mike 28/01/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 28th, 2018 - 113 comments
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The planet needs women
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Date published: 9:49 am, January 27th, 2018 - 29 comments
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin discuss women’s friendship, sisterhood, equality, and the power of women to change the world.
Manaakitanga
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Date published: 8:30 am, January 27th, 2018 - 74 comments
Jacinda Ardern this week expressed the hope that this Government will bring back Manaakitanga, in other words to show respect, generosity and care for others.
Open Mike 27/01/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 27th, 2018 - 161 comments
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Daily Review 26/01/2018
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Date published: 5:37 pm, January 26th, 2018 - 11 comments
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Timeline announced for Green Party Female Co-leadership election
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Date published: 11:40 am, January 26th, 2018 - 18 comments
The Green Party will have a new Female Co-leader by April 9, following the announcement today of an early special election for the position and a truncated campaign period of two months.
Plastic Fantastic
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Date published: 9:33 am, January 26th, 2018 - 55 comments
Billions of disease laden pieces of plastic killing reefs. No effective solution offered.
Waitangi Day and Australia Day
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Date published: 9:04 am, January 26th, 2018 - 10 comments
Australia Day (January 26th), like Waitangi Day (February 6th) often divides our countries as much in its silence as anything else.
NRT: Not good enough
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Date published: 6:13 am, January 26th, 2018 - 42 comments
“The government today announced some employment relations reforms, including the restoration of meal breaks and the right to collective bargaining. But they also plan to retain 90 day trial periods for small businesses“
Open Mike 26/01/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 26th, 2018 - 157 comments
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The Humanity.
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Date published: 5:57 pm, January 25th, 2018 - 8 comments
Thoughtless thugs. Killers.
Daily Review 25/01/2018
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Date published: 5:28 pm, January 25th, 2018 - 10 comments
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Employment Relations changes announced
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Date published: 1:28 pm, January 25th, 2018 - 20 comments
The Government has announced changes to the Employment Relations law which on the whole are positive and beneficial for workers. But following New Zealand First lobbying the 90 day fire at will provision will be retained for small firms.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership
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Date published: 8:53 am, January 25th, 2018 - 137 comments
The positive aspects of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership.
Writehanded: The nature of gendered abuse
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Date published: 6:53 am, January 25th, 2018 - 152 comments
Sarah Wilson at writehanded.org writes “Amid accusations that our Prime Minister deliberately mislead the country by getting pregnant and will now be an unfit leader due to “baby brain” and motherhood, I’m reflecting on how it feels to be a woman in the public eye. You can almost always guarantee that when someone shouts “this isn’t a gender issue!” – it is. And the issues are many.”
Open Mike 25/01/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 25th, 2018 - 74 comments
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Daily Review 24/01/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 24th, 2018 - 23 comments
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No change to Green position on TPP
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Date published: 12:38 pm, January 24th, 2018 - 22 comments
“…we still don’t believe there are sufficient safeguards for people and the environment that would enable us to support the deal” – James Shaw
There is a hole left in the world
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Date published: 12:27 pm, January 24th, 2018 - 17 comments
Ursula K Le Guin has died.
Revised TPPA to be signed?
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Date published: 8:08 am, January 24th, 2018 - 218 comments
Radio New Zealand is reporting that Canadian concerns about the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement have been addressed and the agreement is scheduled to be signed in March.
Open Mike 24/01/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 24th, 2018 - 63 comments
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Daily Review 23/01/2017
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Date published: 5:52 pm, January 23rd, 2018 - 42 comments
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What should happen at Waitangi
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Date published: 12:15 pm, January 23rd, 2018 - 6 comments
The ideal occurrences this year at Waitangi would be …
Jacinda to attend Waitangi day ceremony at Waitangi
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Date published: 9:03 am, January 23rd, 2018 - 29 comments
Jacinda Ardern has announced that she will spend five days at Waitangi leading up to Waitangi day to make full use of the time when people are gathered there to meet together as a government that wants to form open transparent relationships.
Join Marama for an Announcement February 4th
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Date published: 6:19 am, January 23rd, 2018 - 7 comments
Marama Davidson – Kia ora whānau! It would mean so much to me if you would all come and support my event on Sunday 04 Feb at 11am. We’ll be livestreaming the event so even if you can’t physically be there and you’d like to tautoko you can click ‘going’.
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