Holiday Reads (and watches)
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Date published: 6:11 am, December 25th, 2017 - 13 comments
All the best for the summer break.
Open Mike 25/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 25th, 2017 - 30 comments
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Why Christmas is good
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Date published: 7:32 am, December 24th, 2017 - 82 comments
Why the concept of christmas is a good thing.
Open Mike 24/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 24th, 2017 - 98 comments
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Doofus of the week – Christmas edition
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Date published: 12:29 pm, December 23rd, 2017 - 20 comments
Doofus of the week Christmas edition is awarded to Jordan Williams for criticising Jacinda Ardern for entering into the spirit of Christmas through #nzsecretsanta and for comparing socialism to Father Christmas.
This. Almost.
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Date published: 10:05 am, December 23rd, 2017 - 26 comments
It’s not perfect. Maybe it’s a start.
A Christmas Rabbit-hole.
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Date published: 9:01 am, December 23rd, 2017 - 26 comments
Just some light-hearted musings.
Open Mike 23/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 23rd, 2017 - 98 comments
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Another fine example of Bill English’s aspiration for young Kiwis
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Date published: 11:50 am, December 22nd, 2017 - 78 comments
Apparently the government’s fees-free policy will “soak up staff out of McDonald’s”. Education instead of McJobs – Oh Noez!
Teggtalk: Trump-Like Climate Science Meddling by NZ Ministers
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Date published: 10:36 am, December 22nd, 2017 - 29 comments
Denis Tegg has been responsible for showing that the previous Government stonewalled and hid a report prepared by the Ministry for the Environment which warned local bodies of the threats posed by sea level rises caused by climate change.
Another middle finger?
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Date published: 10:33 am, December 22nd, 2017 - 3 comments
With just over half the votes counted, it looks like Catalonia has opted to ditch Spanish central rule.
The United Nations gives Trump the middle finger
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Date published: 8:31 am, December 22nd, 2017 - 252 comments
The United Nations has responded to Donald Trump’s threat to cut aid funding if it voted to condemn America’s decision to recognise Jerisalem as Israel’s capital by overwhelmingly support the decision.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Date published: 8:00 am, December 22nd, 2017 - 2 comments
Why the latest Star War movie may contain inspiration and meaning for left wing activists.
Open Mike 22/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 22nd, 2017 - 101 comments
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Tumbleweeds from National on the Tax Working Group
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Date published: 12:37 pm, December 21st, 2017 - 40 comments
[getty src=”602983205″ width=”511″ height=”339″] A month ago Labour announced that Sir Michael Cullen would chair the tax working group and the National Party was cock-a-hoop! Steven Joyce said: “Sir Michael is many things but a politically independent voice on taxation policy he is not,” Judith Collins had fun with it too, in her regular spot […]
Jian Yang wanted to help the SIS with recruitment
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Date published: 10:31 am, December 21st, 2017 - 24 comments
Matt Nippert has made further revelations about Jian Yang including that he lobbied on behalf of an unsuccessful applicant for a security sensitive job with the New Zealand Defence Force and that he disclosed to Auckland University but not to Immigration that he had worked for a PLA University.
The Medicinal Marijuana Bill
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Date published: 8:00 am, December 21st, 2017 - 40 comments
Will the Medical Marijuana Bill just introduced into Parliament be as effective as proponents wish?
The End of Life Choice Bill
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Date published: 7:30 am, December 21st, 2017 - 155 comments
We recently got the first reading on the End of Life Choice Bill, which aims to create a controlled regime for euthanasia. What are the pros and cons of the Bill?
Open Mike 21/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 21st, 2017 - 216 comments
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National brings its B game to social media
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Date published: 8:30 am, December 20th, 2017 - 52 comments
A couple of recent examples suggests that National’s social media game is well below standard. And Judith Collins is no longer the Parliamentary Queen of twitter.
Germany and New Zealand Redux
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Date published: 8:00 am, December 20th, 2017 - 10 comments
New Zealand and Germany are both successful societies, with proportional democracies, strong economies, underpinned by strong public institutions and legal frameworks, and consistently believe that we are going in the right direction. But both countries rely on MMP and coalition governments. What will happen to the support parties?
Gareth Hughes: Passing a motion and other Parliamentary jargon
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Date published: 6:33 am, December 20th, 2017 - 10 comments
Democracy misunderstood is democracy denied.
Broadcasting Standards Authority finds Mike Hosking’s election comments about the Māori Party inaccurate and misleading
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Date published: 6:15 am, December 20th, 2017 - 56 comments
“Further, his comments the following evening were confusing and insufficient to correct the inaccurate information for viewers.”
Open Mike 20/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 20th, 2017 - 107 comments
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The new government’s approach to climate change
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Date published: 1:34 pm, December 19th, 2017 - 119 comments
The Government has announced the phasing out of the granting of permits for oil gas and coal extraction. Greenpeace thinks there should be a ban on new permits being granted.
The future of the USA
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Date published: 8:00 am, December 19th, 2017 - 78 comments
Left and right are used to predicting the accelerated decline of America, but are we now seeing it before our eyes and in our lifetimes?
Open Mike 19/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 19th, 2017 - 342 comments
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Let’s stop kidding ourselves.
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Date published: 7:01 am, December 18th, 2017 - 131 comments
The “Adapting to Climate Change in NZ” report.
Open Mike 18/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 18th, 2017 - 101 comments
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The Herald is obsessed with the latest Colmar Brunton poll
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Date published: 10:17 am, December 17th, 2017 - 47 comments
The Herald’s weekend political comment includes detailed analysis of the Colmar Brunton poll, now a week old, but ignored the details of the mini budget.
Tory Translation Service
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Date published: 9:39 am, December 17th, 2017 - 211 comments
I don’t often admit that there is anything that the right do better than the left, but, credit where it’s due, there are a few things. Chief amongst them are dog whistling and wedge politics. These are calculated political silencing tactics that use language to belittle the left and make us appear alienated from […]
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