Brexit begins
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Date published: 7:04 am, March 30th, 2017 - 81 comments
Here we are then. Article 50 has been invoked, and the 2 year countdown to Brexit begins.
Open Mike 30/03/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 30th, 2017 - 25 comments
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Daily Review 29/03/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 29th, 2017 - 6 comments
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Trumping Idiocy
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Date published: 4:59 pm, March 29th, 2017 - 28 comments
If you are absolutely determined to be one of the idiot legion who’re forever squirreling their heads deeper into sand, then don’t read this post.
Caption contest
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Date published: 3:00 pm, March 29th, 2017 - 46 comments
Keep it seemly …
The 60th Anniversary of the European Union
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Date published: 2:17 pm, March 29th, 2017 - 3 comments
Last week the main heads of the European Union governments got together to celebrate 60 years since the first declaration in Rome. This is a good time to review if it is still fulfilling its original goals.
Hit and Run developments
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Date published: 1:19 pm, March 29th, 2017 - 36 comments
It appears that the questioned NZDF attack took place at the location claimed by the force, but hit the villages named by the book (coordinates used by various parties are off by 2km).
Right-wing American stupidity is now a global crisis
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Date published: 8:04 am, March 29th, 2017 - 47 comments
The Trump regime has begun the process of dismantling environmental protections in America, including those designed to limit carbon emissions / climate change.
Isn’t that convenient
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Date published: 7:26 am, March 29th, 2017 - 50 comments
A full report into the Havelock North water crisis has been delayed until (surprise!) after the election.
Open Mike 29/03/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 29th, 2017 - 36 comments
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Daily Review 28/03/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 28th, 2017 - 12 comments
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China is in New Zealand to stay
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Date published: 1:06 pm, March 28th, 2017 - 39 comments
At a time when the United States is reducing its diplomatic capacity and its willingness to enter into International Treaties New Zealand’s willingness to deal with China places it in an almost unique position in the western world.
Why is National standing Todd Barclay?
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Date published: 12:10 pm, March 28th, 2017 - 58 comments
Todd Barclay has broken his word and refused to cooperate with the police regarding his behaviour in Clutha-Southland.
Motels are not state houses
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Date published: 9:22 am, March 28th, 2017 - 39 comments
It’s almost as if deliberately running down state housing stock doesn’t make the need for homes magically go away – who could possibly have predicted that?
Another reason for water pricing
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Date published: 8:52 am, March 28th, 2017 - 19 comments
The Government will be embarassed by another example of a corporation planning to extract ten billion litres of fresh water a year essentially at no cost which has arisen.
Open Mike 28/03/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 28th, 2017 - 90 comments
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Daily Review 27/03/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 27th, 2017 - 10 comments
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Down the Gurgler.
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Date published: 4:18 pm, March 27th, 2017 - 69 comments
Getting sick, tired and angry of this malarkey.
Scots git on Q+A
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Date published: 2:11 pm, March 27th, 2017 - 12 comments
I went to Q+A yesterday in search of political comment and was astonished to see John McTernan aka “Malcolm Tucker without the charm” given ten minutes to burble. McTernan promotes himself as a former political adviser to Blair and Gillard, but his last real job was chief of staff to Jim Murphy who led the Scottish Labour Party to oblivion in 2015.
Spinoff series – rent week
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Date published: 12:51 pm, March 27th, 2017 - 58 comments
While much of the coverage of the housing crisis focuses on buyers, the situation facing renters is just as bad. Last week The Spinoff ran an excellent series on renting in NZ: “It’s getting desperate out there”.
What does National do about English?
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Date published: 8:45 am, March 27th, 2017 - 51 comments
John Key has claimed that the transfer of power from himself to Bill English was flawless and designed to ensure continuation of National’s rule. Based on the last couple of opinion poll results he should reconsider his optimism.
NZDF credibility on the line
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Date published: 8:11 am, March 27th, 2017 - 80 comments
There were several significant developments on Hit and Run and the NZDF over the weekend. Which version of the NZDF story is it that Bill English backs 100%?
Marama Fox on working with a Labour/Green government
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Date published: 7:24 am, March 27th, 2017 - 73 comments
Marama Fox opens the way for the Māori Party to work with Labour and the Greens.
Open Mike 27/03/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 27th, 2017 - 105 comments
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Clifton: Nat MPs getting nervous
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Date published: 6:42 pm, March 26th, 2017 - 79 comments
English is down 6% in the latest Colmar Brunton. Jane Clifton sees Nat MPs getting nervous. “For the Nats, having so long taken a fourth term as read, the possibility that their own leader may soon be less secure in his job than Labour’s will be a toughie.”
Mosul and Aleppo. They’re spelled differently.
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Date published: 2:05 pm, March 26th, 2017 - 17 comments
Not so much a tale of two cities as the tales we were spun in relation to one.
Global oil and global decline
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Date published: 9:45 am, March 26th, 2017 - 26 comments
Peak oil is being talked again with suggestions that it may be only 5 years away. And Saudi Arabia’s Aramco is thinking of starting to divest itself of its petroleum assets.
When right-wing hacks confess the damage that they do
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Date published: 9:11 am, March 26th, 2017 - 20 comments
Some right-wing hacks (like Glenn Beck) are recanting their rants and apologising for the damage that they’ve done. I reckon a few more should follow their brave lead.
Open Mike 26/03/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 26th, 2017 - 122 comments
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Jam tomorrow
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Date published: 2:20 pm, March 25th, 2017 - 85 comments
It’s too hard! We’ll do it later! Auckland airport rail is just the latest example.
Trumpcare down in flames
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Date published: 8:52 am, March 25th, 2017 - 39 comments
Good news (for those following the tragedy that is American politics).
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