Diplomacy with China hasn’t failed – it hasn’t been tried
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Date published: 8:45 pm, June 5th, 2023 - 34 comments
Gerald Hensley was David Lange’s chief of staff when New Zealand’s nuclear free policy was adopted. He opposed what happened then and opposes it still. He now argues we should prepare for war with China.
Stop Defending Regional Rail
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Date published: 12:44 pm, June 5th, 2023 - 51 comments
Regional rail is a perpetual makework gig servicing the wrong economy and just needs to stop.
Open mike 05/06/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 5th, 2023 - 53 comments
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Our Great De-Leveraging
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Date published: 5:05 pm, June 4th, 2023 - 13 comments
Debt is the most destructive and addictive form of economic behaviour we have in New Zealand. And mortgages are New Zealand’s very high grade heroin and we are being forced to come down off a most spectacular high into a rage-inducing forced withdrawal.
DIA Is Not Short For Diablo
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Date published: 3:29 pm, June 4th, 2023 - 96 comments
A fine example of when a free speech advocate is spouting garbage that serves nothing and nobody well except his own biased views.
Open mike 04/06/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 4th, 2023 - 68 comments
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Open mike 03/06/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 3rd, 2023 - 39 comments
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Daily review 02/06/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 2nd, 2023 - 9 comments
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Open mike 02/06/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 2nd, 2023 - 117 comments
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Daily review 01/06/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 1st, 2023 - 10 comments
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Why We Need Universalism, Not Tax Cuts, To Solve The Cost-Of-Living Crisis
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Date published: 8:24 am, June 1st, 2023 - 64 comments
The pros & cons of tax cuts vs. universalism suggest that universalism might be universally better for New Zealand.
Open mike 01/06/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 1st, 2023 - 68 comments
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Daily review 31/05/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 31st, 2023 - 13 comments
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Blowin’ in the wind
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Date published: 9:02 am, May 31st, 2023 - 36 comments
National is blowing hard on the racist dog whistle by claiming that replacing signs with a Te Reo English version will affect the number of potholes that can be repaired.
Open mike 31/05/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 31st, 2023 - 60 comments
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Daily review 30/05/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 30th, 2023 - 12 comments
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National’s triple backward summersault on RMA reform
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Date published: 10:40 am, May 30th, 2023 - 26 comments
The focus groups have spoken. National has performed a complete reversal on the bipartisan changes to the Resource Management Act amendments designed to improve housing supply and introduced only 18 months ago.
Open mike 30/05/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 30th, 2023 - 61 comments
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Daily review 29/05/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 29th, 2023 - 10 comments
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Superannuation policy becomes political
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Date published: 9:18 am, May 29th, 2023 - 68 comments
National’s promise to increase the age of retirement and likely cuts to Cullen fund contributions and state Kiwisaver payments have been seized on by Labour as evidence that National does not care about ordinary people.
Open mike 29/05/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 29th, 2023 - 19 comments
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Open mike 28/05/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 28th, 2023 - 37 comments
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Carmel Sepuloni – bring it on
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Date published: 8:05 pm, May 27th, 2023 - 49 comments
Carmel Sepuloni’s speech to the 2023 Labour Party Congress.
Open mike 27/05/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 27th, 2023 - 70 comments
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Daily review 26/05/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 26th, 2023 - 19 comments
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Enter the Patriarchy
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Date published: 9:57 am, May 26th, 2023 - 68 comments
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; send him off to fish and you get a matrilineal society.
Open mike 26/05/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 26th, 2023 - 123 comments
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Daily review 25/05/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 25th, 2023 - 31 comments
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Open mike 25/05/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 25th, 2023 - 88 comments
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Daily review 24/05/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 24th, 2023 - 8 comments
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The fast and the really furious
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Date published: 8:24 am, May 24th, 2023 - 30 comments
Christopher Luxon had no idea that National has recently used artificially generated images in what appears to be a crude attempt to avoid historical issues National has had with respecting the intellectual property rights of artists.
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