Help Te Puea Marae help the homeless
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Date published: 7:01 am, June 3rd, 2016 - 19 comments
The Marae providing practical support to the homeless in Auckland needs our help. You can donate at the Givealittle page here. It is shameful that this is needed in NZ, but there it is, this is what the Brighter Future looks like.
Open mike 03/06/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 3rd, 2016 - 149 comments
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
Vaccines DO Cause Autism Shock!
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Date published: 7:29 pm, June 2nd, 2016 - 266 comments
A young Mexican scientist has compiled compelling evidence about the link between vaccines and autism. Not only does 12 year old Marco Arturo provide a comprehensive overview of the dangers, he also brilliantly channels Barack Obama. The best two minutes on the net today.
Daily Review 02/06/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, June 2nd, 2016 - 29 comments
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
Why not just – build some damn houses?
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Date published: 3:46 pm, June 2nd, 2016 - 91 comments
Today the Nats released a National Policy Statment (NPS) on housing. It formalises their recent strategy of incorrectly blaming local councils – and it doesn’t build anything.
Is the petro world in decline?
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Date published: 10:00 am, June 2nd, 2016 - 13 comments
There are various suggestions that the metro industry’s domination of the world may be in decline.
Glorifying ignorance (and why the death of the MSM won’t be all bad)
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Date published: 9:02 am, June 2nd, 2016 - 80 comments
Hey Mike Hosking – how many dead and deformed babies is the precious Olympic schedule worth to you anyway?
Strategic Arse Elbow
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Date published: 7:46 am, June 2nd, 2016 - 135 comments
Today at about the same time the Government will turn the first sod of the city rail link and then announce more urban sprawl for Auckland. This is the most massive policy and programme contradiction in a lifetime.
Open mike 02/06/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 2nd, 2016 - 78 comments
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Stick a Fork in Him, He’s Dunne
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Date published: 6:57 pm, June 1st, 2016 - 140 comments
The Labour/Greens electoral pact spells the end of the line for Parliament’s most self serving MP, Peter Dunne. National have a choice to make; stand down in Ohariu or stab him in the back. And then there’s the equally supine Maori party. Te Ururoa Flavell’s hold on his seat is also shaky. No Flavell, no Maori Party.
No Mates National. The Brighter Future just arrived!
Daily Review 01/06/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, June 1st, 2016 - 9 comments
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Key’s housing plan “moronic”
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Date published: 2:51 pm, June 1st, 2016 - 25 comments
It isn’t often that you here such a blunt assessment of Nat policy. It’s moronic because it isn’t a housing policy at all, it’s a blame deflecting plan.
Progress on plain packaging
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Date published: 9:57 am, June 1st, 2016 - 48 comments
Yesterday’s announcement of likely new regulations on the “plain packaging” of tobacco products is a good move.
Why is it that?
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Date published: 8:49 am, June 1st, 2016 - 205 comments
Why is it that elements of the media always claim that any sort of cooperation between Labour and the Greens will be disastrous for both parties?
Waking up to the realities of neoliberalism and austerity
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Date published: 7:04 am, June 1st, 2016 - 159 comments
Even the IMF now acknowledges that neoliberal economics and government austerity policies have failed. Look around at New Zealand – you can see the effects.
Open mike 01/06/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 1st, 2016 - 147 comments
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Daily Review 31/05/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, May 31st, 2016 - 8 comments
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Labour Green announcement – working together to change the government
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Date published: 3:10 pm, May 31st, 2016 - 291 comments
Excellent! A memorandum of understanding – Labour and Greens to work together to change the government.
Labour builds the houses (yet another Key lie)
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Date published: 2:49 pm, May 31st, 2016 - 19 comments
Good work fact-checking by Geoff Simmons at the Morgan Foundation. Contrary to Key’s lie, Labour builds more houses than National.
Family or Shopping?
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Date published: 1:38 pm, May 31st, 2016 - 50 comments
The union movement is petitioning Peter Dunne and Te Ururoa Flavell to put families ahead of shopping and vote to protect Easter Sunday. You can click here to join them.
National party to be banned from future budget lockups
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Date published: 9:55 am, May 31st, 2016 - 6 comments
After a significant security leak National will be forced to ban itself from future budget lockups.
Fine for fox to guard henhouse – says fox
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Date published: 9:31 am, May 31st, 2016 - 26 comments
The Nats are happy for the fishing industry to effectively self-monitor, despite the fact that this has already been shown to be massively ineffective. In other news: John Key questioned on National’s closeness to fishing industry.
A scene from the National War Cabinet in September 2014
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Date published: 8:52 am, May 31st, 2016 - 38 comments
News broke this morning about a major mistake discovered in September 2014 during the height of an election campaign. But it was hidden from view until now. It makes you wonder how the news could have been hidden for so long.
Open mike 31/05/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 31st, 2016 - 89 comments
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Daily Review 30/05/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, May 30th, 2016 - 14 comments
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Watkin on the Nats’ housing blame game
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Date published: 9:35 am, May 30th, 2016 - 57 comments
Tim Watkin: “What’s clear is that National, as is their well worn tactic, will do its best to ensure the blame gets shared around”.
Housing should not depend on charity – but this is an emergency
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Date published: 8:15 am, May 30th, 2016 - 45 comments
Bravo to Te Puea Marae and their supporters – you are doing what needs to be done – and you are putting the government to shame.
More Panama papers and other dirty money
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Date published: 6:38 am, May 30th, 2016 - 143 comments
Both One News and The Herald have pieces this morning highlighting different cases of dirty money being “filtered” through NZ. Panama papers, National donors, SkyCity and more…
Open mike 30/05/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 30th, 2016 - 84 comments
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Indigenous Perspectives
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Date published: 1:55 pm, May 29th, 2016 - 30 comments
“It is possible to live in a society with a world view that does not include empire”
– Winona LaDuke
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