Fuster and Cluck ride again?
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Date published: 1:39 pm, February 27th, 2016 - 13 comments
John Palino has all but announced that he will also stand for the super city Mayoralty and there is a rumour that Simon Lusk will be his campaign manager.
David Seymour thinks ACT is the environmental party
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Date published: 8:30 am, February 27th, 2016 - 72 comments
David Seymour will at ACT’s conference today outline why ACT and not the Greens is the real environmental party.
Open Mike 27/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 27th, 2016 - 127 comments
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Daily Review 26/02/2016
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Date published: 5:30 pm, February 26th, 2016 - 21 comments
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Humans of Remuera revolt against the Unitary Plan
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Date published: 9:43 am, February 26th, 2016 - 123 comments
The humans of Remuera succeeded this week in getting Auckland Council to withdraw evidence from the Unitary Plan hearing supporting increased intensification in the leafy suburbs.
Open Mike 26/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 26th, 2016 - 225 comments
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Old rich white man complains about another group receiving privilege
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Date published: 10:43 am, February 25th, 2016 - 84 comments
In an apparent irony free statement Don Brash is complaining that young Maori woman Josie Butler may be the recipient of some privilege.
the Global Death Economy
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Date published: 10:15 am, February 25th, 2016 - 141 comments
A new edition of “Confessions of an Economic Hitman” has been released. It makes it clear that we are in the grip of a global “Death Economy” and a collective embrace of ‘Thanatos’, the death instinct.
Open Mike 25/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 25th, 2016 - 111 comments
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Daily Review 24/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, February 24th, 2016 - 21 comments
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Christchurch, keyisms and this state we’re in.
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Date published: 3:18 pm, February 24th, 2016 - 86 comments
There was a gathering in Cathedral Square in Christchurch on Sunday the 21st of February.
A one and a half hour recording of the event was put on youtube. Speaking begins at around 13min.
Guantanamo Bay to close?
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Date published: 1:17 pm, February 24th, 2016 - 21 comments
Barak Obama has moved to fulfill a very old election pledge and is attempting to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre.
Open Mike 24/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 24th, 2016 - 263 comments
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Daily Review 23/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, February 23rd, 2016 - 23 comments
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The flag change campaign’s last throw of the dice
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Date published: 3:11 pm, February 23rd, 2016 - 133 comments
The pro change Flag Campaign has been launched on Social Media using themes that will appeal to progressives about the need for change. The problem is what they want it to be changed to.
Turkey is in trouble and the US is part of it
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Date published: 11:35 am, February 23rd, 2016 - 33 comments
The Middle East temperature is heating up and Turkey is finding itself in trouble on many fronts.
What poverty?: Emirates declares 1st Class a success
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Date published: 11:08 am, February 23rd, 2016 - 55 comments
Looks like the top 1% and the cashed up asset rich are doing just fine. The rest of you, work harder.
Going too far
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Date published: 9:37 am, February 23rd, 2016 - 254 comments
Physical attacks on politicians is going too far. So too is faking a hate-speech outbreak.
Open Mike 23/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 23rd, 2016 - 119 comments
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Daily Review 22/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, February 22nd, 2016 - 42 comments
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Business as Usual
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Date published: 11:13 am, February 22nd, 2016 - 65 comments
Danyl McLauchlan at the Dim-Post remarks that the Opposition continues to be unable to get voters to question the Key Government or to even consider the alternative that they are presenting.
Latest Colmar Brunton poll result
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Date published: 10:57 am, February 22nd, 2016 - 202 comments
The latest Colmar Brunton poll result suggests that it is not all doom and gloom for the left.
Christchurch – 5 years on
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Date published: 6:03 am, February 22nd, 2016 - 31 comments
The people of Christchurch don’t need any more words about how brave and resilient they are. They need action.
Open Mike 22/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 22nd, 2016 - 241 comments
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General Lord Dannatt: UK should work with Assad in Syria
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Date published: 9:32 am, February 21st, 2016 - 88 comments
Russia understands how to defeat ISIS and the UK should be helping not opposing them, says a former UK Army chief of staff.
Homosexual law reform happened 30 years ago
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Date published: 9:16 am, February 21st, 2016 - 95 comments
Some thoughts on yesterday’s gay pride parade and why National has in the space of 30 years changed from being deeply anti gay rights to being superficially in support.
Cyclone Winston
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Date published: 9:12 am, February 21st, 2016 - 8 comments
Cyclone Winston is the strongest ever southern hemisphere storm. Fiji has been hit hard.
Open Mike 21/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 21st, 2016 - 179 comments
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Another poverty report to ignore
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Date published: 10:19 am, February 20th, 2016 - 72 comments
Another report on child poverty for the Nats to ignore.
The responses to the Bain report leak
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Date published: 8:26 am, February 20th, 2016 - 47 comments
A review of some commentary about the leak of information from the Bain compensation claim report includes a comment from David Seymour which is surprisingly good.
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