Open Mike 17/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 17th, 2016 - 169 comments
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Daily Review 16/02/2016
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Date published: 5:59 pm, February 16th, 2016 - 69 comments
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This is not the growth you’re looking for
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Date published: 12:43 pm, February 16th, 2016 - 70 comments
There are different views on The Standard about growth and whether we really need it. But here’s one bit of growth that really seems pointless to me: that achieved only by increasing the number of people. Because if we’re only increasing GDP by increasing the number of people, as we are currently, we’re loading up the environment and we’re not even individually getting any richer for it. Thanks National.
More blood on its hands as National Ltd™cuts mental health funding in Christchurch
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Date published: 9:30 am, February 16th, 2016 - 101 comments
‘ In between slurping simpers during his most recent session of MediaWorks virtual fellatio, John ‘The Liar’ Key managed to express concern for the emotional well being of Cantabrians after yet another earthquake rattled their region. Whether John Key is actually concerned is moot, but he is certainly in a position to know there is real […]
Common ground at Abel Tasman National Park
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Date published: 8:30 am, February 16th, 2016 - 76 comments
The desire of many New Zealanders to put a beach in the South Island under public control presents the opposition parties with a great opportunity to identify and defend common ground.
Petition Peter Dunne to show some sense and some compassion
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Date published: 7:30 am, February 16th, 2016 - 30 comments
Helen Kelly is getting the run around from Peter Dunne with her request for permission to use cannabis oil. The talented Foxy is running a petition.
Open Mike 16/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 16th, 2016 - 130 comments
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Twerking For Daddy
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Date published: 7:01 pm, February 15th, 2016 - 148 comments
As if the second round of booing in a week wasn’t bad enough, John Key got royally trolled by a young BGO attendee on Instagram. Then the Herald bizarrely decided her selfie of the PM with his hand tantalisingly close to her hair was a genuine BGO good news story. But wait! There’s more!!!
Afghanistan – a forgotten war
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Date published: 6:43 pm, February 15th, 2016 - 27 comments
More than a decade after the Taliban Government was ‘regime changed’ by the west, the Taliban are resurgent and Afghan civilian deaths are as high as ever.
Daily Review 15/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, February 15th, 2016 - 42 comments
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Shock Horror media bias exists in New Zealand
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Date published: 8:31 am, February 15th, 2016 - 85 comments
Claire Robinson has analysed press use of photos during the 2014 general election campaign and has concluded that the major newspapers exhibited substantial bias in favour of Prime Minister John Key.
John Key, Nikki Kaye, and Maggie Barry booed off the stage
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Date published: 7:00 am, February 15th, 2016 - 202 comments
National Ltd™ MPs Nikki Kaye and Maggie Barry were also subject to the same vociferous booing. Nikki Kaye’s speech lasted less than John Key’s 20 second effort while Maggie Barry didn’t even bother trying to speak.
Open Mike 15/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 15th, 2016 - 86 comments
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Kia Kaha Christchurch
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Date published: 5:22 pm, February 14th, 2016 - 50 comments
A further earthquake has occurred in Christchurch today.
Syria escalating
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Date published: 12:37 pm, February 14th, 2016 - 37 comments
Turkey has started shelling the US backed Kurdish forces that are fighting against ISIS. What could go wrong?
Sanders v Clinton Campaign ads
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Date published: 8:48 am, February 14th, 2016 - 32 comments
Recent campaign videos from Bernie Saunders and from Hillary Clinton provide interesting contrasts on who the candidates are targeting. Which approach is best?
Open Mike 14/02/2016
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Date published: 7:19 am, February 14th, 2016 - 202 comments
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Police illegally arrest and detain union officials
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Date published: 7:00 am, February 14th, 2016 - 47 comments
Its bad enough that workers’ rights and conditions are being crushed by National Ltd™ but now Police have joined in. Again.
Three Videos and a Song
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Date published: 9:48 pm, February 13th, 2016 - 12 comments
It’s over fifty years since JFK, MLK and RFK died. Is this the year America finally gets their message?
Minister sacked over Chinese business trip
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Date published: 12:07 pm, February 13th, 2016 - 21 comments
In Australia Stuart Robert has been dumped from Cabinet for mixing Ministry and personal business on a trip to China. Imagine what would happen if a Minister did that over here?
Open mike 13/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 13th, 2016 - 102 comments
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Daily Review 12/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, February 12th, 2016 - 17 comments
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Corporate Saviours
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Date published: 12:37 pm, February 12th, 2016 - 66 comments
oh, hallelujah…
Key’s Bitter Legacy; Gareth Hughes Nails the PM’s Vanity.
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Date published: 11:06 am, February 12th, 2016 - 218 comments
The Green’s Gareth Hughes delivered a blistering speech in reply to the PM’s statement to the House. It begs the question ‘what will Key’s lasting legacy be?’. A failed flag referendum? Poverty? Inequality? Corruption? Selfies with AB’s?
As Key’s star fades, the less he seems to have left us to remember him by. What was the point of him anyway?
Gareth Hughes on the Prime Minister of New Zealand
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Date published: 10:59 am, February 12th, 2016 - 66 comments
Green MP Gareth Hughes’ response in Parliament to John’ Key’s opening speech for 2017. Hughes cleanly and definitively nails Key’s true contribution to New Zealand.
Bob McCoskrie confuses correlation with causation
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Date published: 9:34 am, February 12th, 2016 - 49 comments
Family First’s Bob McCoskrie has released a research paper that essentially concludes that the anti smacking bill and not child poverty is responsible for the plight of children deteriorating over the past decade.
Open mike 12/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 12th, 2016 - 140 comments
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Daily Review 11/02/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, February 11th, 2016 - 31 comments
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Establishment appointed Council protects Establishment
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Date published: 5:21 pm, February 11th, 2016 - 39 comments
So National’s appointed ECan (undermining democracy since 2010) has decided that leading business man Hugh Fletcher & Chief Justice Sian Elias shouldn’t be fined for their cows sh!ting in a lake. National were accused of taking voting rights so they could favour dairy over Christchurch, and this seems a good example. Canterbury has suffered enough – it needs democracy back.
The battle over climate change continues
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Date published: 3:28 pm, February 11th, 2016 - 21 comments
Two recent international incidents show that the resistance to meaningful action on climate change has not given up. In the USA Barak Obama’s climate change policies are under attack in the Supreme Court. And in Australia CSIRO has decided to get rid of all of its climate change scientists.
Northland Fishing Competition
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Date published: 2:25 pm, February 11th, 2016 - 35 comments
Winston Peters has stitched John Key up again, this time hook, line and sinker. When Key lied in Parliament about the Northland MP’s supposedly leisurely lifestyle, Peters offered a challenge: provide some evidence or donate $100k to charity. Will cowardly Key take the bait?
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