Open mike 19/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 19th, 2022 - 103 comments
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Daily review 18/07/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 18th, 2022 - 17 comments
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Another partial privatisation that has failed
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Date published: 10:32 am, July 18th, 2022 - 37 comments
I watched the Rugby test on Saturday night. One side played with passion and vigour. Their forward pack dominated and the defensive effort from the backs was superb. The other side was the All Blacks who displayed all the passion and vigour of a National Party conference.
Open mike 18/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 18th, 2022 - 123 comments
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Militarising the Pacific
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Date published: 2:04 pm, July 17th, 2022 - 16 comments
The Solomons Islands security agreement with China led to paroxysms of ‘serious concern’ about militarisation of the Pacific. 3 days before the Pacific Island Forum convened, 4 US B-2 nuclear-capable stealth bombers deployed on rotation into Australia. I know what worries me most.
Open mike 17/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 17th, 2022 - 188 comments
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“Fight fossil fuels or the future dies”
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Date published: 1:52 pm, July 16th, 2022 - 68 comments
The UK government is warning of an extreme heatwave coming next week and asking people to prepare. This is the beginning stage of climate collapse and it has the potential to get much worse. But it’s not too late to prevent the worst – choosing proactive pathways right now empowers us to make the changes needed.
Wear your #$%^& mask properly
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Date published: 10:38 am, July 16th, 2022 - 90 comments
Although we still compare favourably to the vast majority of Western nations in terms of our Covid response our performance has been eclipsed by Japan and Singapore, two nations which strong mask mandates and cultural norms supporting the wearing of masks.
Open mike 16/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 16th, 2022 - 74 comments
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Daily review 15/07/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 15th, 2022 - 3 comments
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Open mike 15/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 15th, 2022 - 95 comments
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Daily review 14/07/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 14th, 2022 - 20 comments
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Luxon is still struggling to understand Mask rules
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Date published: 9:05 am, July 14th, 2022 - 28 comments
During January of this year Christopher Luxon described the traffic light system as confusing. This week he described it as “very, very confusing”. It is of concern that he appears not to have learned about what the rules require in the meantime.
Open mike 14/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 14th, 2022 - 100 comments
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Daily review 13/07/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 13th, 2022 - 29 comments
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Open mike 13/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 13th, 2022 - 123 comments
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Daily review 12/07/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 12th, 2022 - 4 comments
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Business claims crisis as country approaches full employment and wages increase
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Date published: 8:29 am, July 12th, 2022 - 124 comments
Anyone else getting tired of the media presenting the fact that New Zealand essentially has full employment is a very bad thing?
Open mike 12/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 12th, 2022 - 119 comments
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Daily review 11/07/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 11th, 2022 - 9 comments
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Complaint about RNZ use of Bryce Edwards article upheld
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Date published: 1:58 pm, July 11th, 2022 - 33 comments
The Media Council has upheld a complaint against a Bryce Edwards article published on RNZ’s website that incorrectly stated that Labour went into the 2020 election promising to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the cost of food and that the policy was essentially dead when the policy only promised to conduct a market study using the Commerce Commission.
Open mike 11/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 11th, 2022 - 97 comments
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Open mike 10/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 10th, 2022 - 75 comments
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Predator Free Rakiura Stewart Island
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Date published: 11:24 am, July 9th, 2022 - 39 comments
If anyone’s keen on helping in a globally noteworthy epic conservation project, try the whole of Stewart Island.
Open mike 09/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 9th, 2022 - 96 comments
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Daily review 08/07/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 8th, 2022 - 5 comments
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Luxon goes to London to get campaign ideas
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Date published: 8:20 am, July 8th, 2022 - 19 comments
At the very time that the United Kingdom Conservative Government is imploding National leader Chris Luxon is visiting to get new ideas on how to run a country.
Boris Johnson has agreed to resign
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Date published: 6:03 am, July 8th, 2022 - 41 comments
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Open mike 08/07/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 8th, 2022 - 19 comments
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Daily review 07/07/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 7th, 2022 - 37 comments
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How Can Labour Win in 2023?
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Date published: 8:57 am, July 7th, 2022 - 213 comments
Right now Labour is preparing the ground for its run at 2023’s election with new policy. New policy must be wildly popular. What could make Labour popular enough to them back leading a third term in government?
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