Open mike 09/02/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 9th, 2022 - 361 comments
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Daily review 08/02/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, February 8th, 2022 - 55 comments
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Open mike 08/02/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 8th, 2022 - 253 comments
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Luxon under pressure after latest Newshub Poll
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Date published: 10:08 pm, February 7th, 2022 - 93 comments
I am going to channel my Matthew Hooton left wing alter ego in the writing of this post. The latest Newshub poll shows a resounding level of support for the Labour Party and there are murmurs of discontent about Chris Luxon after support for the right plummets.
Big developments in Beijing
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Date published: 4:44 pm, February 7th, 2022 - 31 comments
The meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping is likely to set the geopolitical direction for the 21st century. If ‘divide and rule’ was the mantra for the US’s hegemonic rule in the 20th century, ‘unite and share’ looks like setting the tone for the 21st. Co-operation rather than competition is the mantra, and “friendship between the two states has no limits.” A truly remarkable turnaround.
NZME is on a mission to change the Government
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Date published: 11:00 am, February 7th, 2022 - 133 comments
NZME owned entities including the Herald and Newstalk ZB appear to be on a mission to change the Government.
What Do We Keep?
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Date published: 9:04 am, February 7th, 2022 - 37 comments
The things we don’t regret keeping are a strong measure of what we don’t value. COVID’s 2 year anniversary asks us this simply through what events we commemorate.
Open mike 07/02/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 7th, 2022 - 257 comments
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Prime Minister Ardern’s Waitangi Day speech
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Date published: 1:10 pm, February 6th, 2022 - 34 comments
The text of Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern’s Waitangi Day speech
Some notes on moderation
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Date published: 10:47 am, February 6th, 2022 - 23 comments
A few notes and suggestions on moderation on The Standard.
Open mike 06/02/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 6th, 2022 - 266 comments
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Open mike 05/02/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 5th, 2022 - 132 comments
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Daily review 04/02/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, February 4th, 2022 - 17 comments
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David Seymour should stick to twerking
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Date published: 12:35 pm, February 4th, 2022 - 306 comments
David Seymour has responded to slumping poll results by claiming that the Treaty of Waitangi should be trashed.
Open mike 04/02/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 4th, 2022 - 161 comments
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Daily review 03/02/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, February 3rd, 2022 - 10 comments
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How the Covid era changes us
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Date published: 3:42 pm, February 3rd, 2022 - 45 comments
With Prime Minister announcing effectively the beginning of the end of state control of COVID, the question that has to be asked is how will the end of COVID change us all?
How New Zealand Reconnects With the World
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Date published: 12:06 pm, February 3rd, 2022 - 113 comments
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a phased reopening of the country’s border. Update: video of the speech is added.
Open mike 03/02/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 3rd, 2022 - 169 comments
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Daily review 02/02/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, February 2nd, 2022 - 49 comments
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And what have they done anyway?
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Date published: 7:41 am, February 2nd, 2022 - 107 comments
With Ardern getting a good-old media beat-down, remember here’s how to change a country for good like no one else but Labour can.
Open mike 02/02/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 2nd, 2022 - 165 comments
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Daily review 01/02/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, February 1st, 2022 - 37 comments
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The problem with and the benefits of MIQ
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Date published: 9:04 am, February 1st, 2022 - 93 comments
It may not be apparent from the wall to wall sound emanating from the opposition and from the media but this Government’s Covid response has been exceptionally good and way better than that of pretty well every other major country in the world.
Open mike 01/02/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, February 1st, 2022 - 203 comments
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Daily review 31/01/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 31st, 2022 - 62 comments
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Women’s human rights and the vulnerability of pregnant women
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Date published: 12:57 pm, January 31st, 2022 - 211 comments
While social and mainstream media hash out the details of Charlotte Bellis’ situation, her case points to the gross inequity that women still face even in countries like New Zealand.
Light Rail: The State Is Back
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Date published: 9:46 am, January 31st, 2022 - 30 comments
The light rail route and mode decision this week shows something new. It’s in the nature of the state itself.
Open mike 31/01/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 31st, 2022 - 160 comments
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Go well Jacinda
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Date published: 11:04 am, January 30th, 2022 - 40 comments
Worrying news emerged this morning with a report that Jacinda Ardern is a close contact of an Omicron case on an Air New Zealand flight.
Open mike 30/01/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 30th, 2022 - 221 comments
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