Daily review 29/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 29th, 2021 - 31 comments
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ANZ Bank clearly believes that greed is good
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Date published: 9:00 am, October 29th, 2021 - 131 comments
ANZ Bank has just announced a $1.92 billion profit for the year to September 30, 2021. This is about 1% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product.
Auckland Light rail options released
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Date published: 8:09 am, October 29th, 2021 - 23 comments
Construction of light rail in Auckland, proposed 50 years ago by former Mayor Dove Myer Robinson, is now a step close with the release of working group recommendations for options of a light rail line running between the city centre and the Airport.
Open mike 29/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 29th, 2021 - 120 comments
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Daily review 28/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 28th, 2021 - 9 comments
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Good Again
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Date published: 7:48 am, October 28th, 2021 - 23 comments
COVID has reminded us how good New Zealand is, and we should remember how we were reminded.
Greenpeace: More trains, less planes, mobility for all
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Date published: 6:10 am, October 28th, 2021 - 57 comments
Greenpeace International calls on Europe to shift from airflight to train travel. What would the New Zealand version look like?
Open mike 28/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 28th, 2021 - 257 comments
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Daily review 27/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 27th, 2021 - 10 comments
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Why vaccine mandates are needed
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Date published: 9:07 am, October 27th, 2021 - 165 comments
The Government has announced vaccine mandates for some publicly facing businesses designed to help minimise the spread of a virus that has killed millions of people world wide.
Open mike 27/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 27th, 2021 - 121 comments
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Daily review 26/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 26th, 2021 - 48 comments
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Open mike 26/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 26th, 2021 - 184 comments
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Happy Labour Day
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Date published: 9:48 am, October 25th, 2021 - 14 comments
Happy Labour day everyone, particularly essential workers including health workers who have to work today.
In December 2022 We Will Be …
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Date published: 8:00 am, October 25th, 2021 - 15 comments
A year ago we were preparing for the America’s Cup and threading our way through the latest crisis quite well. What will we be planning next year?
Open mike 25/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 25th, 2021 - 38 comments
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Get a haircut and get a real job
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Date published: 5:19 pm, October 24th, 2021 - 63 comments
While our eyes are peeled on the 90% vaccination target, the ground under our feet is shifting.
Won’t someone think of the business owners?
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Date published: 12:04 pm, October 24th, 2021 - 174 comments
This week Judith Collins was reported to be close to tears. But not about the possibility of a significant number of deaths but by the prospect of business closures.
Open mike 24/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 24th, 2021 - 161 comments
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Open mike 23/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 23rd, 2021 - 162 comments
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Mad Tuesday
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Date published: 7:58 pm, October 22nd, 2021 - 15 comments
NZ Government is jumping at the deep end by re-opening schools on Tuesday.
Daily review 22/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 22nd, 2021 - 13 comments
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Friday will change Us As Citizens
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Date published: 8:04 am, October 22nd, 2021 - 210 comments
While we may have been lifted out of martial lockdowns and some rights have been reinstated in limited form, we have surrendered to another more pervasive power. The power of big data.
Open mike 22/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 22nd, 2021 - 158 comments
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Daily review 21/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 21st, 2021 - 24 comments
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National’s plan – open and be damned
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Date published: 9:43 am, October 21st, 2021 - 71 comments
Yesterday National released what feels like take 16 of its Covid response plan, this one focussing on business interests and setting a hard timeline for reopening. But getting significant details wrong and rehashing failed policies previously tried in England has dampened its effect.
Open mike 21/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 21st, 2021 - 77 comments
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Daily review 20/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 20th, 2021 - 14 comments
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Covid and kindness
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Date published: 10:16 am, October 20th, 2021 - 127 comments
The vaccine is a bloody useful tool, not a panacea. This is a long crisis that requires us to pay heed the bigger picture.
Get Ugly
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Date published: 9:20 am, October 20th, 2021 - 94 comments
Kindness will not get the country to meet its Covid vaccination goals. It is time to change the tone.
Open mike 20/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 20th, 2021 - 114 comments
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