Open mike 21/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 21st, 2021 - 111 comments
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Social insurance, a premium not afforded to all.
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Date published: 12:02 pm, June 20th, 2021 - 59 comments
One of the details announced in the budget was funding to explore a ‘social unemployment insurance’ scheme. This scheme has been pushed by the Council of Trade Unions and Business NZ, which will work with the Government in a newly set-up Tripartite Working Party. When we dig into it though, we realise it is no safety net. It’s a parachute that slows our drop, giving us time, before we hit that real net – down so far below.
What does The Standard mean for you?
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Date published: 7:00 am, June 20th, 2021 - 60 comments
Let’s hear from you in this unscientific survey!
Open mike 20/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 20th, 2021 - 29 comments
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Open mike 19/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 19th, 2021 - 148 comments
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Daily review 18/06/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 18th, 2021 - 4 comments
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Make the film and be damned
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Date published: 8:58 am, June 18th, 2021 - 23 comments
A company wants to make a film about the Christchurch mosque massacre on 15 March 2019. Maybe it should do.
Open mike 18/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 18th, 2021 - 76 comments
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Daily review 17/06/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 17th, 2021 - 3 comments
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Public transport, to complement cycling?
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Date published: 7:23 am, June 17th, 2021 - 51 comments
Jenny looks at extending public transport to include cyclists
The America’s Cup is just another spinoff
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Date published: 7:18 am, June 17th, 2021 - 36 comments
We need less presumed hold over Team New Zealand, and more encouragement of more spinoff businesses that make their way in the world.
Open mike 17/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 17th, 2021 - 75 comments
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Daily review 16/06/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 16th, 2021 - 12 comments
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Climate transition transport and the rural road tumbleweeds
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Date published: 6:05 am, June 16th, 2021 - 69 comments
Beyond the cycle/car wars.
Open mike 16/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 16th, 2021 - 46 comments
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Daily review 15/06/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 15th, 2021 - 17 comments
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Fear and loathing in cycleland
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Date published: 3:52 pm, June 15th, 2021 - 32 comments
I am pleased the right have moved on from overtly racist attacks on minorities. But I am bemused by the current level of vitriol that has been thrown at a group who apart from wearing lycra is doing nothing wrong.
Government to issue an apology for the dawn raids
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Date published: 7:33 am, June 15th, 2021 - 23 comments
The Government has announced it will publicly apologise for the treatment of Pacific people in the 1970s when they were harassed and discriminated against by the Police because of the place of their birth and the colour of their skin.
Open mike 15/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 15th, 2021 - 68 comments
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Daily review 14/06/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 14th, 2021 - 14 comments
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The Government’s Feebate scheme
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Date published: 7:00 am, June 14th, 2021 - 70 comments
Labour and the Greens have announced the establishment of a Feebate scheme to incentivise the purchase of electric vehicles and disincentivise the purchase of gas guzzlers.
Open mike 14/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 14th, 2021 - 87 comments
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Open mike 13/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 13th, 2021 - 108 comments
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Open mike 12/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 12th, 2021 - 71 comments
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Daily review 11/06/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 11th, 2021 - 17 comments
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Auckland’s Northern Pathway
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Date published: 7:00 am, June 11th, 2021 - 144 comments
Last week’s announcement of major changes to the New Zealand Upgrade program in my view was welcome.
Open mike 11/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 11th, 2021 - 79 comments
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Daily review 10/06/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 10th, 2021 - 21 comments
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Greenpeace on the cow shaped hole in the Climate Commission report
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Date published: 6:15 am, June 10th, 2021 - 22 comments
Greenpeace says there is still a cow-shaped hole in both the Climate Change Commission’s advice and the Government’s approach to climate action, following the release of the Commission’s finalised climate plan.
Open mike 10/06/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 10th, 2021 - 148 comments
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Daily review 09/06/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 9th, 2021 - 9 comments
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