The MoU and social intelligence
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Date published: 12:23 pm, July 24th, 2017 - 64 comments
Categories: election 2017, jacinda ardern, labour
Tags: #ChangeTheGovt, coalition, MoU, social intelligence
The deputy leader of the Labour Party wants to be the Minister for Children and to put a progressive government ahead of her own career. This is the kind of politician we need in government.
Willie Jackson: The Orewa Speech
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Date published: 10:30 am, July 24th, 2017 - 1 comment
Details of a fundraiser for Rodney Labour and Willie Jackson will give his take on Don Brash’s infamous Orewa speech.
National again subsidises their land banking contributors from taxpayer funds.
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Date published: 8:41 am, July 24th, 2017 - 19 comments
The announcement that National were granting infrastructure funds to develop housing projects in the far north and south of Auckland caused me some amusement. Wisely Auckland council resisted this boondongle that only benefits land bankers, speculators and their political party (National) for some time. To the point where National used taxpayer funds instead.
The Nuk Korako Cover Up
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Date published: 7:56 am, July 24th, 2017 - 31 comments
Will Nuk Korako blame his children this time?
Delivering pizza for NZ
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Date published: 7:19 am, July 24th, 2017 - 12 comments
Full marks to Nathaniel Watson for what Newshub called “an incredible work of graphic design satire”:
Nat U-turn on immigration must include protection from exploitation
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Date published: 7:02 am, July 24th, 2017 - 22 comments
The Nats have U-turned on their immigration restrictions. It must come with better protection for migrant workers. The way we exploit them in NZ is shameful.
Open Mike 24/07/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 24th, 2017 - 34 comments
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Rain doesn’t cause most floods, humans do
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Date published: 12:11 pm, July 23rd, 2017 - 50 comments
What to do with all the water falling from the sky? Some choices are smarter than others.
Imagine the world without America
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Date published: 10:00 am, July 23rd, 2017 - 47 comments
America used to be the most powerful nation in the world. But things are changing.
Nats won’t follow Australia and UK in crackdown on multinational tax avoidance
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Date published: 9:30 am, July 23rd, 2017 - 10 comments
Collins’ excuse is just waffle. Why won’t the Nats follow Australia and UK in a crackdown on multinational tax avoidance?
Billboards at dawn
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Date published: 7:07 am, July 23rd, 2017 - 30 comments
Let the campaign begin.
The language of electioneering
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Date published: 6:30 am, July 23rd, 2017 - 127 comments
Turns out TOP might help form a 4th National government.
Open Mike 23/07/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 23rd, 2017 - 226 comments
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State of emergency for planet earth
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Date published: 9:00 am, July 22nd, 2017 - 52 comments
Climate scientists: Our conclusion that the world has overshot appropriate targets is sufficiently grim to compel us to point out that pathways to rapid emission reductions are feasible.
Least surprising news ever – IPCA won’t review police decision not to pursue complaint on Barclay investigation
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Date published: 8:00 am, July 22nd, 2017 - 14 comments
The reason the police dropped an investigation into the PM’s political son will forever remain a mystery. Total mystery. Nothing to see here. Move along.
New Zealand is number 1! *
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Date published: 7:21 am, July 22nd, 2017 - 127 comments
* in a list of developed nations for homelessness.
Open Mike 22/07/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 22nd, 2017 - 91 comments
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State of emergency on the South Island’s east coast
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Date published: 9:43 pm, July 21st, 2017 - 22 comments
Evacuations are now happening throughout Otago and Canterbury, with more rain expected over night and into Saturday.
Daily Review 21/07/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 21st, 2017 - 27 comments
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
Synthetic cannabis deaths
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Date published: 4:29 pm, July 21st, 2017 - 35 comments
We should consider decriminalising real cannabis to provide a safer alternative.
NZ’s climate change guinea pigs
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Date published: 12:10 pm, July 21st, 2017 - 50 comments
The first round of climate change pass-the-parcel is about to knock some players out of the property investment game. The rest of NZ should be paying attention.
Government admits it has “no idea” on homeless
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Date published: 9:54 am, July 21st, 2017 - 61 comments
Today in news that makes you want to scream: “Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett has admitted “in hindsight” the Government’s response to the housing crisis has been too slow.”
The Catholic Church is urging its parishoners to vote
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Date published: 8:15 am, July 21st, 2017 - 29 comments
The catholic bishops of Aotearoa have released a pamphlet urging parishoners to vote. And apart from conservative positions on euthenasia and drug liberalisation the policies they support have a decidedly progressive bent.
Bravo Clare Curran
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Date published: 7:33 am, July 21st, 2017 - 45 comments
Labour MP Clare Curran has been camping in Dunedin’s Octagon to protest against the MSD’s treatment of two homeless mothers. Bravo Clare for putting yourself on the line to draw attention to this issue!
Tax cuts or fix this…
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Date published: 7:01 am, July 21st, 2017 - 54 comments
Auckland City Councilor Richard Hills yesterday tweeted some of the things we would like to see fixed before a tax cut. You might want to add to the list. Good thing Labour is promising to cancel the cuts and spend billions more on health and education.
Open Mike 21/07/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 21st, 2017 - 104 comments
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Daily Review 20/07/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 20th, 2017 - 51 comments
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Why be a public servant?
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Date published: 1:16 pm, July 20th, 2017 - 28 comments
Today thousands of IRD workers face the prospect of losing their jobs while two MOT workers who lost their jobs for whistle blowing are vindicated. Who would be a public servant?
Break Left!
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Date published: 1:01 pm, July 20th, 2017 - 109 comments
A simple and obvious message to the Green Party that others have ignored to their cost. Please don’t join that list.
Maori Party proposes immigrant slave labour!
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Date published: 12:37 pm, July 20th, 2017 - 36 comments
Is how the media would report the plan – to have immigrants work here for 2 years unpaid – if it was a Labour Party policy. (Lookin’ at you Newshub)
National reckon public health and education are a waste of money?
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Date published: 9:11 am, July 20th, 2017 - 27 comments
According to Morning Report the Nats are calling Labour’s budget for more spending on health and education “a plan to waste more money”. Tell it to the people who can’t afford private alternatives and depend on the public systems.
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- The main stream media is out of touch
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- The contrast between Labour and National is clear
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First published on Werewolf New Zealand may pride itself on being relatively free of political corruption, but the corruption of our political language has built up a fine head of steam. On any number of issues we’re now supposedly engaged ...4 days ago - Nats targeting overseas voters
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- Comment on Failure looks like social policy that makes life harder for people by Matthew HorrocksGreat article Jess. The research into the effects of stress on people with low incomes as described here is compelling. Its not just low-income groups affected. Anecdotally I’d say the financial pressures you describe are also having a devastating effect ...5 days ago
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- Quality for Kiwi kids at ECEAfter more than a decade of rapid growth in the number of children participating in Early Childhood Education (ECE), it’s time to take stock and map out a clear plan for the future, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins. ...1 week ago
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- National’s youth work scheme too little too lateAfter nine years, National’s belated attempt to provide work opportunities for unemployed youth should be seen for what it is, a half-hearted, election gimmick from a party that’s ignored the problem till now, says Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little. ...2 weeks ago
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- National must rule out retrospective override for RuataniwhaNational must categorically rule out using retrospective legislation to override the Supreme Court’s decision that the land swap of conservation land flooded by the proposed Ruataniwha Dam was illegal, says Labour’s Shadow Attorney General David Parker. “Having not got their ...2 weeks ago
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