Archive for 2020

Open mike 03/07/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:00 am, July 3rd, 2020 - 145 comments

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

The 2008 Go Wellington Bus Lockout

Written By: nickkelly - Date published: 5:44 am, July 3rd, 2020 - 6 comments

20 days after being elected President of the Wellington Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees Union (we just called it Tramways), drivers at Go Wellington were locked out. The City nearly ground to a halt with thousands unable to get to work and traffic congestion a nightmare. Certain journalists were quick to call this a communist conspiracy.

Daily review 02/07/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, July 2nd, 2020 - 59 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 …

Minister Clark resigns

Written By: advantage - Date published: 11:45 am, July 2nd, 2020 - 32 comments

David Clark has announced his resignation as Health Minister.

David Clark Resigns

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 11:28 am, July 2nd, 2020 - 146 comments

Health Minister David Clark has resigned.

Open mike 02/07/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:00 am, July 2nd, 2020 - 149 comments

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Looking the wrong way? The SIS in New Zealand

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 8:19 pm, July 1st, 2020 - 12 comments

Richard Northey and Nicky Hager will discuss their experiences with the SIS over the past thirty-five years, what they reveal about the agency’s values and culture, and what we might want to see in the forthcoming review of the intelligence and security agencies post the Christchurch mosque massacre. St Andrews Church, The Terrace, Wellington, Friday 3 July 5:30pm. All welcome, register here.

Daily review 01/07/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, July 1st, 2020 - 61 comments

Open mike 01/07/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:00 am, July 1st, 2020 - 148 comments

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

Muller is floundering

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:39 pm, June 30th, 2020 - 47 comments

Todd Muller had a bad day yesterday with adverse confidential National polling leaked to the media and with Grant Robertson and Winston Peters showing in the house that Muller’s denial that he had proposed opening up the border with China was simply not correct.

National’s Internal Polling Leaked

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 7:21 pm, June 30th, 2020 - 45 comments

The good ship Muller has sprung a leak. NewsHub are reporting that the National caucus has been told today that they are polling worse than under Simon Bridges.

Daily review 30/06/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, June 30th, 2020 - 59 comments

The many and varied Covid reckons of Mike Hosking

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:56 am, June 30th, 2020 - 49 comments

A review of recent opinion pieces by Mike Hosking shows that he has adopted a series of contradictory positions with the one common feature that they are critical of the Government’s actions.

Open mike 30/06/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:00 am, June 30th, 2020 - 167 comments

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Daily review 29/06/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, June 29th, 2020 - 24 comments

Bye bye Paula

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 11:36 am, June 29th, 2020 - 79 comments

Paula Bennett has announced that she is standing down from politics and will not seek re-election on National’s list at this year’s election.

Paora Goldsmith in fake news scandal

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:41 am, June 29th, 2020 - 33 comments

Paora Goldsmith has shown either that he is lacking in basic numeracy and literacy skills or that he is prepared to tell porkies for political advantage.

Green Party rocks their new Guaranteed Minimum Income policy

Written By: weka - Date published: 7:05 am, June 29th, 2020 - 263 comments

The Greens’ audacious new social security policy, the Poverty Action Plan, places manaakitangi and compassion at the centre. It includes guaranteed income across the board for those in need, reorientating ACC to include illness and prioritise care, support for children and single and double parented families, and it pays for it all by taxing some of the assets and income of the wealthy.

Open mike 29/06/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:00 am, June 29th, 2020 - 119 comments

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Sacha Baron Cohen Trolls Neo-Nazis

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 6:07 pm, June 28th, 2020 - 27 comments

Nazis Punked; Fucked Off!

The new successful revolution we are seeing

Written By: advantage - Date published: 1:54 pm, June 28th, 2020 - 55 comments

A really successful and very modern revolution has already started in just the last few weeks. It’s not the revolution we expected.

Judith Collins – dirty politics hypocrite.

Written By: lprent - Date published: 1:31 pm, June 28th, 2020 - 19 comments

I’ve just been reading Andrea Vance’s review of Judith Collin’s released biography. One thing that usually infuriates me is whining arseholes. I have always thought Judith Collins has always been one of them. Vindictive, small-minded, and ignorant. She whines even through a review that merely quotes her.