Archive for 2020

Open mike 09/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, December 9th, 2020 - 45 comments

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Daily review 08/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, December 8th, 2020 - 10 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 …

The challenge to the reeferendum result

Written By: - Date published: 7:53 am, December 8th, 2020 - 57 comments

A group of more than 350 people have applied to the High Court to try and void the reeferendum result.

What now for Judith?

Written By: - Date published: 7:28 am, December 8th, 2020 - 51 comments

The latest Colmar Brunton poll results have been released just in time to get the summer BBQs firing.  And the results would not have pleased Judith Collins.

Open mike 08/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, December 8th, 2020 - 127 comments

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Daily review 07/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, December 7th, 2020 - 23 comments

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Open mike 07/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, December 7th, 2020 - 55 comments

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Tranquillum

Written By: - Date published: 7:28 pm, December 6th, 2020 - 134 comments

Don’t expect a jellyfish to grow a spine, they just bob along on the current and keep moving, gently, slowly, kindly.

What could possibly go right?

Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, December 6th, 2020 - 34 comments

Bridging the gap between the people who are involved in proactive, regenerative responses to the climate, ecological and social crises, and those who don’t know this is happening, feel overwhelmed, and don’t know what to do.

Open mike 06/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, December 6th, 2020 - 34 comments

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Climate emergency framing

Written By: - Date published: 9:53 am, December 5th, 2020 - 19 comments

Climate goals explained.

Open mike 05/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, December 5th, 2020 - 64 comments

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Daily review 04/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, December 4th, 2020 - 4 comments

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Colin James looking forward

Written By: - Date published: 5:00 pm, December 4th, 2020 - 38 comments

There is a public meeting in Wellington on Monday evening from the Fabians – which is also conveniently being streamed via Youtube and accessible by Zoom. Colin James doing a crystal ball gazing. While I’ve liked Colin James analysis for nearly 40 years, I’m also excited that the Fabians are starting to stream these nowdays so I don’t have to do the meat thing and actually attend.

Caption contest

Written By: - Date published: 12:14 pm, December 4th, 2020 - 21 comments

Keep it seemly.

What happens when the Covid vaccine becomes available?

Written By: - Date published: 7:42 am, December 4th, 2020 - 60 comments

The United Kingdom has used emergency procedures to approve for general use the Pfizer Covid vaccine.  But this will nor provide overnight respite from Covid.  How do you handle the mass vaccination of pretty well the whole planet?  And what are the implications for New Zealand’s border policy?

Being real about the climate emergency

Written By: - Date published: 6:05 am, December 4th, 2020 - 118 comments

Green tech, negative emissions and carbon capture and storage won’t save us, but we have other options.

Open mike 04/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, December 4th, 2020 - 29 comments

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Daily review 03/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, December 3rd, 2020 - 11 comments

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“Beyond Jacinda” – Colin James and Cr Tamatha Paul

Written By: - Date published: 1:45 pm, December 3rd, 2020 - 20 comments

Colin James and Councillor Tamatha Paul will discuss Colin’s paper “Beyond Jacinda” on Monday 7 December at 5:30pm at Baptist Church, 46-48 Boulcott Street Wellington. It will also be shown on Zoom and available on YouTube. Registration links below. All Welcome.

Parliament’s climate change declaration

Written By: - Date published: 7:53 am, December 3rd, 2020 - 28 comments

Parliament has finally declared that the country is in a climate emergency.  And it has also told the public service that it has to become carbon neutral within five years.

Open mike 03/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, December 3rd, 2020 - 51 comments

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Daily review 02/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, December 2nd, 2020 - 13 comments

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National’s gonna National

Written By: - Date published: 8:25 am, December 2nd, 2020 - 73 comments

On two issues, pill testing at music festivals and tax changes to address the housing crisis, National yesterday indicated that it will do what conservative parties do and oppose any meaningful change.

Open mike 02/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, December 2nd, 2020 - 123 comments

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Daily review 01/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, December 1st, 2020 - 21 comments

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Open mike 01/12/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, December 1st, 2020 - 76 comments

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Daily review 30/11/2020

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, November 30th, 2020 - 6 comments

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Power across the Tasman

Written By: - Date published: 8:22 am, November 30th, 2020 - 25 comments

Australia is likely to have less of an issue with raging bush fires this year. La Niña is likely to give a break to the droughts with a wetter East Coast. Doesn’t stop record heatwaves as is happening at present. Climate change in action. What is also happening is equally predictable – the power systems get affected as well. Interesting to consider for similar climate issues here hitting our power. 

Stuff apologises for decades of racist reporting

Written By: - Date published: 7:58 am, November 30th, 2020 - 123 comments

In a headline I thought I would never read this morning Stuff has apologised for decades of racist reporting, and has in its own words “grappled with the truth that our journalism has often unfairly portrayed Maori, ranging from racist to blinkered”.

Open mike 30/11/2020

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, November 30th, 2020 - 69 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 …

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