Archive for 2020

National’s donation reporting problem

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:19 am, February 19th, 2020 - 25 comments

National’s recent donations returns suggest that a large total of their donations are made in the under $15,000 category, the benefit of which is that the donor’s identity does not have to be disclosed. Update: The four accused have been named.

Green Party call for national discussion on political party funding and donations reform

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:10 am, February 19th, 2020 - 61 comments

It’s clear that Parliament is incapable of meaningful reforms to itself, as some political parties have a vested interest in the status quo, a citizens’ assembly would remove bias around these important decisions.

– NZ Green Party

Open mike 19/02/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:00 am, February 19th, 2020 - 113 comments

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BREAKING NEWS: Simon Bridges Calls on Simon Bridges to Stand Down

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 6:30 pm, February 18th, 2020 - 5 comments

BREAKING NEWS: Simon Bridges calls on the leader of the opposition to stand down while the SFO case is before the courts.

Daily review 18/02/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 18th, 2020 - 37 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 …

Back in the U.S.S.A.

Written By: Bill - Date published: 3:58 pm, February 18th, 2020 - 31 comments

The onslaught launched against Trump from sections of corporate media and liberal institutions will look as nothing next to the unified onslaught that will be unleashed against a President Sanders.

The death of Holden

Written By: advantage - Date published: 11:01 am, February 18th, 2020 - 43 comments

Thousands of households across New Zealand heard the announcement of the complete death of the Holden marque this week, as the death of one of the greatest binaries and one of the most closely teased and contested brands of all: Holden versus Ford.

National received two dodgy $100,000 donations

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:25 am, February 18th, 2020 - 46 comments

The SFO charges laid in the District Court reveal that it investigated not one but two dodgy $100,000 donations to National.

Open mike 18/02/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:00 am, February 18th, 2020 - 69 comments

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Daily review 17/02/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:36 pm, February 17th, 2020 - 13 comments

National’s big economic policy announcement

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 1:42 pm, February 17th, 2020 - 83 comments

Simon Bridges has claimed that the average wage earner in the country pays almost 33c in the dollar in taxes. Spoiler alert, they do not.

National is not counting its chickens for granted

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:47 am, February 17th, 2020 - 27 comments

National will announce today that tax cuts will be a major policy plank for the next election.

Open mike 17/02/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:00 am, February 17th, 2020 - 41 comments

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How To Get There 16/02/20

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:00 am, February 16th, 2020 - 11 comments

Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.

Open mike 16/02/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:00 am, February 16th, 2020 - 121 comments

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What was Winston thinking?

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 11:52 am, February 15th, 2020 - 120 comments

It has been revealed that NZ First acquired photographs of its former President and two reporters emerged on the Whaleoil mark 2 site, raising the concerning possibility that Simon Lusk may be involved in helping NZ First.

Open mike 15/02/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:00 am, February 15th, 2020 - 82 comments

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Daily review 14/02/2020

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, February 14th, 2020 - 42 comments

The demise of single use plastic bags and the limp vege problem

Written By: lprent - Date published: 8:16 am, February 14th, 2020 - 80 comments

The rapid demise of the single use plastic bag has just left one hole in my life. I haven’t (so far) been able to replace the one and only second life use that I ever found for them. They were great at keeping the broccoli and carrots from going limp in the fridge.