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Comment: Meta Ardern
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:14 pm, June 7th, 2025
This from the man who said I needed a makeover.Comment: Meta Ardern
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:04 pm, June 7th, 2025
I havent read the book, but seen the excerpts. We can all revisit history, but for me, Jacinda is the real deal. She didn't expect to become an MP, nor PM, nor demand it. I completely understand her views on imposter syndrome having felt like that most of ...Comment: Migration: the spectre at the feast
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:10 am, May 29th, 2025
The world's population is growing on a planet that can't sustain it forever. It is inevitable that we, along with other countries will be squeezed with people wanting to migrate here, mainly for economic reasons. And we do it badly. We have had a lot of ...Comment: The Empire strikes back
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 10:11 am, May 16th, 2025
I agree ; I loved Jan T's question, but then I thought uh oh. I have seen some socials about Chris H's saying "we made a mistake" as a capitulation or weakness. Usually, questions are debated among senior Labour MPs before being submitted. I think it is ...Comment: It’s Time — To Fight.
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 8:54 am, May 10th, 2025
I don't mean to offend. But there is always someone taking a swipe at the CTU or union leadership. The last general strike was in 1979. I thought yesterday was marvellous.Comment: It’s Time — To Fight.
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 3:54 pm, May 9th, 2025
Grassroots action is alive and well, I have seen great leadership from CTU and union "officials" as well as the rank and file leadership and community. Sometimes it pays to have a look at what is going on or even attend a protest in the pouring rain like ...Comment: It’s Time — To Fight.
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 3:48 pm, May 9th, 2025
The pop up actions all around the motu outside CoC MPs offices is inspiring. Despite the pouring rain people are turning out. This is how we organise.Comment: Labor Wins In Australia
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 10:05 am, May 4th, 2025
I am interested in their voting system compared to ours. I certainly support compulsory voting. It is a civic duty and I will never understand why people can't be arsed.Comment: Culture wars and the Waitākere Ranges
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 9:11 am, April 30th, 2025
Yes Kokako and Stitchbird. Never thought I would see them in my lifetime. Kokako nearly disappeared altogether in NZ.Comment: Culture wars and the Waitākere Ranges
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:42 am, April 29th, 2025
Well said Greg. And you're right : the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Act of 2008 was a Local Bill, not a government bill and was sponsored by the local MP, Lynne Pillay. I don't think a members' bill as he is promising can overturn a Local Bill. Shane Jones ...Comment: Poking the dragon
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:42 am, April 28th, 2025
I went as part of a Parliamentary delegation to Taiwan way back. We were conscious of the motivation, and the response from China was predictable. What I recall most about that visit was the long standing geneology connection between Maori and Taiwanese. I ...Comment: Did someone mention “class”?
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 12:57 pm, April 23rd, 2025
Depends on the definition of class. My mum always aspired for us to be on the upper stratum of working class ; despite us living on the bones of our ass in a State House. That was the promise of MJ Savage, that our kids would do better than the.previous ...Comment: 50501
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 7:59 am, April 21st, 2025
Yes they are lawful residents, but not citizens. Means they have a right to live and work in the US aka Green Card. Doesn't mean they won't come for citizens at some stage, especially naturalised ones like my son and daughter who have dual citizenship. I ...Comment: 50501
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 7:53 am, April 21st, 2025
Yes they are lawful residents, but not citizens. Means they have a right to live and work in the US aka Green Card. Doesn't mean they won't come for citizens at some stage, especially naturalised ones like my son and daughter who have dual citizenship. I ...Comment: Why Write (and Read)?
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:16 pm, April 13th, 2025
John Fenton wrote about this on his FB from a NY Times article. https://www.facebook.com/jon4jaz. 'Quoted from David Brooks opinion piece in the New York Times “If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be ...Comment: The RNZ-Reid Research poll
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 12:17 pm, April 1st, 2025
I thought the poll was quite good for the "left bloc", apart from the Greens, who drop three seats. But Labour gains 6 and National loses 7. Labour is now well back into the 30's and only 0.6% behind National. The preferred PM thing was interesting too. I ...Comment: The Libelle liquidation
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:56 pm, March 20th, 2025
Thank you TS for posting this. In this day and age, we need really good analysis on what the fuck is going on. I think we all know.....Comment: Failed Conference
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:17 pm, March 14th, 2025
Welcome home Chris Liddell. You Trumpist.Comment: Going for poverty: National’s new procurement rules
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 8:44 am, March 13th, 2025
I am apoplectic about the proposed procurement rules changes. Getting cleaners, catering workers and security staff paid the Living Wage in government contracts took years of work by the LWM, unions and in the Labour Party. The fight for contracted out ...Comment: Another blow against decency and truth: the flourishing of evil.
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 3:40 pm, March 8th, 2025
I agree with Helen Clark who said Winston should just have had a pull your head in conversation with Phil. As people have pointed out, now the whole world knows what was said and if the design by Winston was to calm the mad Trump farm, he completely failed ...Comment: Blink twice if you are being held hostage
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 1:47 pm, March 5th, 2025
I feel for Zelensky, but more so for the Ukraine people, still living in uncertainty and war after an illegal occupation by Russia. Then there's Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and all the other countries bordering on Ukraine. This is serious, but ...Comment: The new world order
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:20 am, March 2nd, 2025
I felt ashamed. I think of the people in Ukraine whose country was invaded by a dictator. Who, for three years, have seen war, deaths, destruction, daily lives disrupted. Who, even as Trump was doing his awful thing were dealing with missiles from Russia. ...Comment: Its the end of the Media as we know it …
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:06 am, February 28th, 2025
I see Ryan Bridge is going to be fronting the NZHerald new format. Are they so devoid of good journalists they have to go to this nasty ZB cooker? I agree ; a discussion about how the Standard can help fill the void is timely.Comment: Seymour is wrecking the school lunch program
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:01 am, February 24th, 2025
I saw somewhere that MPI is investigating school lunches. But wait, MPI has had staff cuts too!Comment: A Commercial Peace Agreement?
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:24 pm, February 20th, 2025
So some saying here Trump is right? Or am I misreading your comments? I seem to recall Russia invaded Ukraine, not the other way around.Comment: “As long as it takes”
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:01 pm, February 14th, 2025
Me, I just cry for the people of Ukraine. A friend from Kyiv messaged me this morning saying : "Perhaps the fact that we all now are in the same information field and it makes possible to see “how the flap of a butterfly’s wings leads to a typhoon on the ...Comment: “As long as it takes”
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 7:01 am, February 14th, 2025
I have to agree Res Publica.Comment: What does Trump have against Canada?
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 1:27 pm, February 4th, 2025
I see both countries are now on a "pause" for 30 days and spending gazillions sending troops to the border between Mexico and the US and in Canada a billion dollars also on stopping "drug trafficking" between Canada and the US, which is a fekking fiction ...Comment: Cancun Cruz’s crazy tweet
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 9:54 am, February 3rd, 2025
Where is the discussion about Trump potentially visiting NZ when we specifically restrict convicted felons - along with many other countries? Winston and Seymour have gone into panic and suck up mode. Despite Luxon shaking hands with Cruz, the government's ...Comment: What will he do next?
Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:21 pm, February 1st, 2025
I see 1 Feb (tomorrow in the US), 25% tariffs will be put on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China. Canada, according to Trump is a hotbed of Fentanyl exports. He just hates them really. Canadians are organising. Mexico and China have been there before. If ...
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