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D Day for ETS?
Written By: - Date published: 8:32 am, July 16th, 2019 - 75 comments
There are rumours that the Interim Climate Change Committee will propose that agriculture is included in the Emissions Trading Scheme as an interim measure to allow a levy/rebate system that can operate at a farm level.
The return of Banks?
Written By: - Date published: 11:47 am, July 14th, 2019 - 28 comments
John Banks is reported to be considering another run at the Auckland mayoralty.
Trump’s social media summit
Written By: - Date published: 8:57 am, July 13th, 2019 - 36 comments
Donald Trump’s social media summit, a white house gathering of right wing extremists and media trolls, is the complete antithesis of the post Christchurch massacre gathering organised by Jacinda Ardern to address the damage that social media can cause.
Sorry no posts today …
Written By: - Date published: 1:46 pm, July 12th, 2019 - 36 comments
A chicken crisis will curtail posts from me today sorry.
Submit or surrender
Written By: - Date published: 8:02 am, July 11th, 2019 - 33 comments
The submission period for the Zero Carbon Bill closes shortly. Please make a submission. This may be the New Zealand Goverment’s last chance to put in place measures to get us to carbon neutrality in time to make a difference.
Government plans to disincentivise purchase of gas guzzlers
Written By: - Date published: 7:45 am, July 9th, 2019 - 134 comments
Julie Anne Genter has released a policy document proposing rebates for the purchase of electric and fuel efficient vehicles funded by a surcharge on gas guzzlers to start the transition of our vehicle fleet to carbon neutrality.
Is POTUS up to the job?
Written By: - Date published: 2:34 pm, July 8th, 2019 - 275 comments
A senior Psychologist thinks that POTUS Donald Trump is not up to doing the job. And the UK Ambassador to the US says that the Trump White House is uniquely dysfunctional and inept.
Labour to repeal ban on family caregivers seeking justice
Written By: - Date published: 8:20 am, July 8th, 2019 - 39 comments
The Government has increased funding for family caregivers of people with disabilities and is moving to repeal one of the most constitutionally outrageous legislative provisions that the prevoius Government enacted.
With enough trees …
Written By: - Date published: 9:44 am, July 6th, 2019 - 65 comments
Recent scientific analysis has suggested the planting of a trillion trees is feasible and may go a long way to addressing the effects of climate change.
National supports 47% tax rate for top income bracket *
Written By: - Date published: 7:21 am, July 5th, 2019 - 25 comments
* this is one possible interpretation for National’s praise of the Morrisonn Government’s change to Australian tax system.
Southland and Thames think they don’t have climate crises
Written By: - Date published: 8:21 am, July 4th, 2019 - 163 comments
Regular Standard contributor Robert Guyton put up a great fight but has failed to persuade the dinosaurs on Environment Southland to declare a climate emergency.
Tamihere wants to privatise half of Watercare
Written By: - Date published: 8:33 am, July 3rd, 2019 - 98 comments
John Tamihere has caused jaws throughout the region to drop by proposing that half of Watercare is privatised.
ANZ worried that it may be required to hold sufficient reserves
Written By: - Date published: 7:05 am, July 3rd, 2019 - 105 comments
ANZ is complaining that the Reserve Bank wants it to hold additional capital in case of a run on the banks.
The right wing death threat against Winston
Written By: - Date published: 10:44 am, July 1st, 2019 - 117 comments
Newshub has revealed that Winston Peters has received death threats. And the allegations involve the European far right, the Christchurch attack, the anti UN Migrant pact movement and the National Party.
How Brexit Party won the social media battle
Written By: - Date published: 8:54 am, July 1st, 2019 - 30 comments
A review of the use of social media has suggested that the Brexit Party’s campaign was far superior to that of its opponents.
Folau’s rights to free speech are not being attacked
Written By: - Date published: 8:11 am, June 30th, 2019 - 240 comments
Israel Folau’s difficulties are not examples of an attack on free speech or religious beliefs.
National offers to help with housing crisis
Written By: - Date published: 11:50 am, June 28th, 2019 - 105 comments
On behalf of the National Party Judith Collins has offered to help Labour deal with the housing crisis, the one that National is responsible for.
What happened to one person one vote?
Written By: - Date published: 8:30 am, June 28th, 2019 - 34 comments
Did you know that under our local electoral system some people get more than one vote?
Labour’s cautious cabinet reshuffle
Written By: - Date published: 4:27 pm, June 27th, 2019 - 120 comments
The results of Labour’s cabinet reshuffle have been announced.
National’s reshuffle
Written By: - Date published: 7:57 am, June 26th, 2019 - 61 comments
Simon Bridges had the chance to show leadership yesterday, cement his leadership of the National caucus, reward on talent and hard work and seek to unite a caucus that clearly has a few problems. How did he do?
The strange case of the missing Oregon Republican State senators
Written By: - Date published: 1:45 pm, June 24th, 2019 - 67 comments
Republican State Senators in the state of Oregon have headed for the hills and are being protected by a local nut job militia in an effort to thwart the democratically elected majority from doing passing a law to address climate change.
Right wing loses it after Prime Minister makes a cake
Written By: - Date published: 10:18 am, June 23rd, 2019 - 57 comments
In a week where Donald Trump almost starts war against Iran, gets accused again of sexual assault, and has his ICE staff deny toothpaste, soap and blankets to kids in detention and Boris Johnson gets accused of domestic violence the local right loose it when Jacinda Ardern makes a cake.
What happened to Hisco?
Written By: - Date published: 9:18 am, June 23rd, 2019 - 75 comments
Stuff has published details of a sweetheart deal where David Hisco bought the ANZ owned property they were living in for a greatly reduced price. But was this good investigative work or a leak from within ANZ?
National is pinning 2020 success on someone who is not in Parliament
Written By: - Date published: 10:24 am, June 22nd, 2019 - 135 comments
An expensive advertising campaign suggesting that Christopher Luxon could be the next Prime Minister after the 2020 election has appeared.
National is really worried that people may vote
Written By: - Date published: 8:33 am, June 21st, 2019 - 95 comments
Nick Smith has complained that making it easier for people to vote by allowing them to enrol on election day will disadvantage the National Party.
National’s next leader?
Written By: - Date published: 7:53 am, June 20th, 2019 - 112 comments
Retiring Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon has indicated that he is interested in a political career and is being talked about as National’s next leader.
Facebook is planning crypto currency service – what could possibly go wrong?
Written By: - Date published: 9:38 am, June 19th, 2019 - 15 comments
The corporation that has become renowned as the purveyor of fake news and the underminer of elections is planning to roll out a crypto currency service.
Bankers gonna bank
Written By: - Date published: 8:09 am, June 18th, 2019 - 117 comments
The former head of ANZ and the current owner of John Key’s Omaha property, David Hisco, has left the employment of the Bank in somewhat newsworthy circumstances.
Flact Tax
Written By: - Date published: 7:54 am, June 17th, 2019 - 175 comments
Act has proposed a tax increase for the bottom 64% of all tax payers.
What have Unions ever done for freeloaders?
Written By: - Date published: 8:39 am, June 16th, 2019 - 198 comments
Two teachers who support individual contracts and performance pay are upset that they are not going to immediately get the benefit the Teachers Unions negotiated for their members.
The freedom to insult
Written By: - Date published: 5:37 pm, June 15th, 2019 - 149 comments
David Seymour is proposing a law change that would protect neo nazis from the effects of their hate speech unless the speech also incited or threatened violence.
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