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Date published: 3:44 pm, January 30th, 2025 - 19 comments
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The latest outbursts and brain farts from the great Kumara of the North…

Open to all today in Nick’s Kōrero – Shane Jones calls climate change ‘woke’ and says, ‘Send the Mexicans home’.

Open mike 31/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 31st, 2025 - 48 comments

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Daily review 30/01/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 30th, 2025 - 12 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 …

Most kiwis blame Willis for Ferry Fiasco

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Date published: 9:19 am, January 30th, 2025 - 9 comments

Recent polling suggests that two thirds of kiwis disagree with Nicola Willis’s decision to cancel the replacement Inter Island ferries contract.

Open mike 30/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 30th, 2025 - 77 comments

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Daily review 29/01/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 29th, 2025 - 13 comments

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Later Stuart

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Date published: 5:06 pm, January 29th, 2025 - 14 comments

Stuart Nash has suggested that Labour is losing support for not sticking to its values. But his suggested policy solution would have Labour resemble National lite, not deepest red Labour.

Open mike 29/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 29th, 2025 - 101 comments

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Daily review 28/01/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, January 28th, 2025 - 19 comments

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Open mike 28/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 28th, 2025 - 101 comments

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Open mike 27/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 27th, 2025 - 79 comments

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If that’s Luxon’s Plan, What About Labour? 

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Date published: 1:05 pm, January 26th, 2025 - 56 comments

It’s time to highlight what a Labour plan for the New Zealand economy under a 2026 government would look like. And ask questions. 

Open mike 26/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 26th, 2025 - 58 comments

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Open mike 25/01/2025

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Date published: 9:42 am, January 25th, 2025 - 35 comments

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New Zealand’s worst leadership speech since 2008

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Date published: 9:31 am, January 24th, 2025 - 22 comments

The PM’s ‘State of the Nation’ speech about the New Zealand economy titled “economic growth the key to better days ahead” was a bag of words with no plan.

Open mike 24/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 24th, 2025 - 57 comments

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Selling NZ off to the highest foreign bidder. Is it still NZ First?

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Date published: 10:00 pm, January 23rd, 2025 - 17 comments

For a year, Luxon and Seymour have been prepping the Overseas Investment Act to sell NZ off to wealthy foreigners. But who is running the show? Libertarian interests of course. And Winston Peters might find the money good enough to fold.

Open mike 23/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 23rd, 2025 - 61 comments

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In Defence of Golriz Ghahraman

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Date published: 2:11 pm, January 22nd, 2025 - 39 comments

Golriz Ghahraman didn’t shoplift “again” – but recent media reports made it sound like she did. This article looks back on her history and her treatment by NZ’s political and media class.

The difference between Christopher Luxon and Donald Trump *

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Date published: 12:15 pm, January 22nd, 2025 - 22 comments

* is not as great as you think.

America would never happen here!

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Date published: 9:49 am, January 22nd, 2025 - 42 comments

Why corporate fascism may no longer be a distant dream – and how it’s closer than you might think

Open mike 22/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 22nd, 2025 - 62 comments

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The future dystopia

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Date published: 11:28 am, January 21st, 2025 - 55 comments

He’s baack. The man least suited to running the world’s most powerful country is now President again.

Open mike 21/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 21st, 2025 - 142 comments

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Luxon’s panicked reshuffle

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Date published: 1:12 pm, January 20th, 2025 - 61 comments

Christopher Luxon has conducted a major Cabinet Reshuffle with the stand out feature the demotion of Shane Reti and the transfer of Health from Reti to Simeon Brown.

Open mike 20/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 20th, 2025 - 31 comments

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The World has too many Oligarchs

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Date published: 3:27 pm, January 19th, 2025 - 14 comments

In his final speech Joe Biden has warned the world about the dangers posed by Oligarchs supporting the right into democratic power. He is right.

Open mike 19/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 19th, 2025 - 73 comments

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Open mike 18/01/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, January 18th, 2025 - 22 comments

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Clearing the Decks: Government replaces half of the Waitangi Tribunal

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Date published: 10:07 pm, January 17th, 2025 - 33 comments

The government has replaced half of the Waitangi Tribunal, removing three of NZ’s most highly regarded experts in mātauranga Maori.

Latest opinion poll – Labour overtakes National

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Date published: 2:21 pm, January 17th, 2025 - 62 comments

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That grinding noise you can hear from the Parliamentary precinct is the sound of National backbenchers sharpening their knives getting ready for a change of leadership. Because the latest Curia poll shows National has fallen behind Labour in the preferred party stakes.