Daily review 19/04/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 19th, 2021 - 2 comments
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The Problem with Personification in Politics
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Date published: 7:00 am, April 19th, 2021 - 12 comments
It is a grave mistake to treat Ministries as if they are real persons.
Climate Commission Hope Versus NLTP Reality
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Date published: 7:00 am, April 19th, 2021 - 19 comments
The very hardest climate challenge New Zealand has is in transport, but the latest National Land Transport Plan is pretty much like the wind being resisted by the Climate Commission air conditioning unit. Time to face our reality not our words.
Open mike 19/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 19th, 2021 - 77 comments
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Einstein versus Trump*
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Date published: 7:00 am, April 18th, 2021 - 10 comments
Einstein tried to explain complex things and understand reality; Trump tried to explain it away and distort reality.
Open mike 18/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 18th, 2021 - 38 comments
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Oh Canada! – let us not follow you.
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Date published: 3:19 pm, April 17th, 2021 - 23 comments
Looking at the vaccination program in NZ, I feel that many people are focusing on the wrong things. The most dangerous period in pandemic life cycle – gaining a sufficient population immunity fast enough to stop the inevitable complacency that allows another wave of infections. Ontario appears to have managed to get a new wave of infection rising as they are trying to run their vaccination program. That is the last thing we need.
Open mike 17/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 17th, 2021 - 40 comments
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Daily review 16/04/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 16th, 2021 - 24 comments
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The daily critics whinge
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Date published: 4:09 pm, April 16th, 2021 - 22 comments
I was just reading a post by Bryan Gould on his current perspective on news media in “The Government v. the people”. It resonated because some news and opinion media are getting tedious. It made me reflect on my current habits because much of what he is discussing is that I remember as something in my rear view mirror. Not what I do today.
National’s housing policy
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Date published: 12:06 pm, April 16th, 2021 - 30 comments
National has released its housing policy and the proposals are predictable. Free up more land, loosen up the RMA, and require Councils in high growth areas to urgently review their district plans.
Open mike 16/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 16th, 2021 - 77 comments
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Daily review 15/04/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 15th, 2021 - 2 comments
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Open mike 15/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 15th, 2021 - 46 comments
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Daily review 14/04/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 14th, 2021 - 43 comments
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Bridges supports Judith at this time
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Date published: 7:28 am, April 14th, 2021 - 10 comments
Simon Bridges had added to rumours of a leadership challenge by pledging support for Judith Collins as leader “at this time”.
Government Control at Air New Zealand
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Date published: 7:12 am, April 14th, 2021 - 67 comments
The New Zealand government has just increased its loan to Air New Zealand to a $1.5 billion total, and there’s a catch.
Open mike 14/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 14th, 2021 - 68 comments
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Daily review 13/04/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 13th, 2021 - 13 comments
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Donations trouble for Māori Party and National
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Date published: 8:08 am, April 13th, 2021 - 14 comments
The Electoral laws about donations are pretty clear. Receive a donation over $30,000 and you should tell the Electoral Commission about the report within the next ten working days. But the Maori Party and the National Party have both managed to recently breach this simple requirement.
Open mike 13/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 13th, 2021 - 120 comments
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Daily review 12/04/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 12th, 2021 - 23 comments
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A new lever on the standard model?
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Date published: 8:51 am, April 12th, 2021 - 10 comments
For me the most notable thing about the last week hasn’t been the repetitive and ill-informed braying from the opposition about covid-19. It has been about the announcement that Fermilab in the US has partially confirmed that there may be a wobble in the behaviour of muons. Definitely showing promise of a lever into the 1970s standard model of physics. Explaining this is likely to open new technologies and more subtle ways of working with our universe.
The politics of the Covid vaccination roll out
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Date published: 8:15 am, April 12th, 2021 - 91 comments
Poor National. Faced with a Government response to Covid that has been superb it is reduced to criticising the Government for not rolling out the Covid vaccine quickly enough.
Open mike 12/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 12th, 2021 - 35 comments
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Sustainability and learning from forest gardening
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Date published: 6:15 am, April 11th, 2021 - 30 comments
The Guytons’ 25 year old food forest in Riverton is a showcase of sustainability practice and knowledge.
Open mike 11/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 11th, 2021 - 114 comments
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Well done John Edgar
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Date published: 9:41 am, April 10th, 2021 - 11 comments
I’d thought I’d take a moment to celebrate the life of John Edgar, who passed away a few days ago.
Open mike 10/04/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 10th, 2021 - 144 comments
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Daily review 09/04/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 9th, 2021 - 84 comments
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The Covid India issue
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Date published: 9:13 am, April 9th, 2021 - 29 comments
This is a desperately difficult issue. India is currently experiencing a surge in Covid cases. And faced with the prospect of quarantine beds being overrun if current trends continue the Government has taken the step of banning people entering the country if they have been in India during the two weeks prior to travel.
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