Duck and cover
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Date published: 9:24 am, January 4th, 2018 - 184 comments
Over the past 24 hours Trump has threatened war by comparing button sizes with Kim Jon Un and Steve Bannon has described Trump Campaign’s 2016 meeting with a group of Russians in Trump Tower as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic”.
What will 2018 bring for National?
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Date published: 8:00 am, January 4th, 2018 - 179 comments
What are National’s prospects this year? Will Bill English survive as leader? Will there be resignations and a clean out of the front bench? Stay tuned …
Open Mike 04/01/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 4th, 2018 - 99 comments
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Income related speeding fines – bring it on!
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Date published: 2:06 pm, January 3rd, 2018 - 159 comments
Dr Jarrod Gilbert has a provocative opinion piece on the Herald website today, proposing that speeding fines become income related. It’s an interesting argument, but not a new one. Gilbert cites sixteenth century French philosopher Montesquieu as one of the first to wonder if there can be equality under the law with monetary penalties that […]
News stories and NZ rape culture
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Date published: 6:30 am, January 3rd, 2018 - 137 comments
“Public nudity isn’t illegal, but offensive behaviour is.” – Thomas Beagle, Chair of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties
Open Mike 03/01/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 3rd, 2018 - 113 comments
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Israel fights back
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Date published: 8:20 am, January 2nd, 2018 - 168 comments
In what may be the first of a number of publicity stunts Rabbi Shmulay Boteach has placed a full page advertisement in the Washington Post condemning Lorde and New Zealand for showing solidarity with Palestine.
Open Mike 02/01/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, January 2nd, 2018 - 65 comments
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What will 2018 bring for Donald Trump?
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Date published: 7:58 am, January 1st, 2018 - 181 comments
The New York Times has broken a astory suggesting that Australian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Downer informed the FBI that the Trump camp knew about the Russian hacking of Hillary Clinton’s emails four months before the 2016 Presidential election.
Hello 2018
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Date published: 6:12 am, January 1st, 2018 - 34 comments
Ngā mihi o te tau hou.
Open Mike 01/01/2018
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The Failed Estate: Us and Them
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Date published: 9:00 am, December 31st, 2017 - 20 comments
In Australia the Murdoch press has chosen the Christmas down period to try and whip up some anti beneficiary hysteria. Jim Parker from the blog Failed Estate calmly dissects the figures and concludes there is no reason for concern.
The ten most popular Standard posts of 2017
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Date published: 7:30 am, December 31st, 2017 - 8 comments
The ten most read Standard posts of 2017.
Open Mike 31/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 31st, 2017 - 191 comments
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When the jet stream slows…
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Date published: 11:54 am, December 30th, 2017 - 39 comments
…let’s ridicule Donald Trump.
Man of the year and global leader of the year
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Date published: 8:00 am, December 30th, 2017 - 50 comments
Why Donald Trump should be considered to be man of the year and why the left should be thinking about why he is succeeding.
The Standard’s most commented on posts of 2017
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Date published: 7:11 am, December 30th, 2017 - 27 comments
The ten most commented on posts in the Standard for 2017.
Open Mike 30/12/2017
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The Adventures of CosmoGuy: US Ambassador to New Zealand (and Samoa!)
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Date published: 1:35 pm, December 29th, 2017 - 3 comments
The alleged ‘thoughts’ of Scott Brown, the highly intelligent and very cool ambassador of the Partisan States of America to NooZiland. In an exposition of typical blinding intelligence, he tries to explain to his beloved Orange Lord what he is doing here (and in Samoa!).
Open Mike 29/12/2017
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The joy of biking
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Date published: 10:52 am, December 28th, 2017 - 22 comments
As I prepare to fly out of NZ yet again for work, I’m contemplating how much my personal transport has changed over the years. These days I most ride a e-bike. Faster than a car for my commute because of the frigging Auckland traffic. Effective exercise without too much pain. And a lot of fun.
Who is the white dude of the year?
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Date published: 9:00 am, December 28th, 2017 - 266 comments
Ben Torkington has proposed on twitter that there should be a white dude of the year competition. Who should be the inaugural winner of this esteemed competition and why?
2018 mental flossing: Power
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Date published: 8:00 am, December 28th, 2017 - 33 comments
Following the change in Government, the question is, who is in control on either side.
Open Mike 28/12/2017
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RealMe and online government – good when it works
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Date published: 2:53 pm, December 27th, 2017 - 24 comments
The only thing worse than standing in queues with lumps of paper is having a website system that isn’t functioning. It is a first world problem I know. But having the government’s systems not be down for maintenance during the holidays is a good idea. There are no queues to form at the passport office because they are on holiday.
Open Mike 27/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 27th, 2017 - 21 comments
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The right loses its shit after a public servant accidentally tweets from the wrong account
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Date published: 9:19 am, December 26th, 2017 - 111 comments
An accidental tweet from a Government account has led the right to claim the existence of all sorts of conspiracies.
Ain’t Gonna Play
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Date published: 8:00 am, December 26th, 2017 - 187 comments
New Zealand musician Lorde has announced that she will respect the boycott of Israel and not perform there.
Open Mike 26/12/2017
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Holiday Reads (and watches)
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Date published: 6:11 am, December 25th, 2017 - 13 comments
All the best for the summer break.
Open Mike 25/12/2017
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