Nine years of National rule brought us …
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Date published: 11:01 am, December 11th, 2017 - 56 comments
One of the worst consequences of nine long years of National rule presented by that well known left wing periodical the Financial Times.
Open Mike 11/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 11th, 2017 - 183 comments
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Latest Comar Brunton poll result
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Date published: 1:08 pm, December 10th, 2017 - 88 comments
The latest Colmar Brunton results just released suggests that support for the Government parties is stable and support for Jacinda Ardern is surging.
Open Mike 10/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 10th, 2017 - 181 comments
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Brain Curdle.
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Date published: 4:37 pm, December 9th, 2017 - 75 comments
If ever anyone needed a reason to insist on secularism…
Doofus of the week
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Date published: 3:09 pm, December 9th, 2017 - 40 comments
Bill English claims the award for doofus of the week with his incredible statement that the country being 72,000 houses short is not a crisis and Labour should just deal with it anyway.
Economy 2018
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Date published: 8:00 am, December 9th, 2017 - 31 comments
It’s that time of year where we start making predictions for 2018. I see it looking not too hot, not too cold.
Voltairine de Cleyre
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Date published: 6:39 am, December 9th, 2017 - 15 comments
When history buries treasures, those treasures don’t have to remain buried.
Twyford reverses National’s flawed methamphetamine housing policy
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Date published: 6:29 am, December 9th, 2017 - 71 comments
Phil Twyford has shown this new Government has a brain as well as a heart by halting National’s ridiculous state house methamphetamine policy where the presence of minuscule traces would result in eviction even though there was no proof the tenant was responsible and he has apologised to Robert Erueti for the harm caused.
Open Mike 09/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 9th, 2017 - 75 comments
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Daily Review 08/12/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 8th, 2017 - 19 comments
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Another day, another piece of bullshit from someone in the MSM
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Date published: 6:44 am, December 8th, 2017 - 109 comments
Misleading the NZ public about a political party, its policy, and how government works actively harms democracy.
“Such inexcusable neglect”
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Date published: 6:13 am, December 8th, 2017 - 39 comments
The Auckland housing crisis in graph form.
Open Mike 08/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 8th, 2017 - 78 comments
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Authentic participation underpins a safe workplace
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 7th, 2017 - 12 comments
The CTU has consistently identified our culture of work and the style of management as a real challenge for New Zealand firms to improve their health and safety record. Health and safety is an inseparable part of the wider workplace culture.
Daily Review 07/12/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 7th, 2017 - 13 comments
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Caption contest
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Date published: 3:00 pm, December 7th, 2017 - 37 comments
Keep it seemly.
People of the Year
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Date published: 3:00 pm, December 7th, 2017 - 136 comments
Time has named participants of the #MeToo campaign its people of the year. So why hasn’t the movement taken hold in New Zealand the way it has in the United States?
4 just became the new 2.
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Date published: 11:44 am, December 7th, 2017 - 14 comments
Someone just did something sensible, and it’s frightening.
National Standards causes decline in educational levels
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Date published: 8:13 am, December 7th, 2017 - 30 comments
The latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results suggests that National Standards has been a failure.
Trump trashes chance of Middle East peace for giggles and a diversion
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Date published: 6:54 am, December 7th, 2017 - 52 comments
Donald Trump is expected to controversially announce the movement of the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Open Mike 07/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 7th, 2017 - 137 comments
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Daily Review 06/12/2017
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Date published: 5:33 pm, December 6th, 2017 - 41 comments
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English still whining
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Date published: 12:51 pm, December 6th, 2017 - 58 comments
Surprise surprise – Bill English is still whining that 44.4% should really be counted as 50.1% – and other snippets from Parliament’s post election conference.
Guest Post: Monbiot, Attenborough and Soper on environmental collapse
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Date published: 10:14 am, December 6th, 2017 - 44 comments
Guest post by Ed about the intellectual rigour of George Monbiot and David Attenborough and the rater strange response of Barry Soper.
Sport, politics and equality
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Date published: 8:00 am, December 6th, 2017 - 88 comments
Ok, so I know I’m rather late to the party on this but I figured that equality is timeless and it would be a pity to resist using this bully pulpit I have access to now as a vehicle to advance my pet topics. So here goes. Back in October, Grant Robertson copped a little […]
Gareth Hughes: When gaming becomes gambling
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Date published: 6:15 am, December 6th, 2017 - 62 comments
Loot boxes have opened up a debate about gaming fairness and what constitutes gambling.
Open Mike 06/12/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 6th, 2017 - 95 comments
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Daily Review 05/12/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 5th, 2017 - 36 comments
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First year of study free launched by Prime Minister Ardern
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Date published: 1:09 pm, December 5th, 2017 - 83 comments
Jacinda Ardern has formally launched the Government’s free tertiary education policy.
Australian Parliament votes to accept New Zealand’s Manus Island offer
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Date published: 7:22 am, December 5th, 2017 - 30 comments
The Australian Parliament voted yesterday, against the Government’s wishes, to accept New Zealand’s offer to take refugees from Manus Island. At least for a short time.
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