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Peters gets knocked down but may not get up again

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 8:32 am, March 20th, 2024 - 54 comments

Chumbawamba have threatened legal action against Winston Peters for NZ First’s use of their song “I get knocked down” and have described him as having divisive, small-minded, and bigoted policies.

Open mike 20/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, March 20th, 2024 - 28 comments

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Daily review 19/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, March 19th, 2024 - 15 comments

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Uber Drivers in Court of Appeal

Written By: Mike Smith
Date published: 2:24 pm, March 19th, 2024 - 3 comments

Uber Drivers are in the Court of Appeal today. Uber is appealing against Employment Court decision they they are employees with worker rights. Its a no-brainer, so they are and should have them.

Open mike 19/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, March 19th, 2024 - 72 comments

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Daily review 18/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, March 18th, 2024 - 3 comments

Tell Auckland Council don’t privatise the Port

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 12:13 pm, March 18th, 2024 - 12 comments

The Maritime Union of New Zealand has set up an online petition urging Auckland Council not to privatise Auckland Port and also a very helpful web page allowing people to make submissions on Auckland Council’s draft long term plan, where the privatisation proposal is being considered.

Open mike 18/03/2024

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Date published: 7:13 am, March 18th, 2024 - 56 comments

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Open mike 17/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, March 17th, 2024 - 9 comments

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Amateur hour

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 10:24 am, March 16th, 2024 - 11 comments

Government members of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee have managed to vote to support a Labour amendment that would make electric vehicles more attractive but submit a report to Parliament that suggested that the amendment had been lost.

Open mike 16/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, March 16th, 2024 - 40 comments

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Daily review 15/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, March 15th, 2024 - 10 comments

National’s Overseas Gambling Levy policy figures are not rock solid

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 11:01 am, March 15th, 2024 - 4 comments

The IRD has estimated that National’s proposed Overseas Gambling Levy Policy will bring in $500 million less than it promised during the election campaign.

Open mike 15/03/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, March 15th, 2024 - 45 comments

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Daily review 14/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, March 14th, 2024 - 9 comments

Luxon on rents – another National economic idiot

Written By: lprent
Date published: 2:06 pm, March 14th, 2024 - 30 comments

I was incredulous that this lummox Christopher Luxon had ever paid attention during even a basic economics course. Landlords aren’t going to pass any cost reductions on to tenants in rent values. They charge new tenants the rental rates that the market can bear. In the absence of significiant new housing or a reduction in population, that is directly related to what tenants can afford to pay

Open mike 14/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, March 14th, 2024 - 11 comments

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Daily review 13/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, March 13th, 2024 - 26 comments

Rock Solid Financial Geniuses

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 2:55 pm, March 13th, 2024 - 45 comments

The right has this belief that they are economic geniuses. Occasionally this belief is shown to be faulty. Like this week when National’s costings for tax cuts to Landlords was $800 million more than previously estimated.

Catherine, Princess of Wales

Written By: weka
Date published: 9:56 am, March 13th, 2024 - 18 comments

meanwhile…

Open mike 13/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, March 13th, 2024 - 11 comments

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Daily review 12/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, March 12th, 2024 - 6 comments

Open mike 12/03/2024

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Date published: 6:00 am, March 12th, 2024 - 56 comments

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Daily review 11/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 5:30 pm, March 11th, 2024 - 3 comments

Tax cuts for landlords will not reduce rents

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 11:23 am, March 11th, 2024 - 127 comments

Recently the Government has been working out how to cut funding for school lunches for poor kids while at the same time it has also announced that it will restore interest deductibility for landlords.

Open mike 11/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, March 11th, 2024 - 59 comments

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Chloe Swarbrick’s first words as new Green Party Co-Leader

Written By: weka
Date published: 2:21 pm, March 10th, 2024 - 71 comments

In her first speech as Green Party Co-Leader, Swarbrick brings the party’s Charter to the fore, and talks about mobilising citizens to be part of democracy.

Vale, Magista

Written By: Guest post
Date published: 12:37 pm, March 10th, 2024 - 5 comments

Respects to the falling of the Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt.

Open mike 10/03/2024

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:00 am, March 10th, 2024 - 13 comments

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“Deliberate nuclear use

Written By: Mike Smith
Date published: 10:38 am, March 9th, 2024 - 18 comments

in a war over Taiwan” is the title of an Atlantic Council paper produced last September. They mean nuclear weapons. These are serious people; Undersecretary Bonnie Jenkins addressed them last year about AUKUS.