NZDF changes story on Operation Burnham photos
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Date published: 12:57 pm, May 13th, 2017 - 10 comments
Why did the NZDF wrongly claim that there were no photographs of the mission? Intelligence analyst Dr Paul Buchanan has a suggestion.
Labour’s Congress 2017
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Date published: 12:41 pm, May 13th, 2017 - 15 comments
Labour’s Congress in Wellington is underway, with a great speech by Grant Robertson, a farewell to Annette King, and more…
How much information is being withheld from us?
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Date published: 9:13 am, May 13th, 2017 - 13 comments
Covering up inconvenient truths is an old pattern for this government. What percentage of their effort goes in to obfuscating and hiding the facts?
Open Mike 13/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 13th, 2017 - 104 comments
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Daily Review 12/05/2017
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Date published: 5:18 pm, May 12th, 2017 - 2 comments
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Nats propose centrally planned economy
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Date published: 2:38 pm, May 12th, 2017 - 21 comments
Not even joking.
Labour’s mental health policy
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Date published: 11:03 am, May 12th, 2017 - 13 comments
Labour’s mental health policy has had a good reception, especially in contrast to National’s systematic under-funding and arrogant response to the issue.
The Trump White House descends into chaos
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Date published: 8:29 am, May 12th, 2017 - 80 comments
Recent events suggest that Donald Trump has lost control of his administration.
MSD tried to shut down housing providers
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Date published: 7:04 am, May 12th, 2017 - 25 comments
An attempt to gag emergency housing providers got quickly withdrawn when Checkpoint started making enquiries. Given this government’s record, it’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that there will be further attempts to shut down bad news.
Open Mike 12/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 12th, 2017 - 106 comments
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Daily Review 11/05/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 11th, 2017 - 57 comments
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Morning Report up – Mike Hosking down
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Date published: 4:23 pm, May 11th, 2017 - 37 comments
Perhaps we the people want real news after all? Time for a change?
Labour’s Manifesto
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Date published: 11:50 am, May 11th, 2017 - 293 comments
Old school Social Democracy. (Remember that?)
There is no housing problem!
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Date published: 10:25 am, May 11th, 2017 - 19 comments
But only in Nick Smith’s head. See the finally released government Housing Affordability Measure (HAM).
Nats deny women pay equity transparency
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Date published: 7:04 am, May 11th, 2017 - 44 comments
As usual National proves itself to be no friend of women. They have voted the Equal Pay Amendment Bill down because they will always choose employers over people.
Open Mike 11/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 11th, 2017 - 85 comments
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Daily Review 10/05/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 10th, 2017 - 20 comments
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Mental health problems are a figment of our imagination and the work of anti government protesters
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Date published: 11:33 am, May 10th, 2017 - 17 comments
according to Health Minister Jonathan Coleman
Trump fires Comey
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Date published: 10:56 am, May 10th, 2017 - 72 comments
So much for checks and balances.
Seymour on Nat properties and policy
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Date published: 10:07 am, May 10th, 2017 - 28 comments
The right in court
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Date published: 9:16 am, May 10th, 2017 - 44 comments
The political right wing has been kicking itself in the head all over the courts recently. For those of you keeping score at home we have…
A lesson from South Korea
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Date published: 8:19 am, May 10th, 2017 - 9 comments
South Korea has responded to corruption allegations by electing a new president who plans to dump their equivalent of the SIS and oppressive security laws, greatly tax the wealthy, clean out corruption, and hugely strengthen the public sector.
Open Mike 10/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 10th, 2017 - 108 comments
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Daily Review 09/05/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 9th, 2017 - 39 comments
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Brownlee admits he’s struggling
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Date published: 3:35 pm, May 9th, 2017 - 12 comments
English: “in this world of diplomacy each word matters”. Brownlee expresses regret that he “used some language that perhaps made that less than clear” – and is getting schooling from his Ministry.
Right place wrong reason
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Date published: 2:33 pm, May 9th, 2017 - 14 comments
Photo: M Wilson
Prefigurative politics: being the change you want to see
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Date published: 12:30 pm, May 9th, 2017 - 10 comments
In election year, we have some choices about how to proceed.
Rod Oram told the truth once too often?
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Date published: 10:36 am, May 9th, 2017 - 28 comments
Seems that our media no longer has room for balanced voices.
Māori prison?
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Date published: 10:26 am, May 9th, 2017 - 68 comments
Andrew Little is not ruling out the ‘radical’ suggestion of a prison run on Maori values: ‘Whatever we’re doing now is wrong’.
Jin An – Why I am running for Labour
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Date published: 8:00 am, May 9th, 2017 - 30 comments
In this guest post Jin An states what made her decide to be the Labour Candidate for Upper Harbour and the list.
Open Mike 09/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 9th, 2017 - 96 comments
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