Open Mike 03/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 3rd, 2017 - 49 comments
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Daily Review 02/05/2017
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Date published: 5:20 pm, May 2nd, 2017 - 21 comments
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Pike River – who to believe?
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Date published: 11:52 am, May 2nd, 2017 - 45 comments
The Pike River families call Bill English a liar.
Labour’s list of candidates for 2017
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Date published: 7:13 am, May 2nd, 2017 - 67 comments
The full list of Labour’s list candidates for the 2017 election list. (Updated)
Protecting our biggest export income earner
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Date published: 7:03 am, May 2nd, 2017 - 51 comments
Tourism Export Council: “The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) in its current form is nothing more than a PR-stunt from Government who continue to ignore scientists and expert opinion re the state of our freshwater. The NPS-FM does not address the serious problems facing our waterways and, in fact, will make them worse.”
Eminem case could cost Nats big
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Date published: 6:53 am, May 2nd, 2017 - 82 comments
Eminem’s lawyer on the Nats’ email chain – “Also, the focus is on not just whether it’s an infringement. But whether they can shift liability to someone else.” Typical.
Open Mike 02/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 2nd, 2017 - 50 comments
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Jackson’s list position
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Date published: 9:37 pm, May 1st, 2017 - 24 comments
Willie Jackson accepts his (rumoured) list position without the need for an over-hyped “crisis meeting”.
Daily Review 01/05/2017
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Date published: 5:20 pm, May 1st, 2017 - 35 comments
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Pike River – what did the government know and when did they know it?
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Date published: 12:41 pm, May 1st, 2017 - 34 comments
Bill English claims to have been unaware of the video footage, but the night before Nick Smith’s spokesperson said the government had been “advised”. It would have been extraordinary if they had not. Pike River families deserve the truth.
National in court – is “pretty legal” good enough?
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Date published: 7:47 am, May 1st, 2017 - 41 comments
Today National, party of personal responsibility and property rights, is in court for allegedly ripping off work the work of Eminem. How stupid do you have to be to make the same mistake twice?
Open Mike 01/05/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 1st, 2017 - 112 comments
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Government misled families about Pike River
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Date published: 6:33 pm, April 30th, 2017 - 49 comments
TV3 has released video confirming that the atmosphere in the Pike River Mine was inert and raising major doubts about the claim that the mine was too unsafe to extract the bodies or to investigate the causes.
Gould explains how money works to Brash
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Date published: 12:06 pm, April 30th, 2017 - 157 comments
Interesting series of articles in The Herald, where Bryan Gould schools Don Brash on how money works.
Is the Labour Housing policy even possible?
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Date published: 8:50 am, April 30th, 2017 - 129 comments
If Labour wins in September what state infrastructure can it utilise to deliver on its promise to build tens of thousands of affordable homes?
Open Mike 30/04/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 30th, 2017 - 64 comments
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Pencilsword on renting
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Date published: 1:16 pm, April 29th, 2017 - 14 comments
Pencilsword does brilliant analysis and commentary in cartoon form. Go check out the latest on the invisible rental crisis…
Squatters’ rights
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Date published: 11:53 am, April 29th, 2017 - 87 comments
You know things are bad when MPs start thinking squatting is a viable option.
Poor Donald
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Date published: 8:57 am, April 29th, 2017 - 26 comments
“I loved my previous life. I had so many things going. This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.”
Billions of lies
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Date published: 7:49 am, April 29th, 2017 - 41 comments
The Nats are settling in to election mode – smoke and mirrors. Steven Joyce feeds us billions of dollars worth of lies.
Open Mike 29/04/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 29th, 2017 - 32 comments
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Daily Review 28/04/2017
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Date published: 5:30 pm, April 28th, 2017 - 18 comments
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Greens launch nationwide Māori Caucus tour
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Date published: 10:32 am, April 28th, 2017 - 11 comments
The Green Party’s Māori Caucus is on a national outreach tour to engage with Māori communities, starting in Northland today.
Environment Southland won’t talk in public about water quality
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Date published: 10:24 am, April 28th, 2017 - 14 comments
Discussions of the MfE Our Fresh Water 2017 report to be held in workshop that excludes the public and the media.
RNZ: The 9th floor – Shipley
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Date published: 10:22 am, April 28th, 2017 - 85 comments
“During the day we spent with Shipley she said New Zealand needs to take the “blowtorch” to middle class welfare, with student allowances and healthcare areas where middle and higher income earners should pay more.” “I believe in leadership, not political occupancy.”
A legacy of poisoned water
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Date published: 7:01 am, April 28th, 2017 - 66 comments
We won’t be able to say that we didn’t have ample warning, with a another detailed and damning report on water quality out yesterday. Does National really want to be remembered for allowing the poisoning of our water?
Open Mike 28/04/2017
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 28th, 2017 - 48 comments
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Daily Review 27/04/2017
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Date published: 5:57 pm, April 27th, 2017 - 33 comments
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Stewart: “Dying days of democracy”?
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Date published: 2:11 pm, April 27th, 2017 - 59 comments
Probably not, but after 9 years of Brighter Future / Dirty Politics it certainly can feel that way.
Donald Trump and Florida
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Date published: 11:55 am, April 27th, 2017 - 11 comments
The US economy may start unravelling when because of rising sea levels boats in Florida are no longer able to clear canal bridges.
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