The Pogues wrote the best Christmas song ever
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Date published: 8:53 am, December 25th, 2023 - 4 comments
It is Christmas time and the eternal debate about who wrote the best Christmas song ever is being debated yet again. For me there is only one possible contender.
Open mike 25/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 25th, 2023 - 20 comments
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National wants to hide huge potential rates rises caused by canning of Three Waters
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Date published: 9:23 am, December 24th, 2023 - 20 comments
Someone should tell the Taxpayer’s Union. Some Local Councils are planning to put rates up by double digit figures. And the Government is planning on exempting them from discussing this with ratepayers.
Open mike 24/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 24th, 2023 - 74 comments
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NZ policy is consistent about Russian invasion
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Date published: 10:18 pm, December 23rd, 2023 - 118 comments
Unlike Mike Smith and other noisy members of the imperialist cohort, I applaud that NZ foreign policy has remained consistent in upholding UN and ICC policies against invasions and forced annexations. Ardern, Hipkins and now Luxon have all said the same thing.Supporting the UN charter has massively reduced war casualties over the last 70 years. Clearly the Russian Federation finds this constraining.
Peak NZ Liberal
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Date published: 9:13 am, December 23rd, 2023 - 69 comments
As National dismantles with speed some of the institutional reforms made by the last Labour Government the concern is that we may have witnessed the peak in progressive influence.
Open mike 23/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 23rd, 2023 - 56 comments
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Luxon’s values on show re Zelensky
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Date published: 9:35 pm, December 22nd, 2023 - 32 comments
It is not clear exactly who persuaded Luxon to put Zelensky on his Xmas calling list. It might have been Albo or MFAT, no doubt on orders from the US, who are desperate to keep the illusion of victory alive until after the US Presidential election.
Daily review 22/12/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 22nd, 2023 - 21 comments
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Is the Coalition Government Back Jabbing Māori?
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Date published: 4:10 pm, December 22nd, 2023 - 19 comments
The coalition government robs Pita to pay Paora to appease its voter base.
Open mike 22/12/2023
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Date published: 8:13 am, December 22nd, 2023 - 107 comments
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Daily review 21/12/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 21st, 2023 - 8 comments
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The New Zealand’s New Neo-Authoritarian Coalition Government
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Date published: 2:36 pm, December 21st, 2023 - 20 comments
The coalition government has hijacked the democratic process for its own partisan and nefarious agenda.
Open mike 21/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 21st, 2023 - 69 comments
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Daily review 20/12/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 20th, 2023 - 23 comments
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The Mini Budget Today
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Date published: 11:01 am, December 20th, 2023 - 70 comments
Don’t let anyone be fooled this Christmas dinner by what National is setting out today.
Be very afraid for Kainga Ora
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Date published: 9:08 am, December 20th, 2023 - 19 comments
So National’s shock and awe campaign is under way. And the first target is Kainga Ora.
Open mike 20/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 20th, 2023 - 32 comments
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Daily review 19/12/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 19th, 2023 - 5 comments
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Why Labour must change course
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Date published: 8:31 am, December 19th, 2023 - 49 comments
“A Left government with any claim to progressive credentials will focus on three policy areas – first, high-quality, high value production; second, taxation measures to reduce significantly wealth differences; third, strengthened democracy, including industrial democracy beyond collective bargaining. These three are indispensable. A Left politics, which does not build on these three, will founder.”
Open mike 19/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 19th, 2023 - 51 comments
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National’s complete indifference to climate change
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Date published: 9:05 pm, December 18th, 2023 - 18 comments
This is the only possible explanation. As well as celebrating all things car National has a pathological hatred of cycleways and walkways and public transport.
Daily review 18/12/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 18th, 2023 - 21 comments
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90 day trials – Don’t come Monday
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Date published: 8:36 am, December 18th, 2023 - 65 comments
This coming week, under urgency and leading into Xmas, the Coalition government will expand 90-day trials to all workers, in yet another payback to National/ACT/NZ First’s (NAF) business backers.
Open mike 18/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 18th, 2023 - 52 comments
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Wanted: Dead or Alive? The Treaty of Waitangi
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Date published: 1:55 pm, December 17th, 2023 - 28 comments
Is the Treaty a contemporary guide or an archaic historical document?
Why was Judith Collins appointed as a KC?
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Date published: 9:46 am, December 17th, 2023 - 35 comments
Judith Collins has been appointed a Kings Counsel even before she has had time to show her performance as Attorney General and even though previous highly respected lawyers such as David Lange, Geoffrey Palmer and Margaret Wilson were not appointed while serving as Attorneys General.
Open mike 17/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 17th, 2023 - 31 comments
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Open mike 16/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 16th, 2023 - 47 comments
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Daily review 15/12/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 15th, 2023 - 26 comments
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The week of going backward
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Date published: 11:06 am, December 15th, 2023 - 30 comments
National has this week chosen to smash through under urgency legislation that will increase unemployment and interest rates, reduce workers wages and increase the country’s emissions of greenhouse gasses.
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