Greenpeace event: What will the new Government mean for the environment?
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Date published: 6:05 am, December 5th, 2023 - 10 comments
In a special live stream event [Weds 6th December], the Greenpeace crew will respond to the makeup of the new coalition government and what it will mean for the environment.
Open mike 05/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 5th, 2023 - 56 comments
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Cutting fair pay agreements will disproportionately impact women, Māori and Pasifika and young people
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Date published: 9:49 pm, December 4th, 2023 - 15 comments
The Cabinet Paper dealing with the Government’s proposal to do away with fair pay agreements has hit the media. And the advice suggests that Cabinet is completely disinterested in the on the ground reality of what their shitty policy will do to ordinary Kiwis.
Daily review 04/12/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 4th, 2023 - 29 comments
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The long wait – dithering, inexperience and wreckers
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Date published: 8:58 am, December 4th, 2023 - 48 comments
After 59 days after election day, parliament will finally sit today with a new government. The process has mostly been notable for its incoherent dithering, inexperience, and general stupidity. It is a coalition based on chaos,lack of usable policy and based on wrecking rather than work. It took so long because of wishful thinking and laziness.
Open mike 04/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 4th, 2023 - 52 comments
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Chris Bishop can’t count
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Date published: 12:26 pm, December 3rd, 2023 - 48 comments
This morning on Q&A and despite being pulled up on it Chris Bishop repeated National’s claim that under the Smokefree reforms there would only be allowed one tobacco retail shop in Northland when there would actually be at least 34.
Labour needs to open the military-political front
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Date published: 10:13 am, December 3rd, 2023 - 28 comments
The new National coalition cares little about defence. Defence is surprisingly a large and under-appreciated strength for Labour.
Open mike 03/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 3rd, 2023 - 26 comments
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Just One Term
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Date published: 9:06 am, December 2nd, 2023 - 74 comments
There is every reason to believe National will be chucked out in 2026.
Gangs rejoice as Pseudoephedrine is back
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Date published: 8:51 am, December 2nd, 2023 - 18 comments
For a Government that hates gangs you would think that they would be more circumspect with policies that may enrich gangs and increase illicit drug use. But this is exactly what the current Government is planning.
Open mike 02/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 2nd, 2023 - 38 comments
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Daily review 01/12/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 1st, 2023 - 21 comments
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100 days of chaos
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Date published: 10:58 am, December 1st, 2023 - 18 comments
National’s 100 days of action is to address the rhetoric of economic difficulties but the announced policies will do nothing to help the pressure that ordinary people are feeling.
Why is the right so afraid of Tory Whanau?
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Date published: 10:42 am, December 1st, 2023 - 119 comments
Tory Whanau is the latest high ranking female Politician to be the subject of a media onslaught based on rumour and innuendo.
Open mike 01/12/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 1st, 2023 - 51 comments
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Daily review 30/11/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 30th, 2023 - 11 comments
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Open mike 30/11/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 30th, 2023 - 108 comments
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Daily review 29/11/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 29th, 2023 - 35 comments
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Open mike 29/11/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 29th, 2023 - 67 comments
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Daily review 28/11/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 28th, 2023 - 51 comments
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How not to make friends and influence people
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Date published: 10:06 am, November 28th, 2023 - 130 comments
An increase in lung cancer rates and a decrease in the amount that working families receive so that tax credits for landlords can be put in place tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of this Government. Your blood should be boiling by this stage and it is only two days in.
Open mike 28/11/2023
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Date published: 8:59 am, November 28th, 2023 - 56 comments
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Daily review 27/11/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 27th, 2023 - 36 comments
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Nigel Haworth – Back to the Future?
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Date published: 10:08 am, November 27th, 2023 - 22 comments
“Labour should be as focused on production as it is on distribution. Labour’s job is not simply to distribute such resources as accrue to the state; it is to promote production and trade that underpin fairer distribution, but under particular conditions.”
Open mike 27/11/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 27th, 2023 - 85 comments
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The Left Do Not Own Maori
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Date published: 11:52 am, November 26th, 2023 - 52 comments
Labour, the Greens and liberal parts of the media have not adjusted to the fact that liberal and Maori are different things.
Aotearoa the way you want it?
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Date published: 11:06 am, November 26th, 2023 - 47 comments
The new Government’s policies give the impression they were formulated by members of a Workingman’s club in the 1970s and negotiated over a few beers.
Open mike 26/11/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 26th, 2023 - 12 comments
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Highlights quoted out of the National-New Zealand First coalition agreement
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Date published: 9:36 am, November 25th, 2023 - 73 comments
Some of the more unusual policies from the National-New Zealand First coalition agreement.
The long wait still continues
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Date published: 8:48 am, November 25th, 2023 - 48 comments
On Friday, three parties finally signed agreements to gain a slim majority in parliament. What this means is that some time on Monday Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro will be able to swear in the new ministers of the Executive Council. On Monday Labour and the Greens will have their constitutional muzzle removed. On December 5th parliament will lumber back into work. Then the fun begins for this political blogger.
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