Caption contest

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Date published: 2:28 pm, November 15th, 2023 - 64 comments

Keep it seemly.

Negotiation of chaos

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Date published: 8:23 am, November 15th, 2023 - 132 comments

So the coalition negotiations are going as well as I thought they would.

Open mike 15/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 15th, 2023 - 58 comments

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Daily review 14/11/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 14th, 2023 - 18 comments

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Open mike 14/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 14th, 2023 - 45 comments

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Daily review 13/11/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 13th, 2023 - 11 comments

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Open mike 13/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 13th, 2023 - 65 comments

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War crimes in Palestine

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Date published: 9:39 am, November 12th, 2023 - 88 comments

There is a growing recognition that Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip constitute war crimes.

Open mike 12/11/2023

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Date published: 5:48 am, November 12th, 2023 - 27 comments

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The Holocaust should be a lesson not a template

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Date published: 10:52 pm, November 11th, 2023 - 19 comments

“Jewish people exterminating men, women and children in a concentration camp is _______.”
How do you finish a sentence like that?

Australia just made a high impact treaty with a Pacific Island state that puts a question on New Zealand about climate change

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Date published: 11:30 am, November 11th, 2023 - 9 comments

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano have announced a deal whereby Australia is offering permanent residency to Tuvaluans affected by climate change, and a security guarantee that will bind both countries close together.

What will National do about special voting rights?

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Date published: 10:55 am, November 11th, 2023 - 45 comments

One of the most democratic changes that Labour made to the electoral system was to allow people to enroll and vote on election day. The right hate it.  And may be planning to change it.

Open mike 11/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 11th, 2023 - 38 comments

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Daily review 10/11/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 10th, 2023 - 12 comments

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Open mike 10/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 10th, 2023 - 73 comments

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Daily review 09/11/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 9th, 2023 - 32 comments

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Open mike 09/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 9th, 2023 - 102 comments

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Daily review 08/11/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 8th, 2023 - 18 comments

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Nigel Haworth on Labour at the crossroads

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Date published: 6:10 am, November 8th, 2023 - 42 comments

Former Labour Party President Nigel Haworth: “Any decisions about leadership should follow a careful and comprehensive review of, first, the recent campaign, and second, the broader settings in which Labour has chosen to work in recent years”

Open mike 08/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 8th, 2023 - 38 comments

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Hipkins endorsed

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Date published: 8:02 pm, November 7th, 2023 - 53 comments

It was never going to be anything else, but two positive emerged. All policy options are back on the table, including tax, and there is a realisation that the main task ahead is to rebuild a strong and progressive party.

Daily review 07/11/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 7th, 2023 - 46 comments

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Open mike 07/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 7th, 2023 - 198 comments

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Daily review 06/11/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 6th, 2023 - 17 comments

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Nu phone who dis?

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Date published: 8:30 am, November 6th, 2023 - 37 comments

It is very early days and already, in what appears to be a finely calibrated insult to make David Seymour appear weak, Winston Peters has responded to the first overture from the Act leader for talks by ignoring him.

Open mike 06/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 6th, 2023 - 34 comments

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What happened in the Maori seats

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Date published: 10:18 am, November 5th, 2023 - 48 comments

The final results in the Māori electorates clearly indicate that there was a great deal of strategic voting taking place.

Open mike 05/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 5th, 2023 - 32 comments

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Greenpeace: Luxon’s threat to roll back climate action at odds with emissions targets

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Date published: 9:44 am, November 4th, 2023 - 32 comments

Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling on Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon to commit to real climate action, as reports reveal New Zealand is now at risk of not meeting its Paris Agreement emissions reduction targets.

Open mike 04/11/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, November 4th, 2023 - 68 comments

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Daily review 03/11/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 3rd, 2023 - 15 comments

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