Key changed the law to extend NZ as a tax haven
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Date published: 6:51 am, April 11th, 2016 - 289 comments
John Key personally directed the 2011 law change that turned NZ into an attractive tax haven.
It’s part of a complicated context involving his failed plan to turn NZ into a “financial hub”.
Open mike 11/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 11th, 2016 - 232 comments
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Clayton Cosgrove to Leave Parliament
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Date published: 1:28 pm, April 10th, 2016 - 150 comments
Labour List MP Clayton Cosgrove has announced he is to leave Parliament.
A Design for Living; Guest Post
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Date published: 10:33 am, April 10th, 2016 - 56 comments
Young Labour member and regular TS reader TheSocialDemocrat has drawn up a manifesto for change. As neo-liberalism enters its twilight phase, now is the time to redefine the debate about what makes a society great.
Kiwis to be implicated by Panama papers
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Date published: 7:13 am, April 10th, 2016 - 120 comments
Yesterday The Nation interviewed the Centre for Public Integrity’s Peter Bale about the inevitability of New Zealanders being implicated by the Panama Papers.
Open mike 10/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 10th, 2016 - 83 comments
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Justin Lester: begging is a social issue, not a crime
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Date published: 1:00 pm, April 9th, 2016 - 50 comments
The Auckland local government race isn’t the only one where begging is becoming a top issue.
Simplicity
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Date published: 11:57 am, April 9th, 2016 - 62 comments
Good shit happening in France.
Key attends secret lunch to raise cash for flag change campaign
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Date published: 10:36 am, April 9th, 2016 - 102 comments
The Herald has reported that John Key helped with fundraising for the flag referendum by attending a private lunch with six wealthy donors.
One of these things is not like the others XIII
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Date published: 8:15 am, April 9th, 2016 - 31 comments
One of these things is not like the other, one of these things is not quite the same.
Can you guess which one is not like the other, can you tell me before I finish the game?
Open mike 09/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 9th, 2016 - 133 comments
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Daily Review 08/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, April 8th, 2016 - 18 comments
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A Song from John (All your questions answered)
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Date published: 3:18 pm, April 8th, 2016 - 4 comments
Okay. So rumoour has it that John was merely a co-writer.
Brownlee is dragging Canterbury down
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Date published: 11:34 am, April 8th, 2016 - 85 comments
The Christchurch rebuild gets its second fail grade from Treasury. And what of the rebuild work that has been done with failed reinforcing steel?
Which National Party muppet appointed Peter Boshier to be Chief Ombudsman?
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Date published: 9:16 am, April 8th, 2016 - 15 comments
One of the few things the Nats normally excel at, is selecting a suitably unqualified flunkey to ensure an office they have no regard for is suitably undermined – witness the Race Relations Commissioner. Why then Boshier, whose only previous was an eight year stretch as a highly competent and effective Principal Family Court Judge? […]
TPPA review time slashed
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Date published: 8:30 am, April 8th, 2016 - 38 comments
The Government has reduced the time the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee has to report back on submissions on the TPPA from one month to five days.
Shameful tactics on beneficiaries
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Date published: 7:40 am, April 8th, 2016 - 43 comments
Why does it take a volunteer organisation like Auckland Action Against Poverty to help people get the benefits that they are entitled to?
Panama vows action – NZ closes its eyes
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Date published: 7:03 am, April 8th, 2016 - 18 comments
The cycle of corrupt money. 100% tax haven. And we’re being put to shame by Panama.
Open mike 08/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 8th, 2016 - 72 comments
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Daily Review 07/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, April 7th, 2016 - 10 comments
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Kiwibank sale to NZ Super, ACC privatisation by stealth
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Date published: 11:58 am, April 7th, 2016 - 52 comments
The transfer of part of Kiwibank to the Cullen Fund will inevitably lead to its privatisation, no matter what the Government says.
What should Auckland Council do about begging
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Date published: 9:51 am, April 7th, 2016 - 55 comments
Two conservative mayoral candidates have proposed that people begging should be fined.
Panama tax rort stirs world leaders but not Key
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Date published: 8:00 am, April 7th, 2016 - 18 comments
The Panama Papers highlight a significant problem for the countries of the world. The actions of the 1% is robbing countries throughout the world of funds needed to run their countries and underlines that the capitalist system is based on greed. Most leaders see this but not John Key.
Obama calls for international tax reform – what will Key do now?
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Date published: 6:31 am, April 7th, 2016 - 122 comments
Key has made it clear that he doesn’t care that NZ is operating as an international tax haven. When The Greens called for action he called them “barking mad”. But last night President Obama called for international action on tax reform. What will Key do now?
Open mike 07/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 7th, 2016 - 63 comments
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Daily Review 06/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, April 6th, 2016 - 8 comments
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Kiwibank partial sell-off
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Date published: 11:36 am, April 6th, 2016 - 149 comments
This morning Michael Cullen announced plans to sell 45% of Kiwibank.
Who is buying Canterbury water?
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Date published: 10:08 am, April 6th, 2016 - 71 comments
Billions of litres of Canterbury water are being sold off. Duncan Garner asks if Oravida is the buyer.
What could be causing the ‘crisis of distrust’ in government?
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Date published: 8:11 am, April 6th, 2016 - 43 comments
It’s a bit of a mystery really.
Nicky Hager opens new case against police
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Date published: 7:02 am, April 6th, 2016 - 31 comments
It sounds like the Police have a lot of questions to answer.
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