Intergenerational theft
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Date published: 10:23 am, March 10th, 2016 - 86 comments
The Guardian has an excellent piece on “the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Generation Y’s income”.
Nats think “pretty legal” is good enough…
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Date published: 7:47 am, March 10th, 2016 - 24 comments
… but the courts may beg to differ.
Open mike 10/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 10th, 2016 - 112 comments
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“The greatest polling error in primary history”
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Date published: 7:44 pm, March 9th, 2016 - 114 comments
Bernie Sanders has just won the Michigan Democratic primary. Polling guru Nate Silver of 38degrees said that given that Sanders was behind by an average of 21.3% in all polls leading up to the vote, if Sanders won Michigan it would count among “the greatest polling errors in primary history.” It was – why is interesting.
Daily Review 09/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, March 9th, 2016 - 39 comments
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New report on GCSB spying powers
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Date published: 2:19 pm, March 9th, 2016 - 28 comments
A Government-ordered review of NZ’s spy agencies has just been released. Key wants Labour’s support for increased power to spy on Kiwis.
Health law expert on the TPP
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Date published: 12:43 pm, March 9th, 2016 - 20 comments
We won’t be able to say that we weren’t warned.
Imperator Fish: John needs this too
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Date published: 10:30 am, March 9th, 2016 - 24 comments
Imperator Fish argues for a change in the New Zealand flag, sort of.
Health Ministry lost the plot and heads should roll
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Date published: 9:34 am, March 9th, 2016 - 23 comments
The Health Ministry committed to spending $18m that they didn’t have on upgrading their own offices, and tried to claw the money back from the underfunded DHBs trying to deliver health care to NZ. And that seems to be just fine with Minister Coleman.
Government plans RMA power grab
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Date published: 8:00 am, March 9th, 2016 - 29 comments
The Government is planning to allow the relevant Minister to change District Plans by regulation or to allow National Policy Statements to change district plans and to prevent submissions being received unless evidence contained is provided by a professional adviser with expertise.
Open mike 09/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 9th, 2016 - 112 comments
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Daily Review 08/03/2016
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Date published: 6:03 pm, March 8th, 2016 - 24 comments
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Fonterra faces liquidity issues as rivers of “white oil” dry up
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Date published: 5:47 pm, March 8th, 2016 - 141 comments
Pundits, most residing in the National Party, just three years ago predicted the economy would surf high on “rivers of white oil” flowing from the dairy industry, but they now have cow pats splattered on their faces as Fonterra today announced another payout downgrade and signalled liquidity pressures.
Labour and Lees-Galloway secure end to zero hours contracts
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Date published: 2:07 pm, March 8th, 2016 - 126 comments
Labour has forced the Government to back down on plans to entrench zero hour contracts.
How is homophobia still a thing?
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Date published: 11:00 am, March 8th, 2016 - 62 comments
The Anglican parish of St Mathew in the City has a proud history of tolerance and liberal thinking and support for LGBTI rights. A couple of boofheads showed up last week and disrupted its Sunday service. What should a liberal do? Updated with photos and video of the individuals involved.
Todd Barclay imploding in Clutha-Southland
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Date published: 10:01 am, March 8th, 2016 - 170 comments
High profile electorate resignations, a Parliamentary Services investigation, talk of a selection challenge – Todd Barclay has made a real mess of the gift of Clutha-Southland. What a surprise.
Victoria University Chancellor Neville Jordan spits the dummy
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Date published: 8:00 am, March 8th, 2016 - 27 comments
The spoof article appeared in the 21 February issue of Victoria University’s Salient – and poor ole Sir Neville couldn’t handle the jandle so lost the plot and spat the dummy.
Routine incompetence
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Date published: 7:12 am, March 8th, 2016 - 46 comments
Is this the least competent NZ government ever?
Open mike 08/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 8th, 2016 - 85 comments
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Daily Review 07/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, March 7th, 2016 - 34 comments
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NRT: A waiting list by another name
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Date published: 1:32 pm, March 7th, 2016 - 39 comments
I/S at No Right Turn on hospital waiting lists – and those that don’t even make it on them.
The All Powerful Labour Party
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Date published: 10:49 am, March 7th, 2016 - 66 comments
Apparently the Labour Party is so all powerful and persuasive that roughly 2/3 of the electorate is under its spell. That bodes well for the next election!
Stacey Kirk’s Stuff Up
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Date published: 9:29 am, March 7th, 2016 - 37 comments
Fairfax journalist Stacey Kirk has published a vicious smear against a group of cancer sufferers. Is this the nastiest lie ever published in the NZ media?
police and african youth
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Date published: 8:00 am, March 7th, 2016 - 19 comments
Research has been published showing police having treated African youth unfairly. How can this be so, when they have put in so much effort to engage ethnic communities.
Open mike 07/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 7th, 2016 - 105 comments
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Auckland Council IT Blowout; Guest Post
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Date published: 6:26 pm, March 6th, 2016 - 62 comments
TS regular SaveNZ looks at the background to the massive cost overruns in the Auckland Council’s IT department. It’s not about the democratic processes of council; it’s because the Supercity was set up to fail.
Medical cannabis review
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Date published: 11:56 am, March 6th, 2016 - 31 comments
With Martin Crowe’s sad death we now learn that he too was self-medicating with liquid cannabis. The time for political timidity is past – make cannabis legally available for medical purposes.
Keep our flag – lest we forget
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Date published: 7:32 am, March 6th, 2016 - 155 comments
‘ Lest We Forget There’s a whole lot of talk About changing of our flag. They’ve already spent a ransom On new fangled rags. But there’s a thought out there That she’s not done yet, Let’s take time to remember, Lest we forget. She has flown over us Since nineteen hundred and […]
Open mike 06/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 6th, 2016 - 240 comments
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John Oliver on John Key
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Date published: 10:21 am, March 5th, 2016 - 18 comments
“John Key is nothing if not a gigantic clown.”
The destruction of the Republican Party
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Date published: 8:30 am, March 5th, 2016 - 49 comments
It appears that the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Regan are having problems.
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