The media in 2015
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Date published: 12:25 pm, December 29th, 2015 - 88 comments
Some random musings on what happened in New Zealand’s media this year.
Open mike 29/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 29th, 2015 - 36 comments
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John Key – the White Ribbon Ambassador
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Date published: 12:03 pm, December 28th, 2015 - 278 comments
A comprehensive run through of behaviours and attitudes associated with a White Ribbon ambassador.
Rudd v Clark
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Date published: 9:04 am, December 28th, 2015 - 99 comments
Helen Clark is considered to be to be a front runner for the position of next United Nations Secretary General. But Kevin Rudd is also being talked about as a candidate. And if his previous behaviour is repeated it could be an interesting contest.
Open mike 28/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 28th, 2015 - 31 comments
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We will always have Paris
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Date published: 7:09 am, December 27th, 2015 - 56 comments
COP21 provided welcome commitment by the world’s nations to do something meaningful about climate change. But this is not enough. So what next?
Open mike 27/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 27th, 2015 - 39 comments
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Guest Post: Employment and Unemployment
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Date published: 9:04 am, December 26th, 2015 - 49 comments
Incognito on the meaning of work and unemployment at a time of increasing change.
Open mike 26/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 26th, 2015 - 79 comments
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Banksy on Christmas
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Date published: 11:20 am, December 25th, 2015 - 101 comments
Merry Christmas …
Open mike 25/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 25th, 2015 - 36 comments
Merry Christmas one and all!
On the twelfth day of Christmas AFFCO gave two of its workers …
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Date published: 7:29 am, December 24th, 2015 - 189 comments
AFFCO clearly lacks any sense of a christmas spirit when dealing with its workers.
Open mike 24/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 24th, 2015 - 59 comments
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Kim Dotcom to be extradited?
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Date published: 3:57 pm, December 23rd, 2015 - 184 comments
The District Court has ruled in favour of Kim Dotcom being extradicted.
Treachery and silly season political snippets
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Date published: 7:41 am, December 23rd, 2015 - 61 comments
There’s still a few MPs “on duty”. Their function is to maintain the semblance of active government and to roll out a bunch of announcements they hope will escape full scrutiny.
Open mike 23/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 23rd, 2015 - 133 comments
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Open mike 22/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 22nd, 2015 - 116 comments
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A letter of thanks from Nicky Hager
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Date published: 2:31 pm, December 21st, 2015 - 71 comments
“On 2 October last year the police raided our home and I had the hugely encouraging experience of watching hundreds of you coming to my aid on Givealittle: giving money and, just as important, sending kind messages and giving moral support. The financial support made it easy for us to decide to launch legal action…”
Ladies and Gentlemen this is your Prime Minister
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Date published: 8:36 am, December 21st, 2015 - 177 comments
Video of John Key’s recent interview with The Rock.
Open mike 21/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 21st, 2015 - 76 comments
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Rachel Stewart eviscerates John Key
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Date published: 11:51 am, December 20th, 2015 - 211 comments
Rachel Stewart has penned an opinion piece highlighting John Key’s avoidance of serious media in preference to engaging in rude, crude and highly unattractive stunts on commercial radio.
Open mike 20/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 20th, 2015 - 157 comments
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Local Democracy
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Date published: 8:30 am, December 19th, 2015 - 35 comments
Ad discusses a phenomenon where Local Government is having a greater and greater effect on New Zealand’s development. But local politicians are having less and less effect.
Summer break
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Date published: 7:00 am, December 19th, 2015 - 46 comments
Standardista authors are on summer break! There will be an Open Mike each day, but little or no other posting (unless an author feels particularly inspired). Here’s some summer reading suggestions – by all means add your own…
Open mike 19/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 19th, 2015 - 75 comments
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Daily Review 18/12/2015
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Date published: 6:09 pm, December 18th, 2015 - 8 comments
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What was National’s role in the police raid on Nicky Hager?
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Date published: 8:35 am, December 18th, 2015 - 130 comments
Justice Clifford’s decision that the police raid of Nicky Hager’s home was illegal raises serious questions about what political pressure was applied on the police.
Child poverty has been monitored – now what?
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Date published: 7:05 am, December 18th, 2015 - 104 comments
A guest post from McFlock on what we might do about poverty when the talking’s done.
NZ and the emissions scams
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Date published: 7:02 am, December 18th, 2015 - 11 comments
I/S at No Right Turn did some excellent work yesterday on the scams that underly New Zealand’s claims to be meeting its emissions targets.
Open mike 18/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 18th, 2015 - 53 comments
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Daily Review 17/12/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, December 17th, 2015 - 20 comments
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