Key and Abbott are prepared to sacrifice the Pacific
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Date published: 8:07 am, September 12th, 2015 - 98 comments
Climate change induced sea level increases poses a huge threat to most Pacific Islands. They are seeking support for a goal of limiting temperature increases to no more than 1.5 degrees. Australia and New Zealand are insisting on sticking to a goal of no more than 2 degrees even though this will likely mean that many Islands will disappear.
Refugee crisis a taste of things to come
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Date published: 7:05 am, September 12th, 2015 - 75 comments
The current refugee crisis is but a taste of the climate refugee crisis to come. But it according to Key it’s fine, because it won’t be a problem in the next year or two.
Open mike 12/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 12th, 2015 - 78 comments
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Daily Review 11/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, September 11th, 2015 - 38 comments
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Tim Barnett announces his resignation
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Date published: 2:49 pm, September 11th, 2015 - 7 comments
Labour Party General Secretary Tim Barnett has also announced his resignation today.
Inside National’s spin machine
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Date published: 10:32 am, September 11th, 2015 - 81 comments
A very interesting post in The Herald yesterday by Grant McLachlan (former Parliamentary researcher and a Nat campaign director) detailing National’s well resourced and well organised spin machine.
Breaking News – Russell Norman resigning from Parliament
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Date published: 10:13 am, September 11th, 2015 - 85 comments
Russell Norman has announced that he is resigning from Parliament to become Executive Director of Greenpeace.
MPs are harmful to digital communications
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Date published: 8:23 am, September 11th, 2015 - 21 comments
As anticipated, what is the first complaint at this site under the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015? Not from a kid cyber-bullied by the classmates. But by an adult trying to stifle legitimate criticism and analysis of what they wrote and distributed digitally. And they didn’t read what they were required to do under the act.
Wellington rallies for refugees
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Date published: 7:02 am, September 11th, 2015 - 13 comments
A great turnout at last night’s rally at Parliament to call for the government to double the quota for refugees.
Open mike 11/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 11th, 2015 - 80 comments
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Daily Review 10/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, September 10th, 2015 - 27 comments
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Andrew Little – Our values and interests on the world stage
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Date published: 2:50 pm, September 10th, 2015 - 54 comments
Text of a speech delivered today by Andrew Little to Whanganui Grey Power where he talks about New Zealand’s tradition of standing up for our values and interests on the world stage.
Flag process a missed opportunity
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Date published: 9:51 am, September 10th, 2015 - 123 comments
Any new flag for NZ should have been a unifying symbol. Instead Key has turned the referendum into a divisive process. Faced with four crap flag choices we’ll probably vote for no change and the whole stupid $26m process will have been a complete waste of time and money. Ludicrous.
Tony Abbott and the Syrian refugee crisis
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Date published: 8:49 am, September 10th, 2015 - 75 comments
In the UK, in Australia and in New Zealand conservative governments have initially refused to accept more refugees then in a matter of days they have changed their view. At the same time they have announced increased support for refugees they have announced military action against ISIS. Makes you wonder if this is based on Crosby Textor advice.
Open mike 10/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 10th, 2015 - 75 comments
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Daily Review 09/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, September 9th, 2015 - 58 comments
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In Our Back Yard – Manus Island and Nauru
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Date published: 12:04 pm, September 9th, 2015 - 12 comments
As the photo claims, refugees are human beings. We can tell this from general expressions of resignation, desperation and misery.
But what about our own expressions of humanity?
Warner Bros – corporate welfare beneficiary
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Date published: 11:30 am, September 9th, 2015 - 63 comments
Figures have been released showing that Warner Bros were paid NZ $191 million in tax rebates to create the Hobbit Trilogy. The films were very profitable. Why is corporate welfare for profitable activity tolerated?
NRT: Go on strike, get a police record
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Date published: 10:30 am, September 9th, 2015 - 4 comments
Over in the UK, the government is carrying out an unprecedented attack on employment and union rights in an effort to return things to their C19th utopia. Now they want to force striking workers to wear armbands and give their names to police as well. Presumably for blacklisting people exercising their rights.
The strip mining of Housing Corporation
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Date published: 7:53 am, September 9th, 2015 - 82 comments
At a time where the need for social housing has possibly never been greater the Housing Corporation is to pay the Government a dividend of $118 million, the third largest in the Corporation’s history.
Sanders leads Clinton
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Date published: 6:50 am, September 9th, 2015 - 44 comments
Sanders in America, Corbyn in England. If they both win, does this mark a resurgence of the political left?
Open mike 09/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 9th, 2015 - 89 comments
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Lost the Plot
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Date published: 6:05 pm, September 8th, 2015 - 92 comments
Winston’s solution to war and refugees.
Daily Review 08/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, September 8th, 2015 - 13 comments
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Those who would censor
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Date published: 10:12 am, September 8th, 2015 - 106 comments
NZ’s first book banning in over 20 years. Another own goal from “Family First”.
Open mike 08/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, September 8th, 2015 - 66 comments
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Daily Review 07/09/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, September 7th, 2015 - 26 comments
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The left like Red Peak flag coz Nazis
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Date published: 10:19 am, September 7th, 2015 - 74 comments
According to Cameron Slater the left support the Red Peak flag coz the Nazis used to brand political prisoners with a red triangle that looks like an upside down red flag.
Syrian refugees – National backs down
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Date published: 8:16 am, September 7th, 2015 - 73 comments
The backtrack is under way. Last week National was not budging on refugee numbers. Today they will announced an urgent passage allowing for the intake of more Syrian refugees. The focus groups have spoken. Update: and the announcement is for 600 new refugees over 3 years and $4,9 million in increased aid.
Geddis on Key’s guts
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Date published: 8:02 am, September 7th, 2015 - 10 comments
Andrew Geddis on Key’s bravado when it comes to sending other people to fight in a war, and his prevarication when it comes to helping war’s victims.
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