Daily review 15/11/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 15th, 2024 - 3 comments
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Justified outrage
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Date published: 8:40 am, November 15th, 2024 - 46 comments
There were some dramatic scenes in Parliament yesterday with Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke leading a fiery haka during the count of Act’s Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill.
Open mike 15/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 15th, 2024 - 77 comments
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Daily review 14/11/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 14th, 2024 - 10 comments
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This Government’s day of shame
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Date published: 10:33 am, November 14th, 2024 - 63 comments
David Seymour thinks that opponents to his bill cannot explain what it is they are opposed to but ignores the clear advice of 40 Kings Counsel who have written to the Government telling it that the bill is itself a breach of the treaty.
Open mike 14/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 14th, 2024 - 81 comments
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Daily review 13/11/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 13th, 2024 - 11 comments
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Open mike 13/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 13th, 2024 - 58 comments
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Daily review 12/11/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 12th, 2024 - 8 comments
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Open mike 12/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 12th, 2024 - 55 comments
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Daily review 11/11/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 11th, 2024 - 14 comments
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Government bars Journalist for asking tough questions
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Date published: 12:39 pm, November 11th, 2024 - 28 comments
The Government has prevented journalist Aaron Smale from attending the Crown apology to victims of abuse in state care because his questions are too tough.
Open mike 11/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 11th, 2024 - 66 comments
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What happened?
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Date published: 9:44 am, November 10th, 2024 - 120 comments
Why did America vote for the least suitable candidate imaginable? And what are the implications for New Zealand politics?
Nicola Willis Deflects As National Splurge On Roads
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Date published: 8:33 am, November 10th, 2024 - 10 comments
Nicola Willis deflects a question on why National are spending billions on roads without a business case – after cancelling the 2026 i-Rex – which had a strong business case and required $1.4bn more to complete seismic upgraded ports and next generation ferries.
Open mike 10/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 10th, 2024 - 7 comments
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An Appeal To The Left: On Purity And The Media
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 10th, 2024 - 12 comments
The media landscape in Aotearoa NZ continues to weaken. In the same week TVNZ announced massive job cuts and further firings to come, Paul Goldsmith rewarded TVNZ Directors.
But can the left learn to avoid the trap of rapid fire – we need the journalists and newsrooms we have left.
Open mike 09/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 9th, 2024 - 89 comments
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Daily review 08/11/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 8th, 2024 - 5 comments
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The Axis of Genocide
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Date published: 2:22 pm, November 8th, 2024 - 31 comments
The West, “will stand by the Israeli regime until they exterminate the last Palestinian”, says Mohammad Seyed Marandi, an American-Iranian academic. Despite being appalled at my government, I winced as a New Zealander to hear my country described as part of the Axis of Genocide.
The Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill gets slammed
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Date published: 12:42 pm, November 8th, 2024 - 14 comments
The Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill has now been released and it appears that the provisions take away more rights from Māori than originally proposed.
Open mike 08/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 8th, 2024 - 46 comments
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Daily review 07/11/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 7th, 2024 - 16 comments
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A Heavy Day
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Date published: 3:05 pm, November 7th, 2024 - 40 comments
This short excerpt represents a respite from the US election. Christopher Luxon apologises to Opposition leader Chris Hipkins and more. TPM ask Luxon about using force in boot camps. Plus a quick reminder on what we shouldn’t forget here in NZ either.
Open mike 07/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 7th, 2024 - 100 comments
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Daily review 06/11/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 6th, 2024 - 7 comments
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The Government’s cynical manipulation of the Treaty Principles Bill
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Date published: 10:15 am, November 6th, 2024 - 20 comments
In a cynical manipulation of Parliamentary Processes the Government is changing the date of introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill. And the Waitangi Tribunal has said that the bill is a deliberate attempt to destroy the treaty relationship.
Who is undermining the Government’s approach to reducing smoking rates?
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Date published: 9:07 am, November 6th, 2024 - 11 comments
The Government’s offensive on public servants who express privately held strong views continues with Casey Costello attacking a public servant who alleged that her private research had come up with some papers that were “crap”.
US Election 2024
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Date published: 6:05 am, November 6th, 2024 - 157 comments
Discussion post.
Open mike 06/11/2024
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Date published: 6:00 am, November 6th, 2024 - 6 comments
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Daily review 05/11/2024
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 5th, 2024 - 5 comments
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridget Backhaus, Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies, Griffith University Shutterstock The Australian government has launched its News Media Assistance Program, throwing a lifeline to public interest journalism and local news. The latest push for a more diverse and ...2 days ago - Cars in Australian cities are emitting less – but in the regions exhaust emissions are growing
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hickson, Economics Lecturer and Director Business Taught Masters Programme, University of Canterbury After a slow economic year, many New Zealanders are eyeing 2025 with uncertainty but also a degree cautious optimism. Interest rates are dropping and unemployment rates remain below expectations. ...3 days ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University TORWAISTUDIO/Shutterstock You’re an independent, capable adult all year round. But when you gather with family for a holiday such as Christmas, suddenly the child in you comes out. Maybe ...3 days ago
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Analysis - The opening of the books at Treasury has revealed a bleak economic outlook, and a new measure to improve that picture. ...3 days ago
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The results of our reader survey of the best books of the year. Over 300 Spinoff members responded to our call out to discover what people enjoyed reading locally and internationally this year. The results show a healthy crossover with The Spinoff’s best New Zealand books of 2024, with some ...3 days ago - Now We Know Why Nicola Willis Didn’t Want Experts In The Room: Changes OBEGAL Calculation To Appea...
“Nicola Willis is guilty of manipulating the fiscal indicators in the same way then Opposition Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis jumped up-and-down about when Grant Robertson changed the way Net Core-Crown Debt was calculated to make the numbers ...3 days ago
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The minimum wage will rise by 1.5 percent to $23.50 from April 1, it was announced Tuesday. ...3 days ago
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One councillor called it a waste of time and ratepayers' money, saying the council should keep out of "central government barn politics". ...3 days ago
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Banning the CTU, the Taxpayers’ Union, and groups like Business NZ and the Federated Farmers is not a strategy to get back to surplus. At best, it’s a cheap PR ploy to attempt to control the media narrative. ...3 days ago
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Mayors are accusing ministers of taking "the local out of local government" with proposed changes to rates and spending rules. ...3 days ago
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