Open mike 02/07/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 2nd, 2015 - 154 comments
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
Daily Review 01/07/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, July 1st, 2015 - 25 comments
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas the opportunity to review events of the day.The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other.
Marching backwards to diesel
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Date published: 4:38 pm, July 1st, 2015 - 35 comments
Replacing electric trains with diesel is the kind of short-term stupid decision making that is unfortunately typical of the way NZ is currently run.
The Cyber bullying law and Dirty Politics
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Date published: 1:58 pm, July 1st, 2015 - 36 comments
The cyber bullying legislation is a cynical piece of law which allows National to claim that it has left dirty politics behind.
Greece defaults
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Date published: 12:18 pm, July 1st, 2015 - 179 comments
As the last Global Financial Crisis taught us, we’re in for another round of protecting the banks and letting the people suffer.
The police should be above the law
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Date published: 7:11 am, July 1st, 2015 - 34 comments
Well that’s the opinion of Judith Collins at least.
Open mike 01/07/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 1st, 2015 - 99 comments
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
Daily Review 30/06/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, June 30th, 2015 - 16 comments
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other.
Greens allow split vote on online speech bill
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Date published: 3:35 pm, June 30th, 2015 - 87 comments
The Greens will split their vote on the Harmful Digital Communications Bill.
Update: The Bill has passed.
Greece and the Euro crisis
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Date published: 9:47 am, June 30th, 2015 - 162 comments
The invisible hand of the market is busy punching itself in the face today. Some observations on Greece and the Euro crisis, from the factual to the fun, courtesy of Twitter this morning.
Another disease of poverty making a comeback
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Date published: 9:18 am, June 30th, 2015 - 139 comments
Add another disease of poverty to the list of those that are making a comeback in NZ.
Kia ora Gaza
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Date published: 8:41 am, June 30th, 2015 - 89 comments
Native Affairs reporter Ruwani Perera and cameraman Jacob Bryant have been arrested by Israeli forces for being part of a peace flotilla wanting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. If Murray McCully wants to achieve peace in the Middle East he could start by demanding that they be released and that the delivery of aid to Gaza be allowed.
Open mike 30/06/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 30th, 2015 - 49 comments
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Daily Review 29/06/2015
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Date published: 6:00 pm, June 29th, 2015 - 17 comments
[Picture to commemorate the last Native Affairs show with Mihi Forbes’ involvement] Daily review is also your post. This provides Standarnistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other.
Will New Zealand social housing soon subsidise Australian social housing?
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Date published: 2:56 pm, June 29th, 2015 - 58 comments
John Key’s interview on Morning Report this morning suggests that National does not know what it is doing with its social housing policy. Are we approaching a situation where profits from New Zealand social housing is going to underwrite the cost of Australian social housing?
Watch Native Affairs tonight
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Date published: 12:06 pm, June 29th, 2015 - 29 comments
Watch Native Affairs on Maori Television tonight.
Youth rates and youth employment
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Date published: 12:00 pm, June 29th, 2015 - 43 comments
Remember how National’s youth rates were going to raise levels of youth employment? Turns out not so much.
Inequality – Treasury report
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Date published: 7:22 am, June 29th, 2015 - 22 comments
Last week Treasury came out with a detailed and interesting report, Inequality in New Zealand 1983/84 to 2013/14. It is no surprise to find that the last Labour government acted to reduce inequality, the current National government has acted to increase it.
Open mike 29/06/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 29th, 2015 - 196 comments
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Older white men paid double young ethnic women
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Date published: 3:00 pm, June 28th, 2015 - 166 comments
That’s not my headline. That’s Stuff’s business section’s headline.
Auckland Council and the latest rates rise
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Date published: 1:40 pm, June 28th, 2015 - 69 comments
Auckland Council’s budget which should have been passed on a pro forma vote succeeded this week by the narrowest of margins with a transport levy that Sky City pays the same amount as a Piha resident and where the share of rates that business pays continues to decrease. Time to rethink supercity?
Selling state houses to Australia
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Date published: 10:29 am, June 28th, 2015 - 20 comments
English needs to explain why the government can’t find NZ buyers for their “social housing” plans. The Nats to explain how selling state houses helps a single family in need.
Australia where the bloody hell are you on gay marriage?
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Date published: 8:00 am, June 28th, 2015 - 55 comments
Following on from New Zealand, Ireland and many other states the United States Supreme Court has recently ruled that banning same sex marriages is a breach of the 14th amendment’s right to life and liberty. It makes you wonder when Australia is going to institute change.
Open mike 28/06/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 28th, 2015 - 56 comments
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Armstrong is Craig’s last fan
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Date published: 3:31 pm, June 27th, 2015 - 5 comments
John Armstrong is apparently the last political “commentator” to take Colin Craig seriously. It’s really quite sweet.
Gagging scientists
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Date published: 10:02 am, June 27th, 2015 - 13 comments
Forty percent of scientists surveyed feel that they are unable to speak out on issues within their areas of expertise because of management policy or concern over losing funding.
Damn right I’m angry
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Date published: 9:00 am, June 27th, 2015 - 77 comments
The term “tone argument” refers to the regular pleas directed at feminists, anti-racism activists, etc to stop being so aggressive and ask nicely for fundamental human rights and dignity instead of shouting so much. It’s a derailment, a troll move, a way to undermine and ignore the actual arguments being made.
Amazing Grace
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Date published: 8:57 am, June 27th, 2015 - 99 comments
Barack Obama sings the spiritual Amazing Grace during the eulogy for Clementa Pinckney, one of those killed by a racist gunman in Charleston. Not completely in tune, but he hits the right note. As his Presidency winds down, Obama has one last opportunity to move the American mindset. The rule of the gun must end.
Open mike 27/06/2015
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Date published: 6:00 am, June 27th, 2015 - 34 comments
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An open letter to Andrew Little
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Date published: 6:08 pm, June 26th, 2015 - 433 comments
A respectful open letter to Andrew Little with suggestions for how to win the next election!
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