Daily review 03/08/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 3rd, 2023 - 9 comments

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Donald Trump indicted for trying to overthrow the US government 

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Date published: 9:07 am, August 3rd, 2023 - 30 comments

The question the citizens of the United States will have to ask shortly is not merely how on earth a person like this is a viable candidate for president. The question is really: how could the United States enable a sitting President to carry out this scale of crime?

Open mike 03/08/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 3rd, 2023 - 97 comments

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Daily review 02/08/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 2nd, 2023 - 28 comments

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Open mike 02/08/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, August 2nd, 2023 - 71 comments

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Open mike 01/08/2023

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Date published: 3:49 pm, August 1st, 2023 - 58 comments

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Daily review 31/07/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 31st, 2023 - 8 comments

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Labours’ party list

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Date published: 11:45 am, July 31st, 2023 - 25 comments

Arrived in the email. Here is the full list of your 2023 Labour Candidates:

National’s latest policy: MOAR ROADS

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Date published: 9:44 am, July 31st, 2023 - 51 comments

National’s latest policy announcement shows that it has an unmistakable fetish for tar seal.

Open mike 31/07/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, July 31st, 2023 - 43 comments

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A letter to Chris Hipkins

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Date published: 2:57 pm, July 30th, 2023 - 31 comments

My 2c on what I think Chris Hipkins needs to do to win this year’s election.

Should We Worry About Green and Maori Party Taxes?

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Date published: 7:47 am, July 30th, 2023 - 163 comments

We are the 99%

We need to recognise our risk to the capital flight risk of the 1%, but also recognise the benefit to the 99% of us.

Open mike 30/07/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, July 30th, 2023 - 12 comments

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Open mike 29/07/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, July 29th, 2023 - 63 comments

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Daily review 28/07/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 28th, 2023 - 5 comments

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Should Labour take GST off fresh food?

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Date published: 10:53 am, July 28th, 2023 - 87 comments

National’s Nicola Willis has claimed that Labour will soon announce policy to take GST off fresh fruit and vegetables.

Open mike 28/07/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, July 28th, 2023 - 37 comments

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Daily review 27/07/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 27th, 2023 - 52 comments

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Moderation notes in election year

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Date published: 1:18 pm, July 27th, 2023 - 4 comments

Some guidelines about current moderation.

Open mike 27/07/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, July 27th, 2023 - 130 comments

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Greens: Labour must deliver on No New Mines

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Date published: 7:33 pm, July 26th, 2023 - 25 comments

“The Green Party is disappointed tonight that the Government has voted down Eugenie Sage’s members’ bill to stop new mining on conservation land. The time is now for a government that takes conservation seriously.”

Daily review 26/07/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 26th, 2023 - 66 comments

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Open mike 26/07/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, July 26th, 2023 - 140 comments

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Daily review 25/07/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 25th, 2023 - 15 comments

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Politics is indeed a blood sport

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Date published: 3:36 pm, July 25th, 2023 - 56 comments

But should it be? Without acknowledging in any way its role in politicising Kiritapu Allan’s issues National has stated that politics is a blood sport.

Future Green Wins Will Be Hard

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Date published: 10:47 am, July 25th, 2023 - 5 comments

It does not mean they are not worth trying; it means they will be fights against entrenched power.

Open mike 25/07/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, July 25th, 2023 - 100 comments

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Daily review 24/07/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 24th, 2023 - 38 comments

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Allan fired

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Date published: 8:38 am, July 24th, 2023 - 162 comments

This does not help.

The Greens’ election campaign launch: game on

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Date published: 6:05 am, July 24th, 2023 - 66 comments

“No party who wants to work with us after 14th October should ever take our support for granted”

With the urgency of the climate crisis upon us, the Greens are finally willing to use the cross benches card.

Open mike 24/07/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, July 24th, 2023 - 76 comments

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