Should Right-wing newspapers just shut up?
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Date published: 1:12 pm, November 2nd, 2014 - 75 comments
In the spirit of Philip Matthews…
How much is too much?
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Date published: 9:48 am, November 2nd, 2014 - 43 comments
In England there is a couple who own nearly 1,000 houses, who previously evicted beneficiaries in favour of Eastern European immigrants but who have recently taken to evict immigrants with too many children. And in Uruguay there is a former President who used to give most of his salary to charity, who lived in a farmhouse rather than a palace and who drove a VW Beetle rather than a limousine. Which particular form of humanity should be in charge?
Open mike 02/11/2014
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Date published: 7:11 am, November 2nd, 2014 - 179 comments
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Chat with Grant Robertson Sunday 7:30
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Date published: 5:00 am, November 2nd, 2014 - Comments Off on Chat with Grant Robertson Sunday 7:30
Labour leadership contender Grant Robertson will be joining us here at The Standard live on Sunday around 7:30pm for a chat.
The future of work, income
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Date published: 9:22 am, November 1st, 2014 - 188 comments
Automation is changing everything – faster than we think…
The exciting sexy selloff of our State housing
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Date published: 8:18 am, November 1st, 2014 - 78 comments
Paula Bennett thinks that selling off much of the country’s housing stock is exciting and sexy and that the market and a group of charities will be able to resolve the country’s housing issues.
EEO Commissioner blasts employment law changes
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Date published: 7:33 am, November 1st, 2014 - 43 comments
Workers have lost the statutory right to meal breaks and smokos. Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Commissioner Jackie Blue – who happens to be an ex Nat MP – pulls no punches in setting out the consequences.
Open mike 01/11/2014
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Date published: 7:00 am, November 1st, 2014 - 113 comments
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Labour leadership events this weekend
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Date published: 5:54 pm, October 31st, 2014 - 19 comments
Meet the candidates.
NRT: Long past time
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Date published: 5:20 pm, October 31st, 2014 - 4 comments
How long has it been since homosexuality as a crime was removed from the the law books? It passed into law on the 8th of August 1986. The government is finally considering wiping past convictions under the strange previous laws. It is an action that is more than 18 years overdue.
Weekend social 31/10/2014
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Date published: 2:09 pm, October 31st, 2014 - 9 comments
Weekend social is for non political chat. What’s on for the weekend, gigs, film or book reviews, sports, or whatever. No politics, no aggro, why can’t we all just get along?
No wonder Key wouldn’t say who Rawshark was!
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Date published: 1:43 pm, October 31st, 2014 - 50 comments
Another contender for John Key to confirm or deny the identity of…
“As authorities close in, I think it’s time to admit I’ve been harbouring Rawshark for 5 months now.”
Leadership carnage! Crisis! Farce! Civil war!
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Date published: 7:29 am, October 31st, 2014 - 112 comments
Last night I attended the Dunedin meeting of the Labour leadership traveling roadshow. Carnage! Crisis! Farce! Civil war!
Open mike 31/10/2014
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Date published: 6:50 am, October 31st, 2014 - 170 comments
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Time for a real Police Tribunal?
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Date published: 4:30 am, October 31st, 2014 - 21 comments
Yesterday the “Independent” Police Conduct Authority released its report into the conduct of Police during the 2012 mass arrest of students at the “Blockade the Budget” protest. In the “About the Authority” section near the bottom the document claims that the IPCA is similar to a court
Lowly science
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Date published: 5:42 pm, October 30th, 2014 - 15 comments
I’m sure it’s true, but…
Meet the Candidates.
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Date published: 11:49 am, October 30th, 2014 - 3 comments
For those interested, a pre-hustings catch up with Labour Party leader contenders in Dunedin today.
Key’s “high ethical standards”
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Date published: 9:52 am, October 30th, 2014 - 55 comments
Key’s “high ethical standards” were on display in Parliament again yesterday. So many questions. (And a bonus note – apparently Key knows the identity of Rawshark.)
Nanaia Mahuta – live Q&A
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Date published: 8:53 am, October 30th, 2014 - 44 comments
A statement from Nanaia Mahuta concerning the Labour Leadership contest. She should be available to answer questions this afternoon between 2 pm and 3 pm.
Leadership Election: Candidates Start Painting Themselves Into Corners
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Date published: 8:30 am, October 30th, 2014 - 74 comments
InsideOut has a look at the current state of the labour leadership campaigns. Predictably they plump down on the side of a particular candidate. But they do point to various issues with all of the campaigns.
Open mike 30/10/2014
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Date published: 6:30 am, October 30th, 2014 - 225 comments
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Meet Nanaia and Andrew in West Auckland this weekend
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Date published: 11:44 pm, October 29th, 2014 - 40 comments
Labour West are hosting an event this weekend where you can meet two of the Labour leadership candidates.
Roast busters – not prosecuted?
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Date published: 2:13 pm, October 29th, 2014 - 182 comments
“A lack of evidence”. Seriously?
Update: Confirmed.
Dairy Workers back Andrew Little
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Date published: 10:00 am, October 29th, 2014 - 35 comments
The Dairy Workers Union has officially endorsed Andrew Little’s bid for the Labour leadership.
ImperatorFish: There appears to be an off button
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Date published: 9:16 am, October 29th, 2014 - 16 comments
Scott wonders how we can get around the wonder of whether John Key is currently Prime Minister
There is no child poverty in New Zealand
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Date published: 9:03 am, October 29th, 2014 - 64 comments
A recently published UNICEF report on levels of child poverty amongst developed economies suggests that despite our rockstar economy and our brighter future child poverty levels in New Zealand have stagnated since 2008 while in Australia meaningful changes have been made.
Bat Bean Beam: Dirty journalism
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Date published: 7:07 am, October 29th, 2014 - 32 comments
Giovanni Tiso on Bat Bean Beam is pulling at the threads of the connections between National’s dirty politics and journalism.
Distractify
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Date published: 7:07 am, October 29th, 2014 - 28 comments
While shepherding through horrendous housing changes and removing workers’ rights – and hiding from Dirty Politics – John Key needs a big “look over there!”
Open mike 29/10/2014
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Date published: 6:52 am, October 29th, 2014 - 156 comments
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Slater sued
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Date published: 8:49 pm, October 28th, 2014 - 53 comments
Radio NZ has a post up “Tribunal hears blogger privacy case”. A prosecution of Cameron Slater under the Privacy Act for breaching Matthew Blomfields privacy. I suspect that over the next 3-4 days Slater will ponce around acting out courtroom fantasies that have little to do with the law. And will probably get hammered. Good. (Updated)
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