Open mike 09/06/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 9th, 2023 - 79 comments

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Daily review 08/06/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 8th, 2023 - 12 comments

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Open mike 08/06/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 8th, 2023 - 80 comments

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Daily review 07/06/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 7th, 2023 - 7 comments

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Open mike 07/06/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 7th, 2023 - 131 comments

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Much ado about nothing

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Date published: 8:20 pm, June 6th, 2023 - 227 comments

Michael Wood has been attacked today for some slightly sloppy handling of personal paperwork and not getting rid of shares as quickly as he wanted to.

Daily review 06/06/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 6th, 2023 - 26 comments

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Open mike 06/06/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 6th, 2023 - 108 comments

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The Case for Restoring Regional Rail

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Date published: 1:49 am, June 6th, 2023 - 53 comments

How does regional rail fit into the biggest story on the planet?

Diplomacy with China hasn’t failed – it hasn’t been tried

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Date published: 8:45 pm, June 5th, 2023 - 34 comments

Gerald Hensley was David Lange’s chief of staff when New Zealand’s nuclear free policy was adopted. He opposed what happened then and opposes it still. He now argues we should prepare for war with China.

Stop Defending Regional Rail

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Date published: 12:44 pm, June 5th, 2023 - 51 comments

Regional rail is a perpetual makework gig servicing the wrong economy and just needs to stop.

Open mike 05/06/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 5th, 2023 - 53 comments

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Our Great De-Leveraging

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Date published: 5:05 pm, June 4th, 2023 - 13 comments

Debt is the most destructive and addictive form of economic behaviour we have in New Zealand. And mortgages are New Zealand’s very high grade heroin and we are being forced to come down off a most spectacular high into a rage-inducing forced withdrawal.

DIA Is Not Short For Diablo

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Date published: 3:29 pm, June 4th, 2023 - 96 comments

A fine example of when a free speech advocate is spouting garbage that serves nothing and nobody well except his own biased views.

Open mike 04/06/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 4th, 2023 - 68 comments

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Open mike 03/06/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 3rd, 2023 - 39 comments

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Daily review 02/06/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 2nd, 2023 - 9 comments

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Open mike 02/06/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 2nd, 2023 - 117 comments

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Daily review 01/06/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 1st, 2023 - 10 comments

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Why We Need Universalism, Not Tax Cuts, To Solve The Cost-Of-Living Crisis

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Date published: 8:24 am, June 1st, 2023 - 64 comments

The pros & cons of tax cuts vs. universalism suggest that universalism might be universally better for New Zealand.

Open mike 01/06/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 1st, 2023 - 68 comments

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Daily review 31/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 31st, 2023 - 13 comments

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Blowin’ in the wind

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Date published: 9:02 am, May 31st, 2023 - 36 comments

National is blowing hard on the racist dog whistle by claiming that replacing signs with a Te Reo English version will affect the number of potholes that can be repaired.

Open mike 31/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 31st, 2023 - 60 comments

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Daily review 30/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 30th, 2023 - 12 comments

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National’s triple backward summersault on RMA reform

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Date published: 10:40 am, May 30th, 2023 - 26 comments

The focus groups have spoken.  National has performed a complete reversal on the bipartisan changes to the Resource Management Act amendments designed to improve housing supply and introduced only 18 months ago.

Open mike 30/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 30th, 2023 - 61 comments

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Daily review 29/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 29th, 2023 - 10 comments

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Superannuation policy becomes political

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Date published: 9:18 am, May 29th, 2023 - 68 comments

National’s promise to increase the age of retirement and likely cuts to Cullen fund contributions and state Kiwisaver payments have been seized on by Labour as evidence that National does not care about ordinary people.

Open mike 29/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 29th, 2023 - 19 comments

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Open mike 28/05/2023

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

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