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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Carmel Sepuloni – bring it on

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Date published: 8:05 pm, May 27th, 2023 - 49 comments

Carmel Sepuloni’s speech to the 2023 Labour Party Congress.

Open mike 27/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 27th, 2023 - 70 comments

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Daily review 26/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 26th, 2023 - 19 comments

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Enter the Patriarchy

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Date published: 9:57 am, May 26th, 2023 - 68 comments

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; send him off to fish and you get a matrilineal society.

Open mike 26/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 26th, 2023 - 123 comments

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Daily review 25/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 25th, 2023 - 31 comments

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Open mike 25/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 25th, 2023 - 88 comments

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Daily review 24/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 24th, 2023 - 8 comments

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The fast and the really furious

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Date published: 8:24 am, May 24th, 2023 - 30 comments

Christopher Luxon had no idea that National has recently used artificially generated images in what appears to be a crude attempt to avoid historical issues National has had with respecting the intellectual property rights of artists.

UN expert: Allow women and girls to speak on sex, gender and gender identity without intimidation or fear

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Date published: 6:05 am, May 24th, 2023 - 155 comments

“I am deeply concerned at the escalation of intimidation and threats against women and girls for expressing their opinions and beliefs regarding their needs and rights based on their sex and/or sexual orientation”

– Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls

Open mike 24/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 24th, 2023 - 39 comments

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Daily review 23/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 23rd, 2023 - 9 comments

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The real coalition of chaos

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Date published: 8:52 am, May 23rd, 2023 - 22 comments

National has hatched on its attack line which we will hear about a lot over the next few months. But it may have a problem. Because the phrase “coalition of chaos” clearly applies to its leadership team. 

Open mike 23/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 23rd, 2023 - 47 comments

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Daily review 22/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 22nd, 2023 - 47 comments

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Government announces project that will significantly reduce coal consumption

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Date published: 8:47 am, May 22nd, 2023 - 102 comments

The Government has done a deal with the owners of New Zealand Steel that will see the company replace its coal fired furnace with a renewable energy supplied electric arc furnace and will significantly reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Open mike 22/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 22nd, 2023 - 51 comments

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How come government doesn’t improve our economy?

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Date published: 8:24 am, May 21st, 2023 - 41 comments

When we continue to spend our money on stupid stuff, we get a dumb country.

Open mike 21/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 21st, 2023 - 18 comments

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Green Party list announced

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Date published: 11:45 am, May 20th, 2023 - 11 comments

The Green Party has announced its list for the 2023 election.

Open mike 20/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 20th, 2023 - 146 comments

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Daily review 19/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 19th, 2023 - 5 comments

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Our heat battery in the oceans

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Date published: 10:04 am, May 19th, 2023 - 28 comments

Almost all of the extra heat that humans have captured by adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere over the last few centuries has wound up warming the deep oceans. We’re now starting to feel the effects of that excess heat.

National thinks tax cut good, reduction in Government charges bad

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Date published: 8:13 am, May 19th, 2023 - 77 comments

National has promised to reverse the removal of prescription charges even though it has a strong policy support and is an example of the state taking less of individuals’ private wealth.

Open mike 19/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 19th, 2023 - 41 comments

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Daily review 18/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 18th, 2023 - 3 comments

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Green Budget Day 2023

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Date published: 11:27 am, May 18th, 2023 - 15 comments

“All of these things were impossible, until they weren’t” – Chloe Swarbrick

Budget day

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Date published: 9:55 am, May 18th, 2023 - 49 comments

Today is Budget Day with the proceedings kicking off at 2 pm.

Open mike 18/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 18th, 2023 - 60 comments

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