Daily review 17/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 17th, 2023 - 4 comments

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Open mike 17/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 17th, 2023 - 75 comments

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Daily review 16/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 16th, 2023 - 8 comments

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National's Policy Machine is a thing to behold

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Date published: 12:06 pm, May 16th, 2023 - 99 comments

National’s latest policy brainstorm is to print out and mail to every taxpayer information they could obtain by using Google and MyIRD.

Open mike 16/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 16th, 2023 - 18 comments

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Daily review 15/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 15th, 2023 - 4 comments

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Open mike 15/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 15th, 2023 - 71 comments

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Luxon’s days are numbered

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Date published: 8:08 pm, May 14th, 2023 - 70 comments

The latest TV3 Newshub poll results are out. The major parties are neck and neck.  No surprise there. But what is stark is the public response to Christopher Luxon. Basically he is tanking.

Countering Conspiracy – the Green Party is not in a Civil War

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Date published: 4:20 pm, May 14th, 2023 - 54 comments

Trust in academics is on a downslide, as is trust in general. This is exacerbated by academics hiding a personal-political agenda when they dabble in the public domain.

Open mike 14/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 14th, 2023 - 32 comments

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NZ history of voting systems in elections

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Date published: 12:46 pm, May 13th, 2023 - 33 comments

A guest post by Seddonville Miner outlining the history of voting rights in New Zealand and how Christopher Luxon’s recent claims about our voting system are hopelessly incorrect.

Open mike 13/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 13th, 2023 - 76 comments

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Daily review 12/05/2023

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

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What Do The Maori Party Want Anyway?

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Date published: 8:05 am, May 12th, 2023 - 174 comments

Since they’re touted as 2023’s electoral ‘Kingmakers’, it’s time to understand what the Maori Party really want.

Open mike 12/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 12th, 2023 - 21 comments

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Daily review 11/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 11th, 2023 - 26 comments

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Open mike 11/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 11th, 2023 - 98 comments

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Daily review 10/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 10th, 2023 - 16 comments

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Iwi Kiwi 2.0

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Date published: 1:53 pm, May 10th, 2023 - 54 comments

In 2005 the National Party went full on racist with attacks on supposed Maori privilege which almost won the party power. Looks like they are going to try this tactic again.

Open mike 10/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 10th, 2023 - 80 comments

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Daily review 09/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 9th, 2023 - 12 comments

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Really Small States in Really Big Conflicts

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Date published: 8:01 am, May 9th, 2023 - 16 comments

In case we just missed it, New Zealand really has picked a side. Prime Minister Hipkins will head to the NATO summit in Lithuania together with Australia, Japan and South Korean leaders. Also Vladimir Zelinskyy is intending to go as well.

Open mike 09/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 9th, 2023 - 68 comments

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Daily review 08/05/2023

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

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Open mike 08/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 8th, 2023 - 94 comments

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Open mike 07/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 7th, 2023 - 96 comments

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Yes, A Constitution

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Date published: 10:58 am, May 6th, 2023 - 50 comments

We are mature enough to have our own leader. Own our own shit.

Late Game Bench

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Date published: 8:52 am, May 6th, 2023 - 8 comments

Last minutes of this parliamentary term and all teams are subbing out.

Kerekere quits Greens

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Date published: 8:46 am, May 6th, 2023 - 65 comments

Elizabeth Kerekere has announced that she is quitting the Green Party, will stay on as an independent and not stand again at the next election.

Open mike 06/05/2023

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Date published: 6:00 am, May 6th, 2023 - 59 comments

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Daily review 05/05/2023

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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 5th, 2023 - 39 comments

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