Open mike 20/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 20th, 2023 - 78 comments
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Submit!
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Date published: 12:53 pm, March 19th, 2023 - 10 comments
What sort of city do you want to live in? If you do not wish to live in a city that is going backwards environmentally, artistically and socially then please submit on Auckland Council’s Draft Annual Budget.
Open mike 19/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 19th, 2023 - 77 comments
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Open mike 18/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 18th, 2023 - 34 comments
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Daily review 17/03/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 17th, 2023 - 6 comments
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Open mike 17/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 17th, 2023 - 123 comments
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Daily review 16/03/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 16th, 2023 - 5 comments
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Wailing and Nashing of teeth
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Date published: 12:46 pm, March 16th, 2023 - 66 comments
It is pretty clear to me that leaders acting tough and beating up on members of their team leads to political advantage. I realised this back in 2010 when my mate Chris Carter succumbed to intense personal pressure and did a couple of silly things. Then leader Phil Goff went to town on Carter who […]
The Greens backing teachers’ demands
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Date published: 9:53 am, March 16th, 2023 - 10 comments
The Government needs to come to the table and ensure teacher pay keeps pace with the rising cost of putting food on the table, paying the rent, and keeping the house warm.
But, it’s important to remember that this is not just about pay. There are serious issues around funding and understaffing, ratios and sick leave.
Teanau Tuiono
Open mike 16/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 16th, 2023 - 76 comments
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Daily review 15/03/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 15th, 2023 - 16 comments
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Making s%*t up
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Date published: 8:02 am, March 15th, 2023 - 41 comments
Is it just me or is Mike Hosking becoming more unbalanced? The recent misrepresentation of a speech from Deborah Russell would suggest that he is getting worse.
Open mike 15/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 15th, 2023 - 81 comments
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Daily review 14/03/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 14th, 2023 - 20 comments
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The great policy bonfire
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Date published: 10:44 am, March 14th, 2023 - 45 comments
Chris Hipkins continues with his shock and awe campaign and has torched a number of policies that National and Act were using to foment unrest.
Open mike 14/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 14th, 2023 - 63 comments
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Luxon slumps in latest Colmar Brunton poll
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Date published: 6:18 pm, March 13th, 2023 - 57 comments
The latest One News Kantar Poll result has been released and it is a doozie.
Daily review 13/03/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 13th, 2023 - 28 comments
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Saudi/Iran peace deal brokered by China
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Date published: 4:57 pm, March 13th, 2023 - 14 comments
Veteran Indian diplomat MK Bhadrakumar describes the resumption of diplomatic relations between Shi’ite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia brokered by China as a “Suez moment” in the history of the Middle East. Peace in Yemen is only one of the possible benefits.
Did bacteria exist before we had microscopes?
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Date published: 11:26 am, March 13th, 2023 - 162 comments
So much of the ongoing debate about Mātauranga Māori is based on belief, and often unevidenced belief about what Mātauranga Māori is and how it is being used.
Open mike 13/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 13th, 2023 - 22 comments
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Open mike 12/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 12th, 2023 - 23 comments
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Helen White wins Mount Albert selection
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Date published: 3:24 pm, March 11th, 2023 - 25 comments
In breaking news Helen White has won the selection for the Mt Albert seat over Camilla Belich. This is something of an upset as Belich was rumoured to have head office support.
Open mike 11/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 11th, 2023 - 60 comments
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Daily review 10/03/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 10th, 2023 - 5 comments
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Chloe Swarbrick: We don’t live in a game of Monopoly
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Date published: 10:04 am, March 10th, 2023 - 49 comments
The case for redistribution of wealth in New Zealand.
Open mike 10/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 10th, 2023 - 52 comments
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Daily review 09/03/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 9th, 2023 - 11 comments
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Open mike 09/03/2023
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 9th, 2023 - 113 comments
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Daily review 08/03/2023
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Date published: 5:30 pm, March 8th, 2023 - 26 comments
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The government needs to understand that climate mitigation and adaptation are twins
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Date published: 10:01 am, March 8th, 2023 - 39 comments
James Shaw and Greenpeace on why mitigation and adaptation need to be paired.
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