Daily review 23/12/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 23rd, 2022 - 56 comments

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Federated Farmers – climate change “probably” exists

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Date published: 11:35 am, December 23rd, 2022 - 49 comments

Federated Farmers leader Andrew Hoggard thinks that climate change is probably happening but we will have to wait 50 to 100 years to see the effects.

Open mike 23/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 23rd, 2022 - 152 comments

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Daily review 22/12/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 22nd, 2022 - 16 comments

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Be afraid, be very afraid …

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Date published: 7:20 am, December 22nd, 2022 - 165 comments

David Seymour is feeling his oats and has claimed that past National Governments never changes anything.  A brief review of history would suggest otherwise.

Open mike 22/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 22nd, 2022 - 36 comments

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Celebrating 50th Anniversary of PRC recognition

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Date published: 10:12 pm, December 21st, 2022 - 15 comments

“When Joe met Chou, we have opened the door and said hello” captions the photo of the Beijing meeting between  Joe Walding and Chou EnLai in March 1973. It followed New Zealand’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China on December 22, 1972, an anniversary definitely worth celebrating.

Daily review 21/12/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 21st, 2022 - 18 comments

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Open mike 21/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 21st, 2022 - 55 comments

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Caption contest

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Date published: 6:12 pm, December 20th, 2022 - 35 comments

Keep it seemly.

Daily review 20/12/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 20th, 2022 - 38 comments

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The rise and rise of David Seymour’s ACT

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Date published: 7:28 am, December 20th, 2022 - 96 comments

I thought David Seymour was the  most interesting speaker at the Victoria University post-election conference at Parliament last year. Two things stood out for me in  his presentation following ACT’s election gains. He opened by offering lengthy and effusive praise to his researcher, then clearly stated his objective to supplant National as the leading party on the right. He’s on track for that, as current media attention shows.

Why selling Auckland Airport shares is a silly thing to do

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Date published: 7:21 am, December 20th, 2022 - 34 comments

Wayne Brown is proposing the sale of Auckland Council’s Airport shares to plug a budget hole.  He thinks it is a simple decision and a rational way to take care of the deficit.  I beg to differ.

Open mike 20/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 20th, 2022 - 124 comments

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Daily review 19/12/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 19th, 2022 - 13 comments

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India and Free Trade – finally someone turned the lights on

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Date published: 12:26 pm, December 19th, 2022 - 16 comments

After nearly 20 years of frustrating ‘Free Trade’ talks between India and New Zealand, the chair of the India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC), Earl Rattray, has acknowledged that “a different approach to the traditional Free Trade Agreements which have served us well in many markets will be needed for India.” Whew. About time.

Open mike 19/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 19th, 2022 - 168 comments

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The one thing Jacinda Ardern can do is speak to our hearts

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Date published: 9:03 am, December 18th, 2022 - 134 comments

Mawkish sentiment running up to Christmas perhaps, but imagine Luxon or Willis speaking hours after the Christchurch massacre. Only Ardern of the entire Parliament has the ability to govern for calm in the name of the calm we all need.

Open mike 18/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 18th, 2022 - 74 comments

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Push Back Against Tyranny and Win

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Date published: 8:48 am, December 17th, 2022 - 136 comments

Australia is showing New Zealand how to resist the authoritarian Xi Jinping’s pressure and stay prosperous at the same time.

Open mike 17/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 17th, 2022 - 108 comments

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Daily review 16/12/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 16th, 2022 - 18 comments

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Much ado about nothing

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Date published: 8:01 am, December 16th, 2022 - 54 comments

The big news this week was Jacinda Ardern describing David Seymour in an unparliamentary phrase on an open mike in Parliament.  But the matter was resolved in a way that can only happen in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Richard Heinberg: The Final Doubling

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Date published: 7:37 am, December 16th, 2022 - 80 comments

Can humans decouple resource overuse from economic growth?

Open mike 16/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 16th, 2022 - 42 comments

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Daily review 15/12/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 15th, 2022 - 8 comments

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Open mike 15/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 15th, 2022 - 72 comments

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Daily review 14/12/2022

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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 14th, 2022 - 10 comments

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The kind, caring tobacco companies

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Date published: 11:51 am, December 14th, 2022 - 15 comments

Kim Hill vs Tobacco Company PR Guy.

Dog whistles and South Auckland garages

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Date published: 8:19 am, December 14th, 2022 - 20 comments

luxon sheep

Chris Luxon has doubled down on a dog whistle attack on South Auckland garages by apologising if anyone was offended, thereby ignoring most of South Auckland who were definitely offended.

Open mike 14/12/2022

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Date published: 6:00 am, December 14th, 2022 - 58 comments

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