Daily review 13/12/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 13th, 2022 - 27 comments
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The Zelensky Dump
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Date published: 3:27 pm, December 13th, 2022 - 311 comments
Vladimir Zelensky’s message to the New Zealand Parliament will be delivered in the last week before Christmas, in the bury-it time-slot. That seems appropriate, for much has changed since the heady days when our Parliament went straight for sanctions on Russia without discussion.
Labour’s big reset
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Date published: 7:46 am, December 13th, 2022 - 77 comments
New Zealand politics is at an interesting stage. With announcements about Ministerial futures pending and with a review of all current projects to occur over Christmas Jadinda Ardern is planning to repurpose Labour to have its best chance in the election next year.
Open mike 13/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 13th, 2022 - 57 comments
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Daily review 12/12/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 12th, 2022 - 65 comments
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Open mike 12/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 12th, 2022 - 91 comments
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Open mike 11/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 11th, 2022 - 58 comments
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The Hamilton West by election
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Date published: 7:11 pm, December 10th, 2022 - 95 comments
The polls are now closed but someone should tell National about how on election day you should not be campaigning.
Stop the gentailers bribing investors with borrowed capital.
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Date published: 9:15 am, December 10th, 2022 - 47 comments
Brian Easton at Pundit provides a clear overview on what is happening in out large generator / retailer market at present. Their implicit collusion on excessive pricing is profiteering and even using future capital to pay off investors rather than improve the cost of and efficiency usage of power.
Open mike 10/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 10th, 2022 - 53 comments
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Daily review 09/12/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 9th, 2022 - 21 comments
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Labour and National and Industry Intervention
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Date published: 8:51 am, December 9th, 2022 - 73 comments
Minister Mahuta’s water reforms are by some measure the most consequential industry intervention of this Labour government, and likely to be the most successful in over a decade.
Open mike 09/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 9th, 2022 - 47 comments
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Daily review 08/12/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 8th, 2022 - 46 comments
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Open mike 08/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 8th, 2022 - 81 comments
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Daily review 07/12/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 7th, 2022 - 151 comments
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Open mike 07/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 7th, 2022 - 67 comments
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Daily review 06/12/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 6th, 2022 - 29 comments
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Open mike 06/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 6th, 2022 - 45 comments
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Daily review 05/12/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 5th, 2022 - 34 comments
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Open mike 05/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 5th, 2022 - 138 comments
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Sustainability Sunday
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Date published: 2:47 pm, December 4th, 2022 - 6 comments
So many good initiatives that demonstrate that sustainability and community resiliency are intertwined. The sheer numbers of people involved now is heartening at a time when we are inundated with what is going wrong.
We’ve never had so much choice in what we can do to effect good change. We know the problems, now is the time to put our attention to the solutions, what is already working. and then get on with it.
Luxon’s first year
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Date published: 8:46 am, December 4th, 2022 - 56 comments
Chris Luxon marked the anniversary of his becoming National leader this week by showing that he is that out of touch he had no idea what the single rate of superannuation is.
Open mike 04/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 4th, 2022 - 61 comments
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Open mike 03/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 3rd, 2022 - 43 comments
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Daily review 02/12/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 2nd, 2022 - 3 comments
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Open mike 02/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 2nd, 2022 - 84 comments
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Daily review 01/12/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, December 1st, 2022 - 8 comments
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Open mike 01/12/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, December 1st, 2022 - 64 comments
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Daily review 30/11/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, November 30th, 2022 - 14 comments
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Co-Governance is Orthodox Policy for both National and Labour
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Date published: 8:12 am, November 30th, 2022 - 412 comments
National, the party which enacted legislation that gave Waikato command over the allocation of the Waikato River, iwi command over the Taupo catchment and full Maori control over the massive Uruwera water catchment, has not traditionally been opposed to co governance.
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