Mad Tuesday
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Date published: 7:58 pm, October 22nd, 2021 - 15 comments
NZ Government is jumping at the deep end by re-opening schools on Tuesday.
Daily review 22/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 22nd, 2021 - 13 comments
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Friday will change Us As Citizens
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Date published: 8:04 am, October 22nd, 2021 - 210 comments
While we may have been lifted out of martial lockdowns and some rights have been reinstated in limited form, we have surrendered to another more pervasive power. The power of big data.
Open mike 22/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 22nd, 2021 - 158 comments
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Daily review 21/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 21st, 2021 - 24 comments
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National’s plan – open and be damned
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Date published: 9:43 am, October 21st, 2021 - 71 comments
Yesterday National released what feels like take 16 of its Covid response plan, this one focussing on business interests and setting a hard timeline for reopening. But getting significant details wrong and rehashing failed policies previously tried in England has dampened its effect.
Open mike 21/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 21st, 2021 - 77 comments
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Daily review 20/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 20th, 2021 - 14 comments
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Covid and kindness
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Date published: 10:16 am, October 20th, 2021 - 127 comments
The vaccine is a bloody useful tool, not a panacea. This is a long crisis that requires us to pay heed the bigger picture.
Get Ugly
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Date published: 9:20 am, October 20th, 2021 - 94 comments
Kindness will not get the country to meet its Covid vaccination goals. It is time to change the tone.
Open mike 20/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 20th, 2021 - 114 comments
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Daily review 19/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 19th, 2021 - 23 comments
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Open mike 19/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 19th, 2021 - 379 comments
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Daily review 18/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 18th, 2021 - 107 comments
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Slater smears again
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Date published: 8:33 am, October 18th, 2021 - 104 comments
The Herald’s publication of an attack on Ardern by a wedding venue owner appears to have been sourced from Cameron Slater and brings into stark relief the Herald’s twin business model of funding serious journalism by both subscriptions and the use of click bait.
Open mike 18/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 18th, 2021 - 202 comments
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New misogyny same as the old misogyny
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Date published: 12:38 pm, October 17th, 2021 - 140 comments
At the largest feminist conference in Europe, with a major focus on male violence against women, gender identity activists chose to protest with sexualised violent language and imagery.
Jacinda Ardern: Tear Down This Wall
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Date published: 11:18 am, October 17th, 2021 - 109 comments
In the coming months Fortress New Zealand will be dismantled. What will take its place?
Open mike 17/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 17th, 2021 - 99 comments
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Don’t be lax, get your vax
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Date published: 10:07 am, October 16th, 2021 - 43 comments
Posted for the big drive today for vaccinations for news and comments. Image borrowed from Waipareira who are doing great work out west.
Why Can’t We Do More?
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Date published: 8:44 am, October 16th, 2021 - 35 comments
The Government’s dramatic action taken over the past 18 months to respond to Covid and the population’s overwhelming support suggests that it should be taking similar drastic action to address poverty and climate change.
Open mike 16/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 16th, 2021 - 208 comments
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Daily review 15/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 15th, 2021 - 7 comments
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Time for Auckland to go back to level four?
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Date published: 7:55 am, October 15th, 2021 - 114 comments
With daily Covid infection rates in Tamaki Makaurau increasing it may be time for the Government to consider a short sharp lockdown to try and arrest this increase and to let vaccination rates improve.
Open mike 15/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 15th, 2021 - 147 comments
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Daily review 14/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 14th, 2021 - 90 comments
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Goudie blunders again
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Date published: 8:46 am, October 14th, 2021 - 176 comments
Thames Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie who previously admitted not scanning where she goes has been at it again, this time stating that the Pfeizer vaccine is not good enough for her and she will be waiting for the Novovax vaccine to be available before she gets vaccinated.
Open mike 14/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 14th, 2021 - 112 comments
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Daily review 13/10/2021
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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 13th, 2021 - 34 comments
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Guest post: Whisper to a scream
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Date published: 6:10 am, October 13th, 2021 - 196 comments
What can you do when what you say is not what is being heard? This Guest Post by Standardista Molly explores different beliefs about femaleness and transness, and how we talk about these.
Open mike 13/10/2021
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Date published: 6:00 am, October 13th, 2021 - 127 comments
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