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Comment:Open mike 24/01/2023
Date published: 8:45 pm, January 24th, 2023In your dreams! So far, the Labour Caucus has shown nothing but positivity and unified support for Hipkins. The divisive and fractious lot is looking at you, every morning.
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Comment:CTU - Put the cost of fixing inflation on those who caused it, not on working people
Date published: 1:18 pm, January 24th, 2023What I mean by effort is that you lift a finger, and you lift your game here. If not, I will moderate you, again, and most likely with a ban this time. The CTU is in good company in its thinking about the causes of inflation. For example: Supply-chain and ...
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Comment:CTU - Put the cost of fixing inflation on those who caused it, not on working people
Date published: 1:05 pm, January 24th, 2023Did you get that description of inflation from an old economics textbook for secondary school students by any chance? Your simplistic reckons show a profound lack of understanding and knowledge and/or of a disingenuous agenda of obfuscation.
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Comment:CTU - Put the cost of fixing inflation on those who caused it, not on working people
Date published: 12:49 pm, January 24th, 2023So few words yet so much ignorance on display! The capital flight must have been enormous when we re-nationalised NZ Rail and Air NZ, for example, and we descended into a “communist nationalised state”.
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Comment:CTU - Put the cost of fixing inflation on those who caused it, not on working people
Date published: 12:49 pm, January 24th, 2023Government is already borrowing billions. Has this led to capital flight? What does Liz Truss got to do with this? Is she your new benchmark for quality arguments? Put some effort into your piss-poor comments!
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Comment:Open mike 22/01/2023
Date published: 12:14 pm, January 24th, 2023Banning you or others for personal attacks on other commenters is just that. Making it into something it is not such as “defending this [alleged] pro-war commentator” is first-order stupidity and complete denial of your own actions. This is where you and ...
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Comment:CTU - Put the cost of fixing inflation on those who caused it, not on working people
Date published: 9:04 am, January 24th, 2023Speculation on speculation plus a little fearmongering but no real genuine analysis or effort whatsoever, which is your MO.
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Comment:CTU - Put the cost of fixing inflation on those who caused it, not on working people
Date published: 9:04 am, January 24th, 2023Typical libertarian response, you want your sardine cake and eat it but no effort put into it at all, which is your MO.
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Comment:CTU - Put the cost of fixing inflation on those who caused it, not on working people
Date published: 9:03 am, January 24th, 2023The RBNZ is independent, so who is directing them? Nothing but insinuations, which is your MO.
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Comment:Behind every strong woman leader are more strong women leaders
Date published: 8:55 am, January 23rd, 2023Not to mention she got rid of childrens commissioner … AFAIK, the original Bill has been split into two Bills and it has not yet had its third reading in the House and has not been passed by Parliament.
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Comment:Open mike 22/01/2023
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Comment:It will be Chippy for PM
Date published: 9:29 pm, January 22nd, 2023What doubt? I have no doubts about your misleading arguments so far. You resort to mental gymnastics to score a point, which is rather pointless.
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Comment:It will be Chippy for PM
Date published: 9:26 pm, January 22nd, 2023Mod note
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Comment:Behind every strong woman leader are more strong women leaders
Date published: 8:37 pm, January 22nd, 2023You blatantly ignore this site’s rules and your commenting privileges are hanging by a thread only because Lprent hasn’t seen your second offending comment (most likely) or not acted on it (least likely). Regardless, you’ll continue your attacks over at ...
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Comment:It will be Chippy for PM
Date published: 8:18 pm, January 22nd, 2023Mod note
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Comment:Behind every strong woman leader are more strong women leaders
Date published: 8:10 pm, January 22nd, 2023After that Mod warning by Lynn Mosa did it again a day later here: https://thestandard.org.nz/running-on-empty-2/#comment-1931309. I was waiting for Lynn to see it and act but he might have been too busy and I didn’t feel it was my place to hand out a ban....
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Comment:Open mike 22/01/2023
Date published: 7:50 pm, January 22nd, 2023Slim pickings for Luxon and a stale uninspiring gang that says opposition but not election. Just as well, ACT is looking after the policies.
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Comment:Open mike 22/01/2023
Date published: 3:11 pm, January 22nd, 2023Do these folk not believe we are to have a free election here in October? Initially, I thought this was entirely rhetorical, but then I realised that some (??) Kiwis have started to believe what others believe and the views those others express online, be...
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Comment:Open mike 22/01/2023
Date published: 2:43 pm, January 22nd, 2023Choice!
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Comment:Open mike 22/01/2023
Date published: 2:34 pm, January 22nd, 2023What some pre-conditioned people may have heard is: I will look for you, I will find you, and I will vaccinate you.
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Comment:It will be Chippy for PM
Date published: 2:17 pm, January 22nd, 2023Mod note
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Comment:Open mike 22/01/2023
Date published: 1:41 pm, January 22nd, 2023Hurt people hurt people and when they do, they often use voodoo doll methods. When lashing out at and targeting a person they make it as specific as possible by personalising the attack. The more personalised the attack, the more effective it feels to the ...
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Comment:Open mike 22/01/2023
Date published: 1:28 pm, January 22nd, 2023Mod note
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Comment:Open mike 22/01/2023
Date published: 12:59 pm, January 22nd, 2023Francesca didn’t say that the article was propaganda – she may have implied it by but not in her comment per se – she said the writer was an able propagandist. But unlike Francesca you actually commented on the actual article rather than on only the writer...
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Comment:It will be Chippy for PM
Date published: 11:33 am, January 22nd, 2023Luxon doesn’t mind handling ice creams and fries but fears a Chippy
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Comment:Running on empty
Date published: 11:02 am, January 22nd, 2023Instead of asking for clarification you assumed, judged, and then went in full-attack mode. Ask before you shoot!
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Comment:It will be Chippy for PM
Date published: 1:24 pm, January 21st, 2023But is he lucky? Hipkins will stay on [the same] course – the Labour Party policy re-set & re-calibration will continue mostly unchanged, IMO – but details such as his personal style (he is likeable) could and will hopefully make enough of a difference on ...
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Comment:Running on empty
Date published: 5:08 pm, January 20th, 2023You have twisted the meaning of the words “probably” and “believes” into an alleged “claim” to suit your own morally and intellectually corrupt narrative. The main point made by Hannah (and others) is that there has been an unacceptable amount of online ...
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Comment:Open mike 18/01/2023
Date published: 9:10 pm, January 18th, 2023Counselling: tick Alcohol interlock: tick Three months’ community detention, with a 7pm to 7am curfew, and 18 months’ intensive supervision plus a zero alcohol licence for the next three years after 12 months of having the interlock in his car: tick Being...
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Comment:The rich want their country back
Date published: 8:57 pm, January 18th, 2023You are Right.
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Comment:The rich want their country back
Date published: 8:52 pm, January 18th, 2023Less is more when it comes to copy & paste. We prefer concise and clear commentary and sound argument from the commenter because they are the person engaging in a convo/debate here.
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Brand, Senior Beamline Scientist – Powder Diffraction, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Image of Gosses Bluff taken from the ISS. NASA I think all craters are cool, I’m just going to start with that. I am very biased. Impact craters ...3 days ago - ‘Change the date’ debates about January 26 distract from the truth telling Australia needs to doSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University “Australia Day”, January 26, brings an annual debate of whether celebrations should continue or be moved to a different date. This clash of views means Aboriginal ...3 days ago
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- Leading Professors Say “No” To New Airport At Tarras
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Prime minister Chris Hipkins reiterated yesterday that the “bread and butter” issue of inflation is the number one focus for the government and a new poll demonstrates why, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, ...4 days ago - Group Claims Sport Northland Breached NZ Bill Of RightsSport Northland, a community organisation funded by local and central government, has blocked a group from hiring a public venue, because of the political views they hold. Julian Batchelor from ‘Stop Co-Governance’ said Sport Northland has acted ...4 days ago
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- Dunne's Weekly: Key And Ardern Broke The MouldJacinda Ardern and Sir John Key have set a new standard for New Zealand Prime Ministers. Too often Prime Ministers have clung to their position, often through thick and thin, until they have been either been tossed out by the electorate or dumped by their ...4 days ago
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- Small print shows the real impact of inflation isn’t 7.2% but a massive 8.7%
Stats NZ publishes figure for consumers price index plus interest payments, that undermines Government's claim that 'inflation has peaked' ...4 days ago - Small print shows the impact of inflation isn’t 7.2% but a massive 8.7%
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- Small businesses offer Chris Hipkins advice: 'Take some of the pain off'
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- Chris Hipkins to sit down with business leaders: 'There to ask questions'Chris Hipkins' first big meetings as prime minister are a series of charm offensives with Auckland businesses, as he seeks to understand what their priorities and issue are. ...4 days ago
- Labour’s electoral mountain remains as high as ever
Despite Labour’s smooth transition to a new leader, there are many potentially insurmountable challenges ahead for new PM ...4 days ago - The insurmountable $147,725 cost to fight your corner in court
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...4 days ago - Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 26 January
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- Chris Hipkins' 'capital O' opportunity to rebrand post-Jacinda Ardern LabourAnalysis - The choices he makes this week will have a huge impact on what happens in October, when we go to the polls, Tim Watkin writes. ...4 days ago
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- Watch: Hipkins to front first post-cabinet press conferenceFresh from being sworn in as our new prime minister, Chris Hipkins will answer questions from media after a cabinet meeting was held this afternoon. You can tune in below, thanks to RNZ. ...4 days ago
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- Māori seats don't 'make a lot of sense' – Christopher LuxonThe National Party leader's latest comments follow his criticism of the government's approach to co-governance with Māori. ...4 days ago
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- What is an inflation rate?Statistics New Zealand made its quarterly announcement about the consumer price index (CPI) this morning. A percentage number and the word ‘inflation’ always feature in the headlines about these announcements – but what does the CPI actually measure, and why is that about inflation? What is that percentage? Right now ...4 days ago
- Appointment Of Chief Executive At Human Rights Commission An Opportunity For ResetThe Free Speech Union notes the appointment of Meg de Ronde as the new Chief Executive of the Human Rights Commission, the first ever to hold this role, and welcomes the opportunity for a reset towards core human rights at the Commission, says Jonathan ...4 days ago
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- New Zealand (officially) has its 41st prime ministerA smiling Chris Hipkins has officially been sworn in as the 41st prime minister of New Zealand. Carmel Sepuloni becomes the first Pacific person to take on the deputy role. The ceremony took place at Government House in front of senior government representatives such as Grant Robertson and Kelvin Davis. ...4 days ago
- Chris Hipkins formally sworn in as PMIt’s Wednesday, January 25 and welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates. I’m Stewart Sowman-Lund and you can email me on [email protected] The agenda Chris Hipkins and Carmel Sepuloni have been formally sworn in as New Zealand’s next prime minister and deputy. Jacinda Ardern earlier left parliament to ...4 days ago
- Annual inflation remains at a high 7.2%The consumers price index rose by 7.2% in the year ending December, Stats NZ has reported. That follows another 7.2% annual increase in the September quarter and an even higher 7.3 point bump in June. Housing and household utilities was the largest contributor to the December annual inflation rate, Stats ...4 days ago
- Ten thoughts about the shocking new Treasure Island: Fans v Faves supertease Matty McLean is melting, everyone is crying and someone has stolen Dame Susan’s rock. Alex Casey and Tara Ward react to the dramatic teaser for Treasure Island: Fans v Faves. Break out the ice cold fizz, cover your face in zinc and heat up the rice and beans, because ...4 days ago
- Jacinda Ardern leaves parliament to hand in resignationJacinda Ardern has left parliament for the last time as prime minister, hugging colleagues and waving to hundreds of supporters along the way. The outgoing prime minister left the Beehive about 10am, heading to Government House for a private audience with the governor general. She was wearing the same ...4 days ago
- Police To Target Law-abiding Kiwis And Create A Slush FundThe Council of Licensed Firearm Owners (COLFO) has today rallied its members to make submissions against excessive fees proposed by Police that will put public safety at risk. COLFO says the huge expense of the new fees will start the long-term decline ...4 days ago
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- Meg De Ronde Appointed Chief Executive Of Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights CommissionExperienced non-profit and human rights director Meg de Ronde is to take executive leadership responsibility at Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission. De Ronde will take up the position of Tatau-Uruora (kāwanatanga leader/Chief Executive) in ...4 days ago
- Chris Hipkins sworn in as prime ministerChris Hipkins has today been sworn in as prime minister, formally completing the handover of power from Jacinda Ardern. ...4 days ago
- PSA Mourns Passing Of Titiwhai HarawiraToday we mourn the loss of one of our most formidable Wahine Toa leaders, Titiwhai Harawira died at home surrounded by her whanau today. Titiwhai will be remembered as the Matriarch, the queen of the North who had dedicated her life to upholding ...4 days ago
- Fuel Tax Rises Should Be Scrapped As Inflation Remains Stubbornly HighThe Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to cancel its proposed increases to diesel road-user charges and petrol excise taxes over the next few months following today’s announcement that inflation remains stubbornly high at 7.2%. Taxpayers’ ...4 days ago
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- Jacinda Ardern exits Parliament as Prime Minister for final timeJacinda Ardern has this morning arrived at Government House to formally resign as Prime Minister, exiting Parliament to an adoring crowd of onlookers. ...4 days ago
- Climate Action Should Be Bread And Butter For The Chris Hipkins GovernmentGreenpeace is welcoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni into their new roles in Government with a challenge to make real climate action their ‘bread and butter’, saying "there’s no bread and butter on ...4 days ago
- Why are overseas breweries still getting it so wrong when it comes to Māori?The international beer industry has a passion for applying Māori words and imagery to its products. It also remains stubbornly ignorant of their meaning. The Italian craft beer brand Liquida has a new brew out called “Kia Ora”. “It’s another stop in New Zealand for you to experience the explosion ...4 days ago
- Can the rising tide of a ‘taniwha’ economy lift the boats of all Māori?Worth billions of dollars, the Māori economy is creating intergenerational wealth. But the rising tide isn’t lifting all boats. Researchers at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga are detailing how the ‘taniwha’ economy can be a better force for good. They say taniwha live in the deep. kaitiaki of our moana ...4 days ago
- The Bulletin: UK looking to attract more Māori, Pasifika on working holiday visasNewsroom’s Sam Sachdeva talks to British high commissioner Iona Thomas about the United Kingdom’s push to get more Māori and Pasifika people accessing the holiday visa scheme. As part of the free trade deal signed between the UK and New Zealand last year, the bilateral arrangement that gives young people from one ...4 days ago
- Hipkins to be sworn in as PM: How the day will play outIt’s a big day in politics with the swearing in of a new prime minister: Chris Hipkins. But first, the outgoing leader Jacinda Ardern needs to formally hand in her resignation to the governor general. That will take place shortly after 10am, when Ardern will depart parliament for the last ...4 days ago
- ‘Passing of an era’: Tributes flow in for Titewhai HarawiraLeading Māori activist Titewhai Harawira has died at the age of 90, prompting a wave of tributes from those who knew her best. You can read a bit about Harawira’s life in The Bulletin, but for many she will be remembered for her confrontations with various prime ministers, often at ...5 days ago
- Hell of a day to become prime ministerChris Hipkins will be sworn in as prime minister this morning after Jacinda Ardern formally tenders her resignation. Stats NZ will also drop the latest inflation figures this morning, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell in this excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday morning, sign up here. ...5 days ago
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- Why loneliness is both an individual thing and a shared result of the cities we createSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Kent, Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism, University of Sydney Shutterstock If you’re feeling lonely, you’re not alone. Loneliness is an increasingly common experience, and it can have severe consequences. People who feel lonely are at higher risk of serious ...5 days ago
- Is your child anxious about starting school? The approaches we use for children with disability can ...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bethany Devenish, Research Fellow, School of Educational Psychology & Counselling, Monash University Shutterstock Why does one child experience excitement at the thought of starting the school year while another experiences debilitating anxiety? It’s rarely one thing and is often ...5 days ago
- War leaves a toxic legacy that lasts long after the guns go quiet. Can we stop it?Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stacey Pizzino, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland A child receives treatment after an alleged chemical attack in Syria in 2017. IDLIB MEDIA CENTER/EPA The number of armed conflicts currently raging around the world is the greatest since the end of the ...5 days ago
- The Australian National Anthem has a big problem – the average Aussie can’t sing it in tuneSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Hargreaves, Senior Learning Advisor, University of Southern Queensland David Neilson/ AAP I have one prayer as I watch the Australian cricket team sing Advance Australia Fair patriotically before a match – “Please don’t turn on their microphone.” Like many ...5 days ago
- The cost of school uniforms is a barrier to education – but there are ways to level the playing fi...Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Reidy, Lecturer, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images This year’s perennial back-to-school uniform discussion happens during a cost of living crisis. And we already know that the upfront and maintenance costs of school uniforms are a ...5 days ago
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