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  1. The sock puppets, the media and the UBI

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:00 am, March 31st, 2016 -  117 comments
    Categories: benefits, grant robertson, john key, labour, making shit up, national, national/act government, paula bennett, same old national, slippery, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Labour’s discussion of a possible UBI is still generating debate.

  2. Fear is a Man’s Best Friend

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 4:05 pm, March 17th, 2016 -  141 comments
    Categories: accountability, activism, Andrew Little, campaigning, democratic participation, Dirty Politics, election 2017, greens, labour, leadership, maori party, Media, nz first, Politics
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    It’s been an intense day or two for Andrew Little. But he’s still feeling better than John Key. Why? Because Key’s got the fear.

  3. Hickey on Auckland housing

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 7:32 am, March 4th, 2016 -  73 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, housing, local government
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    Bernard Hickey’s piece from last Sunday on Auckland Housing is a depressing read.

  4. Boots Theory: What is going on with the local-government Right?

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 1:25 pm, March 1st, 2016 -  19 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, C&R, local government, phil goff, Politics
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    Stephanie Rodgers analyses two mayoral races and asks why the right in Auckland is so messy. And why Wellington looks more settled.

  5. JMG: The Decline and Fall of Hillary Clinton

    Written By:  Colonial Viper -  Date published: 2:35 pm, February 27th, 2016 -  74 comments
    Categories: democratic participation, International, politicans, Politics, us politics
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    As with Corbyn, and as with Syriza, the US oligarchy is now finding out that ordinary people are refusing to buy into the status quo regardless of how much big money spin is being spun.

  6. Turkey is in trouble and the US is part of it

    Written By:  Colonial Viper -  Date published: 11:35 am, February 23rd, 2016 -  33 comments
    Categories: colonialism, defence, International, Syria
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    The Middle East temperature is heating up and Turkey is finding itself in trouble on many fronts.

  7. This is not the growth you’re looking for

    Written By:  Bunji -  Date published: 12:43 pm, February 16th, 2016 -  70 comments
    Categories: Economy, im/migration
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    There are different views on The Standard about growth and whether we really need it. But here’s one bit of growth that really seems pointless to me: that achieved only by increasing the number of people. Because if we’re only increasing GDP by increasing the number of people, as we are currently, we’re loading up the environment and we’re not even individually getting any richer for it.  Thanks National.

  8. Racist Talleys to Cancel Waitangi Day Holiday?

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 7:52 pm, February 7th, 2016 -  101 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, boycott, capitalism, class war, discrimination, Unions, workers' rights
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    The Talley’s owned meatworks in Rangiuru is threatening to discipline workers and sue their union if workers choose to observe the Waitangi Day holiday tomorrow. How’s that Brighter Future working out, people?

    NOW UPDATED! Hear what Talleys have to say.

     

     

  9. Candidate flag not fit for purpose

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 9:28 pm, February 2nd, 2016 -  34 comments
    Categories: identity
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    Apart from being a symbolic fail of epic proportions, the “wrong colour flag” fiasco highlights the fact that the candidate flag isn’t even fit for purpose…

  10. Metiria Turei: The state of the Nation

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 11:30 am, January 26th, 2016 -  45 comments
    Categories: greens, Metiria Turei, Politics
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    Metiria Turei is due to deliver her state of the nation speech today at 12:30 pm.  This post contains links to the livestream of the speech and the speech notes will be added when they are available.  Updated with speech notes.

  11. Cheekygames: Privatisation comes to a blue suburb

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:42 am, January 24th, 2016 -  18 comments
    Categories: business, Economy, Privatisation
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    Julia Schiller posts on the threatened closing of the St Heliers Post Shop and how it is another example of the Government’s privatisation agenda.

  12. Really David Farrar?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:30 am, January 15th, 2016 -  29 comments
    Categories: David Farrar, dpf, internet, making shit up, Media, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    David Farrar has criticised AUSA for refusing to publicly endorse a Pro Life Auckland offer of assistance to solo mother students and thereby stopping assistance occurring.  There is one problem though, AUSA did nothing of the sort.

  13. TPP circus rolls on

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:01 am, January 14th, 2016 -  203 comments
    Categories: capitalism, class war, International, trade
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    The new year begins much as the old one ended, with secrets, evasions and dissent over the TPP and what it means for NZ.

  14. ★

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 5:56 pm, January 12th, 2016 -  15 comments
    Categories: film, internet, Media, music
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    Te Reo Putake spins the black circle and has a listen to Bowie’s final album, Blackstar.

  15. Life and Death and Cannabis

    Written By:  Helen Kelly -  Date published: 6:08 pm, January 8th, 2016 -  129 comments
    Categories: death with dignity, drugs, health, human rights, Social issues
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    I am taking Cannabis Oil to manage my pain as my lung cancer takes over my body. It’s sort of as simple as that really. For some people talking about dying is confronting but actually talking about it allows us to think about how it happens – it is actually as much a social event as a physical one and knowing someone is comfortable, getting good treatment and pain relief is very much part of the social dimension as the physical one.

  16. Obesity is a structural problem

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 9:20 am, December 16th, 2015 -  59 comments
    Categories: class war, health, national
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    Structural problems need structural solutions. Progress on this major public health issue has been set back by a decade because we elected a useless National government.

  17. CERT: the partial privatisation of the GCSB

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:00 am, December 13th, 2015 -  24 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, capitalism, Deep stuff, john key, national, Privatisation, same old national, Spying, telecommunications
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    A public private organisation with the acronym CERT was announced this week along with the new cyber security strategy. CERT’s role is to provide information to government so it can protect against cyber threats.  Which is one of the roles of the GCSB.

  18. CORTEX Trojan horse?

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 10:35 am, December 11th, 2015 -  16 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, Spying
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    The government plans to roll out a new “cyber security action plan”. Given their record of secrecy, lies, and misuse of surveillance, I think we the people would be naive to believe this will be anything less than another escalation of the surveillance of New Zealanders.

  19. New Zealand wins fossil of the day award – again

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:52 am, December 11th, 2015 -  43 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, global warming, greens, interweb, Media, national, same old national, sustainability, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    For a small country New Zealand is certainly punching above its weight.  It has been awarded a second fossil of the day award by the Climate Action Network.

  20. John Key’s hedge fund mate behind Teach First (NZ)

    Written By:  BLiP -  Date published: 7:36 am, December 9th, 2015 -  195 comments
    Categories: capitalism, education, Hekia parata, john key, national, privatisation, Privatisation, Public Private Partnerships, schools, tertiary education, uncategorized
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    Julian Robertston, a US billionaire who made his money with hedge fund Tiger Management, Merryl Lynch’s largest customer when John Key was working there, is the man behind privatisation trojan horse Teach First (NZ).

  21. Deportee

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 12:48 pm, December 2nd, 2015 -  103 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, australian politics, crime, International, Kelvin Davis, Minister for International Embarrassment, workers' rights
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    Standard Exclusive:

    Te Reo Putake interviews one of the first batch of deportees from Australia under the Liberal Government’s hardline approach to Kiwis who serve jail time in the lucky country.

  22. The official New Zealand COP21 negotiating guide

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:00 am, December 1st, 2015 -  13 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, global warming, International, Satire, social media lolz, spin, you couldn't make this shit up
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    The Youth Delegation at COP 21 has secured a copy of the Government’s negotiation guide and has published it …

  23. Duncan Garner and the great Christmas beatup

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 12:56 pm, November 30th, 2015 -  114 comments
    Categories: journalism, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    In which Duncan Garner goes trolling with a great Christmas beatup, and gets taken to task for it.

  24. Boots Theory: Flag referendum 1

    Written By:  Stephanie Rodgers -  Date published: 1:00 pm, November 24th, 2015 -  35 comments
    Categories: referendum
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    What to do with these ballot papers that just arrived in the mail?

  25. RWC and rapists: 3 News poll confirms a pretty average week for Key.

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 6:51 pm, November 22nd, 2015 -  29 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, john key, Media, Politics, polls, winston peters
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    The latest Reid Research/3News poll is out. Key gets nothing from the RWC, and the rapist remarks turn out not to have helped his popularity either. There was a time when talkback radio style outbursts used to make him look strong. Nowadays, not so much. Meanwhile, the opposition are just 1 seat behind …

  26. The Tide is High

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 6:39 pm, November 15th, 2015 -  91 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, crosby textor, democratic participation, election 2017, greens, john key, labour, leadership, national, Politics
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    I’m pleased about the Roy Morgan result. The last RWC was worth 2-3% in the polls to National.  This RWC … nothing.  And in the days since that poll, John Key has overseen an astonishing attack on the women of Parliament. I think we’ve reached Peak Key.

  27. Power Corruption and Lies

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 1:04 pm, November 13th, 2015 -  78 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, class war, corruption, Dirty Politics, Ethics, same old national
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    A National List MP has been snapped trying to heavy the Housing Ministry into funding a lift in her personal profile. Remember John Key’s ‘higher standards in Government’? Nick Smith’s Ministerial office apparently doesn’t care too much about about such trifles. Worse, the Housing Ministry has been caught trying to cover up for the Tories by redacting an OIA request. Here’s your Brighter Future, folks. Enjoy.

  28. Andrew Little’s speech to the Labour 2015 conference

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 12:07 pm, November 8th, 2015 -  182 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, labour
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    Details of Andrew Little’s speech to be delivered today to the Labour Party conference.

    Updated with the full text of the speech.

  29. Grant Robertson’s speech to the 2015 Labour Conference

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 11:43 am, November 7th, 2015 -  68 comments
    Categories: grant robertson, labour, Politics
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    The text of Grant Robertson’s speech to the 2015 annual Labour Conference.

  30. Tony Veitch and the power of redemption

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:40 am, October 21st, 2015 -  124 comments
    Categories: crime, Media, radio, Social issues, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    Tony Veitch has caused a major social media response by posting a comment which suggests that he is a victim of a bad relationship and not guilty of inflicting domestic violence.

  31. Obesity policy ignores elephant in the room

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 7:29 am, October 20th, 2015 -  182 comments
    Categories: health, poverty
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    Obesity is a difficult topic to write about, but with the release of new government policy yesterday it is very much in the news. Unfortunately, unsurprisingly, National have chosen to tinker with the consequences of obesity without addressing the causes.

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