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  1. About Gaurav Sharma

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:17 am, August 15th, 2022 -  101 comments
    Categories: employment, labour, political parties, Unions, workers' rights
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    Recent incidents involving Labour MP Gaurav Sharma are evidence of poor relationships with staff and not anything more sinister.

  2. Was This The Change We Needed?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 1:07 pm, August 9th, 2022 -  11 comments
    Categories: covid-19, Deep stuff, local government, Media, Politics, uncategorized, water
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    Crises that profoundly test a small developed state like New Zealand have required huge growth in state strength and policy power. But was it the change we needed?

  3. National’s culture problem

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:14 pm, August 8th, 2022 -  139 comments
    Categories: child discipline, Christopher Luxon, law, law and "order", national, politicans, same old national
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    National MP Sam Uffindell has today been engaged in a media wide mea culpa after allegations that he bullied a young student and was expelled from Kings College have been publicised.

  4. What New Zealanders are thinking about climate change

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 9:13 am, August 3rd, 2022 -  29 comments
    Categories: activism, climate change
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    A new Ipsos poll has some good news.

  5. Best yet in National Party splatter series in production

    Written By:  Simon Louisson -  Date published: 1:31 pm, July 28th, 2022 -  46 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, Dirty Politics, national, Politics, same old national
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    The kicker in Andrea Vance’s Blue Blood, her insider’s view of the splatter-movie that has been the National Party since John Key stepped down, is that the best yet is in production. She chronicles treachery that has become the modus operandi of the vacuous vipers inhabiting the caucus. Details of the dirty work induce you to turn the page for more. It doesn’t look like Luxon is the redeemer.

  6. The inside story of National’s civil war

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 12:24 pm, July 25th, 2022 -  16 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, bill english, brand key, Christopher Luxon, jacinda ardern, john key, Judith Collins, Media, national, national/act government, nick smith, same old national, Simon Bridges, Steven Joyce, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, todd muller, trevor mallard, uncategorized
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    Andrea Vance’s book Blood Bath provides an insider’s view of the carnage that erupted in the National Party from 2017 to 2021.  And while things have calmed down under Christopher Luxon’s his weaknesses, including his glossing over the importance of policy detail and his tendency to bag businesses has been noted.

  7. Unthinkable Renationalisation

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 10:02 am, July 21st, 2022 -  57 comments
    Categories: assets, climate change, Economy, energy, Environment, Europe, Privatisation, privatisation, science, uncategorized
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    Europe is leading the global fight against climate change by rapidly shifting away from fossil fuels. This now includes fully renationalising energy companies and forced decreases in gas use. What could New Zealand learn?

  8. Wear your #$%^& mask properly

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:38 am, July 16th, 2022 -  90 comments
    Categories: chris bishop, Christopher Luxon, covid-19, health, national, same old national
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    Although we still compare favourably to the vast majority of Western nations in terms of our Covid response our performance has been eclipsed by Japan and Singapore, two nations which strong mask mandates and cultural norms supporting the wearing of masks.

  9. bertie ratu jobs that count

    Business claims crisis as country approaches full employment and wages increase

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:29 am, July 12th, 2022 -  124 comments
    Categories: Economy, employment, jobs, uncategorized, unemployment, workers' rights
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    Anyone else getting tired of the media presenting the fact that New Zealand essentially has full employment is a very bad thing?

  10. Complaint about RNZ use of Bryce Edwards article upheld

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 1:58 pm, July 11th, 2022 -  33 comments
    Categories: cost of living, covid-19, david clark, Economy, Media, radio, uncategorized
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    The Media Council has upheld a complaint against a Bryce Edwards article published on RNZ’s website that incorrectly stated that Labour went into the 2020 election promising to break up the supermarket duopoly and bring down the cost of food and that the policy was essentially dead when the policy only promised to conduct a market study using the Commerce Commission.

  11. The dodgy Auckland Mayoralty Curia poll

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:58 am, June 21st, 2022 -  104 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, dpf, efeso collins, leo molloy, Media, polls, supercity, uncategorized
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    An Auckland Ratepayers Alliance Curia poll that was trumpeted as claiming that Efeso Collins and Leo Molloy were neck and neck in terms of public support has attracted criticism after it was disclosed that the poll of 500 persons had 53% stating that they did not know who they would vote for.

  12. The Tauranga by election

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:00 pm, June 18th, 2022 -  64 comments
    Categories: by-election, elections, labour, national, Simon Bridges
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    The Tauranga by election has been one of the most low key by elections held in some time. The polls are now closed. If Labour get within 25 points of National they can regard this as a victory.

  13. Foot-shooting the sanctions’ lockstep

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 6:41 pm, June 18th, 2022 -  45 comments
    Categories: boycott, cost of living, energy, food, Russia, trade, Ukraine, war
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    RNZ’s “The Detail” asked are New Zealand’s sanctions against Russia working? They aren’t, but one detail we learnt that MFAT has 100 staff members assigned to sorting out their complications!! What a waste.

  14. He Waka Eke Noa?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:02 am, June 10th, 2022 -  16 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, climate change, Environment, ETS, farming, james shaw, labour, national, science
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    The He Waka Eke Noa report recommends the introduction of farm-level split-gas levy on agricultural emissions. The anticipated savings are very small and reliant on Government proposals for the sector to reaching the Government target of 10% methane reduction.  Are we really all in this together?

  15. If not now then when?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:23 am, May 26th, 2022 -  47 comments
    Categories: Culture wars, Donald Trump, uncategorized, us politics, war
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    Yet another school shooting has occurred this time in Texas with 19 children and two teachers shot.  And this weekend the NRA is holding its annual Convention in Texas and Donald Trump is one of the guest speakers.

  16. Early voting opens in Aussie election

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 12:22 pm, May 11th, 2022 -  33 comments
    Categories: australian politics, electoral systems, gender, International, MMP, political alternatives, Politics, Single Transferable Vote
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    The early voting polls have opened in Australia, so the election there is nigh. Reading on the election there has been interesting. The weirdness of marginal seats. The burgeoning dissatisfaction and probable deciding impact of Aussie women on this election result.

  17. Latest poll result – all steady but the Herald needs an English lesson

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:11 pm, May 3rd, 2022 -  109 comments
    Categories: labour, Media, national, polls, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uncategorized, you couldn't make this shit up
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    The latest Reid Research poll result has been released.  Basically it reflects other polls that have been recently conducted.  But the Herald have chosen to suggest it shows a dramatic change.

  18. Who Will Protect Us From Media Power Now?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 6:28 pm, April 26th, 2022 -  9 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff, internet, Media, Politics, radio, twitter, uncategorized
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    With RNZ and TVNZ now in full merger mode, we have yet another untested state megalith upon us. But where is the power that will hold it to account?

  19. Luxon’s triple backward summersault on Labour Day

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:00 am, April 21st, 2022 -  72 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, labour, making shit up, Media, national, same old national, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    In the space of one day Chris Luxon called repeatedly for the scrapping of Labour Day as a holiday then confirmed that a future National Government would not do this and said that his earlier comment was facetious.

  20. Plant based foods

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:08 am, April 12th, 2022 -  122 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, farming, food, greens, james shaw, science
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    Worrying news has emerged that New Zealand officials sought along with other agricultural nations to remove references to the benefits of consuming plant based foods on climate change from the IPCC report summary.

  21. Why trust in the media is declining

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 2:09 pm, April 10th, 2022 -  47 comments
    Categories: covid-19, Deep stuff, health, Media, Politics, uncategorized
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    A recent study into New Zealand’s media suggests that trust in what the media says is declining and that views of what is good and bad media is more and more dependent on the participant’s world view.

  22. Go well Ashley Bloomfield

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:28 am, April 10th, 2022 -  31 comments
    Categories: david clark, health, jacinda ardern, public services, republic, uncategorized
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    With a sense of regret for many of us this week Ashley Bloomfield announced his pending resignation as Director General of Health.

  23. Climate Action Mondays: slow fashion

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 9:54 am, April 4th, 2022 -  44 comments
    Categories: activism, climate change, sustainability
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    It’s time to act as if our lives depend on it. Here are the things we can do and we can require government and business to do.

  24. Can This Government Be Saved?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 5:43 pm, March 25th, 2022 -  118 comments
    Categories: act, covid-19, economy, elections, grant robertson, greens, jacinda ardern, labour, maori party, national
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    Can Labour win a third term? Here are some pathways up, and some pathways down.

  25. The latest poll

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:54 pm, March 10th, 2022 -  124 comments
    Categories: act, greens, labour, national, polls
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    National/Act (47%) would beat Labour/Greens (46%) if there were an election held tomorrow, according to the latest One News Kantar poll.

  26. National’s tax policy

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:14 am, March 7th, 2022 -  107 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, national, same old national, tax
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    National has proposed to reverse all tax changes implemented by Labour and claims that the cuts can be managed without damage to the state.  But the figure it uses, $1.7 billion a year, includes income tax adjustments only and not the cost of the removal of other taxes.

  27. Real protestors do not burn kids playgrounds

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:10 am, March 4th, 2022 -  239 comments
    Categories: covid-19, human rights, trevor mallard, vladimir putin
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    Wellington protestors recent activities in torching a 100 year old Pohutukawa, burning a kid’s playground and threatening to occupy Wainuiomata Marae suggests they are being given PR advice by Vladimir Putin.

  28. Everyone is over Covid

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:46 am, February 22nd, 2022 -  134 comments
    Categories: act, capitalism, climate change, covid-19, jacinda ardern, national
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    Jacinda Ardern said yesterday that everyone is over Covid.  She is right.  We all want this to end.

  29. Why the Wellington protestors are wrong

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:52 am, February 20th, 2022 -  72 comments
    Categories: covid-19, Deep stuff, human rights
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    The Wellington protest has exceeded any moral mandate to protest.

  30. Chloe Swarbrick Needs A Reset

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 11:01 am, February 10th, 2022 -  42 comments
    Categories: capitalism, climate change, covid-19, Deep stuff, food, greens, science, tourism
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    Chloe Swarbrick has requested that the government help Auckland central’s restaurants.  But in a post Covid pre climate change world this is not going to help.

  31. Women’s human rights and the vulnerability of pregnant women

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 12:57 pm, January 31st, 2022 -  211 comments
    Categories: feminism, human rights
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    While social and mainstream media hash out the details of Charlotte Bellis’ situation, her case points to the gross inequity that women still face even in countries like New Zealand.