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  1. Simon Bridges is rooting for the Greens*

    Written By:  Incognito -  Date published: 4:12 pm, March 9th, 2019 -  28 comments
    Categories: activism, climate change, Deep stuff, Environment, greens, leadership, national, Politics, Simon Bridges
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    Simon Bridges makes a passionate plea for the environment and for a mate.

  2. Venezuela, China and Russia

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 1:41 pm, March 4th, 2019 -  54 comments
    Categories: China, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, International, us politics
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    In the new world order of robber barons in which most states are collectively so weak that they no longer effective resistance against large corporations, we should start to view states as diplomatic fronts for corporations.

  3. ‘Taxpayers union’ – too ‘stupid’ to understand tax?

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 9:30 am, February 26th, 2019 -  59 comments
    Categories: capital gains, Dirty Politics, Economy, journalism, Politics, tax, uncategorized
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    There is a classic piece of waffle in the NZ Herald about when capital gains tax will apply to the family home. But the conditions when this applies are extremely simple and obvious. However professed experts on taxation like the so-called ‘taxpayers union’ can’t understand them. Probably because they are paid not to.

  4. Pollwatch: Colmar Brunton 18/02/2019

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 8:29 pm, February 19th, 2019 -  13 comments
    Categories: greens, labour, national, nz first, polls
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    Do good things come in twos? This Pollwatch suggests that perhaps they do, and that maybe the news is rosier than the last one suggested.

  5. Digital Corporations: Pay Us What You Owe Us

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:17 am, February 19th, 2019 -  75 comments
    Categories: facebook, internet, Media, tax, tech industry, twitter
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    The Government has indicated that it will seek to tax digital companies from overseas.

  6. The NZ National Party is the Wizard of Oz

    Written By:  Incognito -  Date published: 2:57 pm, February 16th, 2019 -  32 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff, journalism, leadership, making shit up, Media, national, political parties, politicans, Politics, rumour, same old national, Simon Bridges, vision
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    The National Party is a sad, confused, slightly dazed white old man behind the curtain.

  7. Blomfield beats Slater

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:58 am, February 16th, 2019 -  26 comments
    Categories: articles, Dirty Politics, Media, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, The Standard
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    Matt Blomfield has obtained judgment in his long running defamation case against Cameron Slater.

  8. a SLEEPING cat

    Dead cats and silly sausages

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 8:15 pm, February 14th, 2019 -  125 comments
    Categories: labour, national, trevor mallard
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    Today in distractions: David Carter is covering for Simon Bridges’ polling results by upsetting the whole idea of non-partisan accountability of the Government to Parliament in select comittees, I give some free advice to the National Party comms team knowing they won’t pull it off, and Mallard has lost patience with non-answers

  9. Sheepgate the final chapter

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:38 am, February 12th, 2019 -  44 comments
    Categories: david parker, national, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, trade, you couldn't make this shit up
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    The final chapter of the Saudi Sheepgate saga has now been written with David Parker pulling the pin on the deal and saving the country $1 million.

  10. Ardern’s state of the nation speech

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 11:15 am, February 8th, 2019 -  56 comments
    Categories: Economy, jacinda ardern, labour, Politics, tax, trade
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    The text of Jacinda Ardern’s speech delivered this morning.

  11. Simon Wilson thinks Epsom could be offered to Blue-Greens

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:17 am, February 1st, 2019 -  62 comments
    Categories: act, climate change, Conservation, david seymour, Environment, ETS, farming, journalism, Media, national, public transport, same old national, science, transport
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    Simon Wilson has suggested that the only way National may have to establish a Blue Green presence in Parliament is to offer them the seat of Epsom.

  12. The Blue Green oxymoron

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:18 am, January 28th, 2019 -  252 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff, Environment, greens, national, Politics, same old national, Simon Bridges, spin, sustainability, you couldn't make this shit up
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    National appears to be well advanced in the formation of a new puppet party, one with an environmental theme that will present a challenge to the Green Party.

  13. Guest post: Epitaph for a species

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 9:00 am, January 20th, 2019 -  69 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster, Environment, global warming, science, sustainability
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    In a guest post Tony Veitch [not etc.] imagines his last few days as the world dies …

  14. Elizabeth Warren and Foreign Policy

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:45 am, January 9th, 2019 -  17 comments
    Categories: China, defence, Donald Trump, International, us politics
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    An analysis of recent public comments made by Elizabeth Warren and the possible implications for New Zealand of a Warren Presidency.

  15. Julian Assange and the Streisand Effect.

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 6:45 pm, January 7th, 2019 -  161 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, capitalism, class war, crime, Deep stuff, Ethics, International, law, Media, suppression orders, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Wikileaks has tried to silence media organisations on behalf of Julian Assange. Why is a ‘transparency’ organisation opposed to free speech and have they made things worse for the Aussie hacker?

    UPDATE: The list has been leaked. Link in post.

  16. Drug testing at music festivals

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:00 am, January 7th, 2019 -  18 comments
    Categories: alcohol, drugs, education, labour, law, Politics, stuart nash
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    Police Minister Stuart Nash has said publicly that he wants to see all New Zealand music festivals to have drug testing kits by next summer.

  17. The wonder of e-bikes and e-scooters

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 7:00 am, January 6th, 2019 -  20 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, Economy, local government, Politics, public transport, Social issues, tech industry, transport, uncategorized
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    The rise of cycleways, e-bikes, and e-scooters is steadily revolutionising commutes around Auckland, especially Central Auckland. Like public transport the economic reasons for commuters are easy to understand. You don’t get ridiculous parking costs or the lousy variable commute times of fat footprint cars jammed up on crowded roads.

  18. Political punditry in 2019

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:57 am, January 4th, 2019 -  79 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, Deep stuff, Donald Trump, greens, housing, jacinda ardern, Jeremy Corbyn, journalism, labour, local government, making shit up, national, phil goff, quality of life, Simon Bridges, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uk politics, us politics, you couldn't make this shit up
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    The media has recently reviewed its predictions from last year and made a few new ones.  How did it go?  And what is going to happen in the next 12 months?

  19. Test embeds in comments.

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 8:04 pm, January 3rd, 2019 -  32 comments
    Categories: admin, Media, social media lolz, The Standard, uncategorized
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    As some of you may have noticed, I’ve started testing some embeds in comments in OpenMike today. This is a test to see what is possible in posts that can worthwhile be carried over to the comments. I’ll probably make decisions on what I allow over the weekend and either add what you want or remove the ones that look like they will break the conversation.

  20. What can we do about climate change – air travel emission offset

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:00 am, January 2nd, 2019 -  257 comments
    Categories: climate change, Conservation, disaster, Economy, Environment, global warming, sustainability, tourism, transport
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    How do you reconcile your desire to do what you can about climate change with taking air travel?

  21. Brexit vote on Tuesday

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:30 am, December 10th, 2018 -  41 comments
    Categories: Europe, International, uk politics
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    With a vote on the Brexit deal soon and with defeat a distinct possibility both Labour and the Conservatives need a Plan B and they need it inside 48 hours.

  22. National’s dead cat strategy

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:41 am, December 6th, 2018 -  56 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, accountability, articles, making shit up, national, Politics, same old national, Simon Bridges, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    National has attempted to drown out news of further leaks, bad poll results and a reference of Maggie Barry’s behaviour to the Auditor General by staging a big stink in Parliament.

  23. Yanking our chain

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 10:32 pm, December 3rd, 2018 -  46 comments
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    Tracy Watkins is in Korea paid for by the US to head off any support fro President Moon’s visit here. The US security chiefs are here in Wellington today with the 40-grit sandpaper. A high-ranking Russia “expert” from the UK was here last week because they thought Winston Peters wasn’t sufficiently outraged by the Skripal false flag affair. We’re in the gun in the information wars.

  24. The bigotry of lemmings – the China scare

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 5:46 pm, November 28th, 2018 -  134 comments
    Categories: China, Economy, International, The Standard
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    I can’t think of the number of countless times that I have seen scare stories about someone wanting to take over this society and/or the world. Sometimes they are even correct about intent, but usually they are not. Usually the difference between what is insinuated and whatever facts are known makes those making such insinuations just look like attention-seeking nuts.

     

  25. China, Huawei and us

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:00 am, November 27th, 2018 -  50 comments
    Categories: China, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, International, Politics, surveillance
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    It’s high time this government woke up to the intelligence gathering capacity and ambition of China in New Zealand.

  26. Pride and police

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 10:43 am, November 26th, 2018 -  110 comments
    Categories: human rights, identity, Politics
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    A guest post by Joel Walsham on the decision of the Auckland Pride Board to request the police not to march at the Pride parade in uniform.

  27. Another day and more Simon Bridges f*&k ups

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 2:30 pm, November 19th, 2018 -  54 comments
    Categories: cost of living, making shit up, Media, national, phil twyford, Simon Bridges, spin, tax, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Simon Bridges has in the last 24 hours blamed Labour law changes for increasing rentals but has forgotten which ones, and has disagreed that an apology is owed to the families of the Pike River miners on the 8th anniversary of the disaster.

  28. The strange case of the astroturfed Energy Voices organisation

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 3:34 pm, November 13th, 2018 -  18 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, internet, Media, national, same old national, sustainability, twitter
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    It has been discovered that the person behind the Energy Voices website is a National Party operative and former staffer.

  29. Jeff Sessions resigns as Attorney General

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:57 am, November 8th, 2018 -  27 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, Donald Trump, Politics, us politics
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    US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned at the President’s request and has been replaced by someone who thought that Mueller’s investigation into POTUS went too far.

  30. Why this mid term result?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 5:05 pm, November 7th, 2018 -  39 comments
    Categories: Donald Trump, Politics, us politics
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    What can we take from the US mid term election results?