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1. 

   Julie Anne Genter: Working for Women’s Rights on the World Stage

   Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:08 am, March 27th, 2018 -  71 comments
   Categories: climate change, equality, gender, pasifika, sustainability
   Tags: Commission on the Status of Women, Gender Action Plan, julie anne genter, Minister for Women, pay equity, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, united nations

   The Minister for Women on her recent trip with the NZ delegation to the UN.

2. 

   Some neigbourly advice for Kirikiriroa from a concerned JAFA

   Written By:  Enzo -  Date published: 1:21 pm, March 16th, 2018 -  27 comments
   Categories: Environment, Maori Issues, tourism
   Tags: Andrew King, hamilton, Kirikiriroa, michael laws, race relations, whanganui

   Hamilton or Kirikiriroa? I don’t even know why this is a question. Well, I do, it’s a question because white people are stupid, but I mean there’s no question in my mind which name I prefer. Kneejerk reactions to this sort of suggested change are a bit odd when you think about it. Everything in […]

3. 

   Was National a good economic manager?

   Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 9:30 am, March 10th, 2018 -  75 comments
   Categories: Economy, national, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
   Tags:

   Bill Rosenberg from the CTU has stated convincingly why National is not and was not a sound manager of the economy.

4. 

   Why gender equity matters: #metoonz

   Written By:  weka -  Date published: 12:02 pm, March 5th, 2018 -  51 comments
   Categories: feminism, sexism
   Tags: #MeToo, #metoonz, how change happens, rape culture, sexual assault, sexual harassment

   It’s time for progressive men to support women’s politics, in New Zealand and here on The Standard.

5. 

   James Shaw’s speech to the Green Summer Policy Conference

   Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:15 am, March 4th, 2018 -  8 comments
   Categories: accountability, greens, james shaw, Politics
   Tags: #greenthegovt, Green Party Summer Policy Conference, transparency

   Alongside announcing the Greens’ new transparency measures, James Shaw talks about being in government and having the ability to influence, as well as staying true to the Green Party’s values.

6. 

   Why does Criminal Justice have to be so politicised?

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:49 am, February 25th, 2018 -  67 comments
   Categories: Andrew Little, crime, domestic violence, Judith Collins, labour, national, Politics, prisons, same old national
   Tags:

   Judith Collins has indicated that the chances of a mature debate about Criminal Justice are slim.

7. 

   Us and them – what will Labour do about WINZ?

   Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:30 am, February 20th, 2018 -  106 comments
   Categories: benefits, Carmel Sepuloni, labour, welfare
   Tags: #FIXWINZ, #wearebenefciaries, WINZ

   What we need is a government that shares power with beneficiaries.

8. 

   TPPA-11 update and actions

   Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:23 am, February 16th, 2018 -  70 comments
   Categories: Abuse of power, accountability, democracy under attack, Globalisation, greens, labour, nz first, trade
   Tags: CPTPPA, Jane Kelsey, tpp, TPPA, TPPA-11

   The TPPA-11 is set to be signed on March 8. There are still huge problems with the agreement for NZ. Jane Kelsey provides an update.

9. 

   Hey Stuart Nash Maui’s Dolphins are approaching extinction

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 2:16 pm, February 15th, 2018 -  74 comments
   Categories: Conservation, Environment, sustainability
   Tags: maui's dolphin, peter tally, stuart nash

   Stuart Nash is considering cancelling the roll out of monitoring cameras on fishing boats. For the sake of Maui’s Dolphin I hope he changes his mind.
10. 

    Waitangi day

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:36 am, February 6th, 2018 -  84 comments
    Categories: Media, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
    Tags: bob jones, mike hosking, simon wilson, te tiriti o waitangi, waitangi, waitangi day

    By engaging with and showing respect for Ngapuhi Jacinda Ardern has transformed Waitangi Day from a day of dissent to a day of celebration.

11. 

    Zen and the art of greening the government

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:25 am, February 3rd, 2018 -  65 comments
    Categories: activism, community democracy, democratic participation, greens, political education, Spying
    Tags: #greenthegovt, Golriz Ghahraman, green paradox, how change happens, Schrodinger's government

    Democracy, protest, and what makes this the first ever progressive New Zealand MMP government.

12. 

    Nothing like Mike

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 2:30 pm, February 1st, 2018 -  18 comments
    Categories: broadcasting, Media, news, social media lolz, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, tv
    Tags: hilary barry, jeremy wells, mike hosking, seven sharp

    Turns out Mike Hosking was eminently and delightfully replaceable.

13. 

    Poor Paula’s position’s in peril

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:36 am, February 1st, 2018 -  25 comments
    Categories: bill english, national, paula bennett, same old national
    Tags:

    Speculation is rife that Paula Bennett’s reign as Deputy Leader of the National Party may be under threat.

14. 

    Bill your pants may be on fire

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 1:48 pm, January 30th, 2018 -  118 comments
    Categories: benefits, bill english, child welfare, class war, Economy, jacinda ardern, labour, national, same old national, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
    Tags:

    Bill English has criticised the Government for only offering an officer briefing on the day that legislation is due to be introduced into Parliament.  But appears to have forgotten an offer made by Jacinda Ardern 48 days ago.

15. 

    Jac-in-da-Box

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 6:58 pm, January 15th, 2018 -  48 comments
    Categories: uncategorized
    Tags:

    “Wedger Wayne” Mapp in todays’s Spinoff does his best to stuff Jacinda Ardern into a Tony Blair “Third Way”  box. Too glib by far.  True in 2002 Blair did promise to eliminate child poverty by 2020; but poverty’s now the highest in 20 years in Britain. I’d back Jacinda to do much better. Besides, instead of Mandy she’s got David Parker.

16. 

    Coco

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 10:00 am, January 10th, 2018 -  12 comments
    Categories: film, Media
    Tags:

    Ad reviews the Children’s movie Coco and suggests there is something there for people of all ages.

17. 

    Duck and cover

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:24 am, January 4th, 2018 -  184 comments
    Categories: Donald Trump, International, us politics, you couldn't make this shit up
    Tags: kim jon un, north korea, Steve Bannon

    Over the past 24 hours Trump has threatened war by comparing button sizes with Kim Jon Un and Steve Bannon has described Trump Campaign’s 2016 meeting with a group of Russians in Trump Tower as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic”.

18. 

    What will 2018 bring for National?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:00 am, January 4th, 2018 -  179 comments
    Categories: act, bill english, election 2017, Gerry Brownlee, greens, jacinda ardern, labour, national, nick smith, Nikki Kaye, nz first, paula bennett, Politics, same old national, Steven Joyce
    Tags:

    What are National’s prospects this year?  Will Bill English survive as leader?  Will there be resignations and a clean out of the front bench?  Stay tuned …

19. 

    The Failed Estate: Us and Them

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:00 am, December 31st, 2017 -  20 comments
    Categories: australian politics, benefits, Economy, International, tax, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, welfare, you couldn't make this shit up
    Tags: rupert murdoch

    In Australia the Murdoch press has chosen the Christmas down period to try and whip up some anti beneficiary hysteria.  Jim Parker from the blog Failed Estate calmly dissects the figures and concludes there is no reason for concern.

20. 

    Tory Translation Service

    Written By:  Enzo -  Date published: 9:39 am, December 17th, 2017 -  211 comments
    Categories: making shit up, same old national, Satire, spin
    Tags: attack language, attempted humour, crosby textor, national, social justice, wedge politics

      I don’t often admit that there is anything that the right do better than the left, but, credit where it’s due, there are a few things. Chief amongst them are dog whistling and wedge politics. These are calculated political silencing tactics that use language to belittle the left and make us appear alienated from […]

21. 

    World Bank to stop funding oil and gas exploration

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:15 am, December 14th, 2017 -  29 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster, energy, Environment, Mining, peak oil, sustainability
    Tags: oil, world bank

    It is time for all of the institutions, countries, investors and individuals who are still in the Paris Agreement to stop funding fossils – once and for all.

    – Stephen Kretzmann, Executive Director of Oil Change International

22. 

    Moving on after FJK

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 12:53 pm, December 12th, 2017 -  65 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, john key, Politics
    Tags: FJK

    One year after resigning as Prime Minister and nine months since leaving parliament, a look at FJK’s fine legacy.

23. 

    All aboard for awesome public transport

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 10:03 am, November 30th, 2017 -  40 comments
    Categories: local government
    Tags: guest post, public transport

    What’s actually behind the employment discontent in New Zealand’s public transport? Turns out its the rule changes National brought in. CTU Secretary Sam Huggard blogs from Together.

24. 

    Joyce’s multi billion dollar budget hole

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 2:13 pm, November 29th, 2017 -  29 comments
    Categories: Media, national, Politics, same old national, Steven Joyce, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
    Tags:

    It appears that Steven Joyce was right about there being a multi billion dollar hole in the Government’s finances. But not in the way claimed.

25. 

    Once again: National lost the election

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 9:17 pm, November 26th, 2017 -  154 comments
    Categories: democracy under attack, election 2017, MMP, national, nick smith, nz first
    Tags: enforced coalition, sour grapes

    A rebuttal of Nick Smith’s claim to have “won the 2017 election, but lost the coalition negotiations.”

26. 

    Net Neutrality and New Zealand

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 10:00 am, November 26th, 2017 -  42 comments
    Categories: business, capitalism, discrimination, internet
    Tags: clare curran, net neutrality

    Trump’s administration has recently set course to repeal Net Neutrality in the USA. What does that mean for New Zealand, and should we be considering stronger regulation here?

27. 

    To you live, from bed! – Writehanded

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:47 am, November 17th, 2017 -  1 comment
    Categories: community democracy, disability, internet
    Tags: community, illness, internet freedom, nethui, nethui 2017, Sarah Wilson, writehandedgirl

    Writer Sarah Wilson blogged about her experience of the recent Nethui event, looking at Nethui itself, corporate control and the internet, safety for kids, sex worker access to the net, disability access, the importance of digital inclusion and literacy, and the social/cultural consequences of the internet.

28. 

    Minister puts sustainability, and government’s reputation at risk

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 7:45 am, November 15th, 2017 -  33 comments
    Categories: Environment, labour, national, sustainability
    Tags: christine rose, craig foss, fisheries, stuart nash

    A guest post by Christine Rose on Fishing Minister Stuart Nash’s strange decision to delay the implementation of video surveillance on fishing ships and the implications for endangered Maui’s dolphins.

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    The Accidental Bodyguards of Capitalism

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 6:33 am, November 15th, 2017 -  69 comments
    Categories: capitalism, Deep stuff, Economy, political alternatives, vision
    Tags: Incognito, neoliberalism, Plato

    What does it mean to look beyond capitalism? We do not yet know what it will look like because we have not yet ventured out from our caves.

30. 

    Guns don’t shoot people, men do

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:33 am, November 7th, 2017 -  200 comments
    Categories: gender, us politics
    Tags: feminism, gun control, Montreal, violence

    Maybe it’s time to broach the elephant in the living room.

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    Trust, Labour and the TPPA

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:05 am, November 5th, 2017 -  96 comments
    Categories: Economy, International, labour, trade
    Tags: TPPA, TPPA-11

    A look at Labour’s PR around the TPPA-11, and a campaign by Action Station to stop the signing.