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  1. Last night’s ASB Finance Debate (updated)

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:46 pm, September 14th, 2023 -  70 comments
    Categories: election 2023
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    Jack Tame hosts the debate between Labour’s Finance Minister and Finance Spokespersons from the Greens, NZ First, National and Act.

  2. Predatory delay on climate action by Fonterra, Dairy NZ and Federated Farmers

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:23 am, September 13th, 2023 -  2 comments
    Categories: climate change, ETS, farming, farming, russel norman
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    A damning report from Russel Norman on how the agricultural industry blocked climate action for the past two decades.

  3. An ACT New Zealand

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 1:29 pm, September 8th, 2023 -  38 comments
    Categories: act, broadcasting, david seymour, energy, housing, law, law and "order", police, uncategorized
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    What will New Zealand look like if Act forms part of the next Government?

  4. Eugenie Sage’s farewell

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 11:14 am, August 25th, 2023 -  7 comments
    Categories: eugenie sage, greens
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    As always, if you want to understand green politics, listen to what the Green MPs say themselves. This speech is no exception.

  5. Fifteen Green MPs, or more

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 10:02 am, August 23rd, 2023 -  38 comments
    Categories: election 2023, greens, poverty
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    The political courage of the Green Party is paying off.

  6. Climate NGOs on the BlackRock deal

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:05 am, August 9th, 2023 -  2 comments
    Categories: climate change, labour
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    NGO responses to the government’s announcement yesterday of the deal with global investment management firm BlackRock, to fund 100% renewable electricity generation in New Zealand.

  7. Greens: free dental care for all

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:10 am, August 7th, 2023 -  75 comments
    Categories: election 2023, greens, health
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    “Under our plan, everyone will be able to keep their teeth healthy, and access treatment when they need it through a new community-based New Zealand Dental Service.”

  8. Climate extremes make NZ’s supply chains highly vulnerable – it’s time to rethink how we grow and ship food

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:59 am, August 5th, 2023 -  32 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster, economy, farming, food, sustainability, transport
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    “It’s clear domestic food supply chains have been increasingly challenged by natural disasters and the ongoing impact of climate change.”

  9. We are the 99%

    Should We Worry About Green and Maori Party Taxes?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:47 am, July 30th, 2023 -  163 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff, Economy, election 2023, greens, maori party, tax
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    We need to recognise our risk to the capital flight risk of the 1%, but also recognise the benefit to the 99% of us.

  10. Should Labour take GST off fresh food?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:53 am, July 28th, 2023 -  87 comments
    Categories: chris hipkins, gst, labour, maori party, nicola willis, tax
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    National’s Nicola Willis has claimed that Labour will soon announce policy to take GST off fresh fruit and vegetables.

  11. Politics is indeed a blood sport

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 3:36 pm, July 25th, 2023 -  56 comments
    Categories: labour, national, Parliament, same old national
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    But should it be? Without acknowledging in any way its role in politicising Kiritapu Allan’s issues National has stated that politics is a blood sport.

  12. Future Green Wins Will Be Hard

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 10:47 am, July 25th, 2023 -  5 comments
    Categories: Conservation, Deep stuff, Economy, Environment, farming, greens
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    It does not mean they are not worth trying; it means they will be fights against entrenched power.

  13. The Greens’ election campaign launch: game on

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:05 am, July 24th, 2023 -  66 comments
    Categories: election 2023, greens, james shaw
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    “No party who wants to work with us after 14th October should ever take our support for granted”

    With the urgency of the climate crisis upon us, the Greens are finally willing to use the cross benches card.

  14. Prime Minister Hipkins on the Trade Price of Everything

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 9:19 am, July 9th, 2023 -  2 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, Deep stuff, International, politicans
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    Prime Minister Chris Hipkins spoke this week on how the Government is acting to protect and advance the safety and security of New Zealand and New Zealanders while dealing with those countries that have most influence over us.

  15. A government looking at the climate challenges, not with fear but with hope

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:10 am, July 9th, 2023 -  69 comments
    Categories: election 2023, greens, james shaw
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    James Shaw’s speech to the Greens’ AGM is showing us this is the party with the actual plan for how to get through the crisis.

  16. The Women’s Rights Party

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 10:58 am, July 2nd, 2023 -  50 comments
    Categories: election 2023, feminism, gender critical feminism
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    “We are the only political party in New Zealand that puts women first”

  17. Climate: where we are heading

    Written By:  climatewatch -  Date published: 6:05 am, June 28th, 2023 -  35 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster
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    The United Nations University has released a sixteen minute film featuring world leading climate scientist and carbon budget specialist Professor Kevin Anderson talking about the utter catastrophe we are heading for if we don’t take radical action on climate now.

  18. Why Public Ownership Is Great

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 4:20 pm, June 25th, 2023 -  10 comments
    Categories: assets, auckland supercity, local government, Politics, privatisation, supercity, uncategorized
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    In the absence of any political party stating clearly that public ownership of major infrastructure is a very good idea, here’s 10 good things public ownership of infrastructure does that private ownership doesn’t.

  19. Don’t Stop

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:16 am, June 21st, 2023 -  20 comments
    Categories: activism, climate change
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    “Meanwhile, oil companies are enjoying record profits”

  20. Gandhi on unity

    On a schism by the unrighteous and immoral

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 3:03 pm, June 20th, 2023 -  21 comments
    Categories: election 2023, national, political parties, Politics
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    The latest from the fledgling Democracy NZ is a classic schism by people who don’t want to actually achieve anything useful. It has lost about a third of its senior candidates. Classic for those who prioritise their own personal freedom over cooperation and community in their pursuit of power.

  21. When You Pay Peanuts, You Get Propaganda

    Written By:  Incognito -  Date published: 6:23 pm, June 17th, 2023 -  38 comments
    Categories: journalism, making shit up, Media, news, Propaganda
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    Trust requires vigilant efforts to build and keep. This means time and money.

  22. Luxon, the idiot for whom ignorance is bliss

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 12:45 pm, June 12th, 2023 -  29 comments
    Categories: capital gains, Christopher Luxon, climate change, Economy, Environment, farming, national, Politics, tax
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    Last night I watched Christopher Luxon in a interview with Jack Tame on Q&A from youtube. My takeaway from it was that I don’t want this fool anywhere near actual policy. He exhibited a blissful ignorance about downstream effects of genetic engineering, climate change, and productivity in our economy. Even where I agreed with him like on GE – I didn’t want this idiot implementing policy on it.

  23. Stop Defending Regional Rail

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 12:44 pm, June 5th, 2023 -  51 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, public transport, science, transport
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    Regional rail is a perpetual makework gig servicing the wrong economy and just needs to stop.

  24. Carmel Sepuloni – bring it on

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:05 pm, May 27th, 2023 -  49 comments
    Categories: Carmel Sepuloni, labour, uncategorized
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    Carmel Sepuloni’s speech to the 2023 Labour Party Congress.

  25. The real coalition of chaos

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:52 am, May 23rd, 2023 -  22 comments
    Categories: budget 2023, Christopher Luxon, climate change, Economy, ETS, national, nicola willis, poverty, same old national
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    National has hatched on its attack line which we will hear about a lot over the next few months. But it may have a problem. Because the phrase “coalition of chaos” clearly applies to its leadership team. 

  26. Our heat battery in the oceans

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 10:04 am, May 19th, 2023 -  28 comments
    Categories: budget 2023, climate change, Economy, Environment, infrastructure, Politics, science
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    Almost all of the extra heat that humans have captured by adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere over the last few centuries has wound up warming the deep oceans. We’re now starting to feel the effects of that excess heat.

  27. Kerekere quits Greens

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:46 am, May 6th, 2023 -  65 comments
    Categories: election 2023, greens, political parties
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    Elizabeth Kerekere has announced that she is quitting the Green Party, will stay on as an independent and not stand again at the next election.

  28. Taihoa on AUKUS Pillar 2

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 10:16 pm, April 24th, 2023 -  63 comments
    Categories: Anzac Day, australian politics, China, defence, democratic participation, iraq, tech industry, uk politics, us politics, war
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    Andrew Little says our government is willing to “explore” participating in AUKUS Pillar 2, but “foreign or local voices would not be a factor.” Our leaders will decide he says. I say “taihoa.”

  29. Stephen Jack is cancelled by the National Party

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:38 pm, April 20th, 2023 -  28 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, election 2023, Media, national, same old national, social media lolz
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    So National has yet another candidate problem. His name is Stephen Jack and he clearly has difficulties in negotiating reality.

  30. Extinction Rebellion: The Big One

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:05 am, April 17th, 2023 -  6 comments
    Categories: activism, climate change
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    XR are back. New strategy, same smart and bold action.

  31. Pale Stale Ale and Other Forbidden Fluids

    Written By:  Incognito -  Date published: 3:25 pm, April 16th, 2023 -  11 comments
    Categories: Satire
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    Little Adolf was relentlessly bullied during his ECE through no fault of his own. Later in life, he became a heavy drinker of pale stale ale.

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