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1. 

   What repeat covid infections do to the human body

   Written By:  weka -  Date published: 2:36 pm, January 6th, 2023 -  28 comments
   Categories: covid-19, health, long covid
   Tags: regenerative, resiliency

   There’s bad news, but there is also hope and opportunity.

2. 

   Federated Farmers – climate change “probably” exists

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 11:35 am, December 23rd, 2022 -  49 comments
   Categories: climate change, Environment, farming, science, you couldn't make this shit up
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   Federated Farmers leader Andrew Hoggard thinks that climate change is probably happening but we will have to wait 50 to 100 years to see the effects.

3. 

   Why selling Auckland Airport shares is a silly thing to do

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 7:21 am, December 20th, 2022 -  34 comments
   Categories: auckland supercity, local government, Privatisation, supercity
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   Wayne Brown is proposing the sale of Auckland Council’s Airport shares to plug a budget hole.  He thinks it is a simple decision and a rational way to take care of the deficit.  I beg to differ.

4. 

   Prime Minister Ardern and Premier Xi

   Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:40 pm, November 24th, 2022 -  6 comments
   Categories: China, International, jacinda ardern, uncategorized
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   New Zealand has the most adroit and high profile international leader in a generation with Prime Minister Ardern, but she has weakened New Zealand against China.

5. 

   Democracy is on the Ballot – watershed US midterms this week.

   Written By:  nickkelly -  Date published: 1:46 am, November 7th, 2022 -  3 comments
   Categories: Abuse of power, climate change, cost of living, Donald Trump, economy, employment, Environment, feminism, International, Joe Biden, news, Politics, science, us politics
   Tags: Bolsonari, democracy, donald trump, Joe Biden, mid-term, nick kelly, Roe v Wade, ukraine

   At a campaign event last week President Biden said that in these mid-term elections “democracy is on the ballot”. This is absolutely true, and the outcome will be decided by those who show up to vote.

6. 

   Sustainability and Economic Paradigms.

   Written By:  KJT -  Date published: 8:19 am, November 2nd, 2022 -  84 comments
   Categories: uncategorized
   Tags: climate change

   Our economic system depends on infinite and exponential growth.

7. 

   The use of rumour as a political weapon

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:59 am, November 1st, 2022 -  26 comments
   Categories: jacinda ardern, labour, Media, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, us politics
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   US conservative figures are downplaying the right’s involvement in a hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband by spreading completely unfounded rumours.  And in Aotearoa rumours continue to be spread about Jacinda Ardern’s pending resignation despite her repeatedly ruling this out.  Clearly some see the use of rumours as a valid political weapon even if they are based on complete falsehoods.

8. 

   What if we had a Transition Enabling Act?

   Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 6:05 am, October 4th, 2022 -  74 comments
   Categories: climate change
   Tags: polly higgins, rob hopkins, Transition Enabling Act

   At a time when we are inundated with news of the end of the world, ideas of the way through are crucial. This one is brilliant – legislation that would enable all the things we need for Transition to happen. The great potential here is for change in a climate-meaningful timeframe.

9. 

   Luxon’s mishandling of the Uffindell report

   Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:11 am, September 21st, 2022 -  65 comments
   Categories: Christopher Luxon, national, politicans, same old national, uncategorized
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   The only word that I can think of is clusterfuck. I cannot understand how badly Christopher Luxon has handled the Maria Dew report into what Sam Uffindell may have done when he was a younger person.

10. 

    Voting for our lives: protecting the environment from the late capitalism death cult

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 9:59 am, September 5th, 2022 -  86 comments
    Categories: climate change, Conservation, farming, sustainability
    Tags: Manapouri, mud farms, regenag, regenerative agriculture, Waiau

    Environment Southland gives the ok for intensive farming on the edge of Fiordland National Park. Everyday there’s more news of disastrous decisions being made by people in power. The local body elections in the next month give us one easy and straightforward way to change that.

11. 

    Viv Beck going full Trump backfires

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:48 am, August 31st, 2022 -  28 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, elections, local government, national, racism, same old national, supercity
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    Recent leaks and publicity have caused huge damage to Viv Beck’s campaign to become Auckland’s next mayor.  They also highlight the stark difference between the left and the right in terms of campaigning.

12. 

    This is what the climate crisis looks like in New Zealand, so far

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 1:26 pm, August 19th, 2022 -  66 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster, global warming, nature, sustainability
    Tags: Buller, flooding, insurance, Nelson, west coast

    If we keep doing what we are doing (not acting on climate), then at some point there will just be too many of these events to keep up with. But we still have time to limit the damage and transition society.

13. 

    Not A Ripple of Difference

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 1:24 pm, August 19th, 2022 -  24 comments
    Categories: greens, jacinda ardern, james shaw, labour, political parties, politicans, uncategorized
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    The polls are out and the internal revolt last month to remove James Shaw as Greens co leader hasn’t made a ripple.

14. 

    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.

15. 

    Bastards Versus Assholes

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 10:53 am, August 12th, 2022 -  47 comments
    Categories: chris hipkins, greens, jacinda ardern, james shaw, labour, Politics, Steven Joyce, trevor mallard, uncategorized
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    This post was written before Gaurav Sharma’s Herald article and should not be taken as validation of his comments.  There are necessary bastards in political life, and in developed democracies compared to everywhere else ours are gentle as lambs

16. 

    Political donations law needs reform

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 2:44 pm, August 1st, 2022 -  7 comments
    Categories: elections, electoral systems, nz first, politicans, uncategorized, winston peters
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    Judge Jagose’s decision to acquit two persons linked to New Zealand First charged with obtaining control over $750,000 has opened up rather large holes in the obligations of political parties to report donations.

17. 

    Why is the UK’s only youth gender identity clinic closing, and what does this mean for New Zealand?

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 1:13 pm, July 29th, 2022 -  76 comments
    Categories: gender critical feminism
    Tags: cass review, gender identity ideology, keira bell, tavistock

    The NHS is shutting down its gender identity clinic for children after a damning review found that it failed vulnerable under-18s.

18. 

    Act on climate

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 6:15 am, July 27th, 2022 -  27 comments
    Categories: climate change, disaster, nature, sustainability
    Tags: act on climate, Geoff Lawton, John D Liu, loess plateau, permaculture, what could possibly go right?

    Everything we do matters. Stories of hope and renewal.

19. 

    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.

20. 

    Nonsense Auckland Council PR

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 12:34 pm, June 30th, 2022 -  19 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, Environment, local government, supercity, sustainability, transport, uncategorized
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    Sometimes the egregious spin gets too much.  And when developers who want a compact urban form are telling Auckland Council that its plans are not working you know Auckland Council has a problem.

21. 

     Gang Control Policy Is Back Big Time

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 6:08 pm, June 12th, 2022 -  16 comments
    Categories: Christopher Luxon, Deep stuff, labour, law, law and "order", national, same old national
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    We are about to have a proper gang control  policy contest. It’s about time.

22. 

    Jacinda Ardern’s Harvard University Commencement speech

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 11:17 am, May 27th, 2022 -  51 comments
    Categories: jacinda ardern
    Tags: harvard

    Video and transcript of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s speech at Harvard.

23. 

    How Russia Loses

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 2:05 pm, May 26th, 2022 -  90 comments
    Categories: Economy, International, Russia, uncategorized, war
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    Even after just four months it is time count what Russia has lost and will continue to lose.

24. 

    How to get the progressive government we want

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 9:59 am, May 23rd, 2022 -  95 comments
    Categories: democratic participation, election 2023, greens, labour, maori party
    Tags: doughnut economics, how things change, kate raworth

    What if instead of waiting for a new left wing party to arise, the left worked with the three progressive parties we already have in parliament?

25. 

    Justice for Shaireen

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 12:11 pm, May 16th, 2022 -  30 comments
    Categories: International, israel, war
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    The spotlight is again on Israel after the senseless shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh allegedly by an Israeli army sniper and on the subsequent disruption of her funeral by Israeli defence forces.

26. 

    Is Parker procrastinating or scene setting for fairer tax system?

    Written By:  Simon Louisson -  Date published: 3:40 pm, April 27th, 2022 -  49 comments
    Categories: capital gains, david parker, Economy, inequality, Politics, tax
    Tags: fair taxes, income inequality, tax avoidance

    Is Revenue Minister David Parker’s plan to gather tax data on the wealthy just more procrastination by this Labour government on making the tax system fairer? Or is it recognition the public debate needs a long-term frame to get a capital gains, or wealth tax, over the line?

27. 

    UK government signals urgent inquiry into overmedicalisation of gender non-conforming children

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 11:24 am, April 24th, 2022 -  40 comments
    Categories: feminism, gender, gender critical feminism, health
    Tags: cass review, detrans, keira bell, transgender trend

    This is a medical scandal affecting children and teens, and the left is still largely in denial of it.

28. 

    According to National budget slashing is a man’s job

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:03 am, April 23rd, 2022 -  91 comments
    Categories: bill english, Christopher Luxon, national, nicola willis, same old national
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    National leader Chris Luxon has publicly declared full confidence in National Finance Spokesperson Nicola Willis by proposing that former PM Bill English, not currently an MP, and Willis, who is an MP would be jointly directing the Ministers of every department to find savings.

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    Does truth in politics no longer matter?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:10 am, April 15th, 2022 -  68 comments
    Categories: boris johnson, immigration, politicans, uk politics
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    Over in the UK Boris Johnson has been fined for attending a party he told Parliament he did not attend and which was a gathering that did not breach Covid lockdown restrictions.  Surely he should resign.

30. 

    Grumpy mod note

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 10:21 am, April 9th, 2022 -  28 comments
    Categories: admin
    Tags: moderation

    Please read if you are commenting at The Standard.

31. 

    Greens call for rent freeze

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 12:56 pm, April 7th, 2022 -  151 comments
    Categories: greens, tenants' rights
    Tags: rent controls, rent freeze

    The Green Party has published a reasonable plan to make renting more affordable for low income New Zealanders. There’s nothing extreme-communist-scary here, it’s well within the values of the NZ electorate.