March for Nature

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Be there, bring your whanau, bring friends. Make it noisy and passionate and make it count.

Lies Damn Lies and Police Statistics

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Police Minister has been caught out claiming an increase in patrols in Central Auckland when a proper analysis of the data shows that the number of patrols have decreased.

Open mike 07/06/2024

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Daily review 06/06/2024

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Open mike 06/06/2024

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Daily review 05/06/2024

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National’s irksome incompetence is inexcusable

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When the fabric of lies unravels the gaslighting increases.

Open mike 05/06/2024

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Daily review 04/06/2024

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National/Act – good at breaking public services

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Date published: 12:14 pm, June 4th, 2024 - 41 comments

Today is my 65th birthday. So I’m trying to check out a PDF letter on MyMSD which probably has some details about superannuation. But I get ERR_CONNECTION_RESET consistently. Looks like the idiots in this government have managed to screw up the efficient systems already. The MyMSD site is currently partially dead.

Open mike 04/06/2024

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The National Party has a pattern of broken election promises

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The National Party has created a new slogan: give New Zealanders a break … in promises!

The Big Budget Backflip *

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* or is it?

Open mike 03/06/2024

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Open mike 02/06/2024

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Anti-Muslim, anti-black, pro-Zionist: UK Labour goes for purge

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Date published: 4:44 am, June 2nd, 2024 - 10 comments

I attended Faiza Shaheen’s impressive candidate launch in Chingford four years ago. She aimed to take on IDS and she dented his majority. Reselected two years ago by the local Labour Party, four days ago she was deselected by a 3-person kangaroo court from the party’s National Executive Committee.
Update: Faiza Shaheen to stand as an independent in Chingford.

Putting Politics over People

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Date published: 2:00 pm, June 1st, 2024 - 24 comments

National’s breaking of its election promise to fund 13 cancer treatments is cruel beyond words.

The QE2 covenant, the Mining Company and the donation to NZ First

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Date published: 8:53 am, June 1st, 2024 - 18 comments

Radio New Zealand has broken the jaw dropping and astounding story that shows why the Fast Track Projects Bill is potentially so corrupting to the body politic and why there has to be electoral law reform to stop corporations from buying influence.

Open mike 01/06/2024

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Daily review 31/05/2024

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Open mike 31/05/2024

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Daily review 30/05/2024

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Budget Smudgeit

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Early comments on the budget. Basically tax cuts are being paid by more borrowing. There is no way this can be described as being fiscally neutral.

The Budget Day Protests

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Date published: 8:33 am, May 30th, 2024 - 18 comments

Protests by Māori and Tangata Tiriti against government policy are underway on the day of the National government’s first budget. Carkoi and Hikoi are taking place in many locations across the country.

Open mike 30/05/2024

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Daily review 29/05/2024

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Open mike 29/05/2024

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Is our investment in defence value for money?

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Date published: 4:31 am, May 29th, 2024 - 30 comments

Defence cost us more than $6.7 billion in 2023/24. Why does our small, remote country have such a costly defence force? Is it fit for purpose – and in 2024, what is that purpose?

Daily review 28/05/2024

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What does the Government have against Māori wards?

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The Government is moving with urgency to reverse Labour’s repeal of referenda for Māori wards on local councils.

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