Trump’s Secret Sauce Hits NZ 5 Apr 11:50 PM (2 hours ago)
What is Trump's secret sauce? And what parallels and lessons can we draw in Aotearoa New Zealand, before it's too late?
Trump Schadenfreude 5 Apr 12:05 PM (14 hours ago)
All the fools supporting hard right political leadership will now be reminded of what they signed up for.
Open mike 06/04/2025 5 Apr 10:00 AM (16 hours ago)
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Trade Like You Mean It: How Aotearoa Can Lead with Values in a Volatile World 4 Apr 12:49 PM (yesterday, 12:49 pm)
In an era of weaponised tariffs, crumbling institutions, and trade policy made on the campaign trail, New Zealand’s long game is trust, credibility, and coherence. If we choose to play it.
Aotearoa take a bow 4 Apr 11:14 AM (yesterday, 11:14 am)
The Justice Select Committee has returned Act's odious Treaty Principles Bill to Parliament. And in its report it has noted that the overwhelming majority of submitters opposed the bill.
Open mike 05/04/2025 4 Apr 9:00 AM (yesterday, 9:00 am)
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Daily review 04/04/2025 3 Apr 8:30 PM (2 days ago)
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Fabians: On Rwanda invading DRC 3 Apr 6:51 PM (2 days ago)
I turn up to Fabian meetings, when I remember . They are often useful for understanding how other people view topics that I am either familar with or sometimes have little information on. Like the Zoom tonight on the ongoing conflict in the Congo from invading Rwandan troops and their local proxy insurgents.
Open mike 04/04/2025 3 Apr 9:00 AM (2 days ago)
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Daily review 03/04/2025 2 Apr 8:30 PM (3 days ago)
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US imposes 10% tariff on NZ imports 2 Apr 4:43 PM (3 days ago)
While 10% is at the lower end of this unjustified tax, it is very serious for our whole NZ economy.
Open mike 03/04/2025 2 Apr 9:00 AM (3 days ago)
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Daily review 02/04/2025 1 Apr 8:30 PM (4 days ago)
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Open mike 02/04/2025 1 Apr 9:00 AM (4 days ago)
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Daily review 01/04/2025 31 Mar 8:30 PM (5 days ago)
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Vilification of Russia not good for peace in Europe. 31 Mar 4:18 PM (5 days ago)
Putinversteher – one who “understands” Putin. It is meant as a slur but Professor Geoffrey Roberts, a British historian of Russia, embraces the term.
The RNZ-Reid Research poll 31 Mar 12:13 PM (5 days ago)
The new RNZ/Reid Research poll has its first results.
Open mike 01/04/2025 31 Mar 9:00 AM (5 days ago)
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Daily review 31/03/2025 30 Mar 8:30 PM (6 days ago)
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Open mike 31/03/2025 30 Mar 9:00 AM (6 days ago)
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NZ Leftist Collective March 2025 29 Mar 11:38 PM (7 days ago)
Samah Huriwai-Seger, Shane te Pou. Craig Renney, Kieran McAnulty, hosted by Pat Brittenden
Open mike 30/03/2025 29 Mar 9:00 AM (7 days ago)
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When Government does not want to listen to the people 28 Mar 1:56 PM (8 days ago)
The Coalition is utterly disrespectful to the people.
Open mike 29/03/2025 28 Mar 9:00 AM (8 days ago)
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Daily review 28/03/2025 27 Mar 8:30 PM (9 days ago)
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What Tamatha Paul Really Said 27 Mar 5:22 PM (9 days ago)
Tamatha Paul's comments on policing have been criticised by Luxon as "insane" but a closer look at what she really said shows how much her comments have been taken out of context. Meanwhile, National's law and order track record is only deteriorating.
But her emails 27 Mar 11:04 AM (9 days ago)
Recent events in the US involving the use of Signal to discuss top secret military news and accidentally including a reporter in the chat suggests that the US of A is currently resembling a dark satirical cross between Monty Python and The Thick of It.
Open mike 28/03/2025 27 Mar 9:00 AM (9 days ago)
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Daily review 27/03/2025 26 Mar 8:30 PM (10 days ago)
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Yeah, Nah, National Don’t Deserve A Second Term 26 Mar 6:34 PM (10 days ago)
A response to right wing commentator Matthew Hooton.