Arandar
@arandar.bsky.social
Writer, reader, bottom feeder. Ngati Te Whiti. Hates Fascism. Amazon.com/author/rhvandeweert
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Actually, reading the article... The headline is misleading, it's not really what they talked about. This is pretty typical of RNZ over the past couple years and more in making Labour look bad.
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Actually, reading the article... The headline is misleading, it's not really what they talked about. This is pretty typical of RNZ over the past couple years and more in making Labour look bad.
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...mechanisms in our economy that provide a more sustainable (even just economically speaking) diverse base.
Tourism is important for our country, but over-relying on it to provide quick injections for short-term rewards is not a good model.
Tourism is important for our country, but over-relying on it to provide quick injections for short-term rewards is not a good model.
January 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
...mechanisms in our economy that provide a more sustainable (even just economically speaking) diverse base.
Tourism is important for our country, but over-relying on it to provide quick injections for short-term rewards is not a good model.
Tourism is important for our country, but over-relying on it to provide quick injections for short-term rewards is not a good model.
So sad. So preventable. Poor wee soul. Poor family. The anti-vax lot have much to answer for.
January 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
So sad. So preventable. Poor wee soul. Poor family. The anti-vax lot have much to answer for.
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"It is well known that in coalition negotiations ACT secured a select committee process for one constitutional Bill. However, they also secured the enactment of a second constitutional Bill entrenching their libertarian ideals and removing the place of te Tiriti in our lawmaking." - Prof Jane Kelsey
The Overshadowed Bill Poised to Rewrite New Zealand’s Legal System
While Attention is Fixed on the Treaty Principles Bill, Another Bill Threatens Sweeping Change
substack.com
December 28, 2024 at 7:54 PM
"It is well known that in coalition negotiations ACT secured a select committee process for one constitutional Bill. However, they also secured the enactment of a second constitutional Bill entrenching their libertarian ideals and removing the place of te Tiriti in our lawmaking." - Prof Jane Kelsey
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This is a good (scary!) article too e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
The ‘dangerous’ bill flying under the radar | E-Tangata
“Individually or together, these two bills would entrench libertarian preferences in New Zealand’s constitutional framework. They would also obstruct the consideration of Te Tiriti in future lawmaking...
e-tangata.co.nz
December 17, 2024 at 5:44 AM
This is a good (scary!) article too e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
Tradwives for the loss
January 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Tradwives for the loss
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5. Zuckerberg's new assault on fact-checking and moderation is not a boost to free speech but an attack on it. The resultant flood of lies and abuse will, as on X, help make his platforms unbearable for many, shutting down reasoned argument and thoughtful discussion, driving people away.
January 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
5. Zuckerberg's new assault on fact-checking and moderation is not a boost to free speech but an attack on it. The resultant flood of lies and abuse will, as on X, help make his platforms unbearable for many, shutting down reasoned argument and thoughtful discussion, driving people away.