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No Right Turn: Another reason to like Corbyn
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Friday, August 07, 2015. Another reason to like Corbyn. Another reason to like Jeremy Corbyn: in addition to wanting to put Tony Blair behind bars for war crimes. He wants to scrap Trident. Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn will use the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atom bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima to set out his plan for nuclear disarmament in the UK. Good The UK's nuclear arsenal is a dangerous waste of money, and the sooner it is rid of it the better. Like the rest of th...
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No Right Turn: The sheepgate files
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015. The government dumped the documents on Murray McCully's sordid Saudi sheep bribe last night, and its revealed the deal was dodgy from start to finish. Firstly, that "legal advice" the government had which showed that they were exposed to a claim of up to $30 million in damages for refusing to allow live sheep exports? It turns out that it came from the Saudis. And when things went wrong and the sheep died, John Key was instructed to lie about it. At 8/05/2015 12:25:00 PM.
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No Right Turn: Pointless waste
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Tuesday, August 04, 2015. Today's example of the pointless waste of the "war on drugs": a woman jailed for two years for growing her own cannabis. A leading figure in Kaikohe's arts and business communities has been jailed for two years after being found guilty of possession of cannabis for supply. It costs nearly $100,000 a year to keep someone in prison. Can anyone really say that that's money well spent in this case? At 8/04/2015 03:13:00 PM. Address has been munged). FYI - make an OIA request. What t...
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No Right Turn: The end of coal in NZ
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Thursday, August 06, 2015. The end of coal in NZ. Huntly is closing down its coal-fired generators permanently. Genesis Energy announced its last two coal-burning electricity generators at Huntly Power Station will be permanently withdrawn from the market by December 2018, signalling the end of large scale coal-fired generation in New Zealand. The decision is being hailed as another step towards having 90 per cent of New Zealand's electricity supply generated by renewables by 2025. NZ Acts As Enacted.
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No Right Turn: Open government: We're doing it wrong
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Friday, August 07, 2015. Open government: We're doing it wrong. Earlier in the week the government finally announced the appointment of the Stakeholder Advisory Group. Required under the Open Government Partnership, with not a former National MP in sight! It also announced that it was beginning public consultation on its Midterm Self-Assessment Report. Which is due at the end of September. But there's a hitch: they're doing it wrong. And here's an example of how the UK did it. Then chose completely unamb...
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No Right Turn: Something to go to in Wellington
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Tuesday, August 04, 2015. Something to go to in Wellington. Jane Kelsey will be speaking about her new book, The FIRE Economy. In Wellington tomorrow night. All welcome. If you would llike to attend, please register here. If you know of anyone else who may be interested, please pass this invitation on to them. 17:30, Wednesday 5 August. Lecture Theatre 1, Old Government Buildings, Stout Street, Wellington. At 8/04/2015 12:18:00 PM. Address has been munged). FYI - make an OIA request. NZ Acts As Enacted.
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No Right Turn: Return of the bill of the living dead III
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Return of the bill of the living dead III. Over ten years ago, Parliament decriminalised prostitution. It was a bold step forward, which ensured that prostitutes could work safely and were protected by the law, rather than existing in a legal twilight zone where they could be abused with impunity by pimps and police. But the Christians weren't happy, and tried to re-criminalise prostitution (with far more draconian penalties) via a local bill. That failed. So they tried again.
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No Right Turn: 43,000 unemployed under National
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Wednesday, August 05, 2015. 43,000 unemployed under National. The latest Household Labour Force Survey. Was released today, showing that despite Treasury projections of a fall, unemployment had risen for the second quarter in a row. There are now 148,000 people unemployed, 43,000 more than when National took office. At 8/05/2015 11:36:00 AM. Address has been munged). FYI - make an OIA request. NZ Acts As Enacted. A Bee of a Certain Age. Places to go, people to be again. Climate change: Absolute madness.
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Keeping up to date with mySociety developments. Stories of Alaveteli: what has been revealed through FOI sites around the world? Here’s the latest in a series of blog posts to highlight the kind of information that has been opened up to the public thanks to Freedom of Information requests on. Across the world. Here is. This edition features examples from New Zealand site. Auckland residents can now visualise future development in their community. That’s exactly what happened with this. Another great way ...
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Skip to main content. NZ Council for Civil Liberties. Freedom of thought, expression, and action, and the protection of these rights from government interference or restriction. Get Smart - the Intelligence Review. Get Smart - the Intelligence Review. Submitted by Thomas Beagle. Mon, 20/07/2015 - 2:15pm. Is a review of New Zealand's intelligence services being conducted by Michael Cullen (ex-politician) and Patsy Reddy (lawyer and board member). The Terms of Reference. The actions of the SIS and GCSB are...
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