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		<title>A bit of a break</title>
		<link>http://yournz.org/2013/05/16/a-bit-of-a-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be having a bit of break from my usual blogging over the next week or so. I have other commitments. I may get a chance to do a bit if I can fit it in. I&#8217;m sure the Internet will manage without me for a while.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6128&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Green candidate to contest Dunedin mayoralty?</title>
		<link>http://yournz.org/2013/05/16/green-candidate-to-contest-dunedin-mayoralty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Hawkins]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve heard from a number of sources that the Green Party is going to stand (or endorse) a candidate for the Dunedin mayoralty in this year’s local body elections. The 25th of May has been mentioned. And at a public event this week a name was openly mentioned – Aaron Hawkins. This isn’t a big [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6126&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oddly satirical</title>
		<link>http://yournz.org/2013/05/15/oddly-satirical/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 07:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Trotter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Civilian]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just had a weird satirical experience. I read this at The Civilian: Labour proposes repeal of National Government And straight afterwards read this: What Rough Beast? The Political Meaning of Aaron Gilmore’s Fall<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6124&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another MMP lesson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 23:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danyl Mclauchlin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graeme Edgeler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MMP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Graeme Edgeler teaches Danyl Mclauchlin about MMP on Twitter: Danyl: It&#8217;s pretty questionable that ACT, Mana or United Future are &#8216;in Parliament&#8217; in any way other than as a funding rort Graeme: They all got enough party vote support to earn a seat. Why shouldn&#8217;t they have one? Danyl: Because other parties received the same [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6122&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Explaining MMP to Russel Norman</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday National said that no changes would be made as a result of the MMP review because of party consensus. Russel Norman complained on Twitter: @RusselNorman There was never going to be unanimity on MMP review as the Act and Dunne turkeys wont vote for an early xmas. Referendum supported MMP. Electoral Commission inde review [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6120&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maori Party supports Feed the Kids but doesn&#8217;t?</title>
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		<comments>http://yournz.org/2013/05/15/maori-party-supports-feed-the-kids-but-doesnt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feed the Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hone Harawira]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that the Maori Party would vote for Mana&#8217;s &#8220;Feed the Kids&#8221; bill. Felix Marwick has tweeted: @felixmarwick Re food in schools. Maori Party says it will support Harawira Bill. I&#8217;m unsure how keen they are though. He links to an audio clip of Tariana Turia who says: Well I think we need to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6117&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An alternate view on social lending</title>
		<link>http://yournz.org/2013/05/14/an-alternate-view-on-social-lending/</link>
		<comments>http://yournz.org/2013/05/14/an-alternate-view-on-social-lending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 22:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grendel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacinda Ardern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social lending]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Grendel at Kiwiblog has commented in response to Jacinda Ardern&#8217;s comments as posted in Ardern clarifies on Social Lending. Pete, i can tell you a couple of truths as someone who regularly advises people with budgeting and debt issues. i have experience of over 10 years of doing this, not some handwringing politician out to make [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6114&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ardern clarifies on Social Lending</title>
		<link>http://yournz.org/2013/05/14/ardern-clarifies-on-social-lending/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I may have been unfair to Jacinda Ardern yesterday when I posted on a Radio NZ news report on her proposal for social lending &#8211; see Ardern proposes interest free loans – to those who can’t afford repayments? On reflection this didn&#8217;t add up, so I asked Ardern for clarification on what she intended. She has [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6112&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Addressing family violence</title>
		<link>http://yournz.org/2013/05/13/addressing-family-violence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 08:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peter Boshier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Woord]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Q + A yesterday Susan Wood interviews former Principal Family Court Judge Peter Boshier on family violence. Boshier talked of three things he things he thinks need focussing on to address family violence: Attitudinal change &#8220;We&#8217;ve managed to do this with drink-driving.  We&#8217;ve managed to do it with smoking.  We can do it with [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6110&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ardern proposes interest free loans &#8211; to those who can&#8217;t afford repayments?</title>
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		<comments>http://yournz.org/2013/05/13/ardern-proposes-interest-free-loans-to-those-who-cant-afford-repayments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete George</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jacinda Ardern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social lending]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jacinda Ardern announced a &#8220;social lending&#8221; proposal on Twitter. Social lending- one of the many things we need to introduce as part of child poverty battle..and that we will! Radio NZ reports: Labour floats social lending proposal The Labour Party wants retail banks to begin offering low- or no-interest loans to beneficiaries and those on [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=yournz.org&#038;blog=23763244&#038;post=6106&#038;subd=yournz&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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