Posts Tagged ‘mining’
Friday, November 26th, 2010
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Back in August Paula Rebstock, a former commerce commission head and therefore the most appropriate person to make these sorts of life-and-death decisions, released her welfare working group’s issue paper which set us off like a firecracker in episode 50 (highlight here ). Rebstock is back this week, with her group’s recommendation s. Claiming our economy cannot support our society, she makes the dual mistake of forgetting that it’s our society that should come before our economy in that sentence, and that economies do tend to behave rather catastrophically when you base them on bullshit figures .
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Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
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Teachers are striking. I bet it’s because they’re greedy little masked bandits hellbent on holding the nation’s children to ransom. What say you? We corral a real live teacher into the studio to hear their terrible demands. WARNING: What you’re about to hear my shock you.
Tags: airlines , Anne Tolley , Ayn Rand , Boy Meets World , Bronagh Key , bus , busses , Canterbury Crusaders , Canterbury DHB , casual labour , Chris Carter , Christchurch , Christchurch Earthquake , computers , conservatism , crime , Denny's , DHBs , diarrhea , doctors , Dominion Post , drugs , earthquakes , education , employment relations , EPMU , finance , France , GST , health , Helen Clark , high school , holidays , human resources , industrial action , inflation , infrastructure , John Key , John Key stole Dave's little table , Julia Gillard , King's College , Labour Party , lawyers , lockouts , media , Medlab Workers Union , Micheal Moore , mining , National Party , national standards , nursing , parenthood , Parliament , pilots , PPTA , primary school , property management , public transport , radiographers , Railways workers , roads , Rugby , rugby union , schedule 4 , school zones , seafood , socialism , South Auckland , Steven Joyce , strikes , supermarkets , tax , teachers , tertiary education , The Bible , the crusades , Tramways Union , TV3 , TVNZ , unions , Unite , wealthy people
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Sunday, September 12th, 2010
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Race, religion, sexuality, Australia and Maurice Williamson – a mix as volatile as a meth lab in an earthquake, of which we’re fairly certain some poor fuckers are desperately cleaning up right now.
Tags: 9/11 , act of god , Al Gore , American politics , American South , Athiesm , Australia , Australian Elections , banks , Bill Clinton , Boobquake , boy racers , Breaking Bad , Britain , Bronagh Key , Carl Sagan , cars , China , Christchurch , Christchurch Earthquake , Christopher Reeve , country music , Crafar Farms , Daily Show , Dave Mustaine , Denny's , disability , donk , drugs , earthquakes , ecstasy , Eminem , ETS , farming , food , Foreign ownership , Fox News , gay rights , gays , George Bush snr , George W Bush , god , Green Party Australia , Gwyneth Paltrow , Haiti , international inverstment , Islam , islamic extremism , Jaguar (car) , Janeane Garofalo , Jeb Bush , John Key , John McCain , Julia Gillard , Ken Mehlman , Kevin Rudd , Kiwibank , Liberal Party Australia , liberals , Los Angeles , m theory , Madonna , maths , Maurice Williamson , Melbourne , Metallica , methamphetamine , Mike Huckabee , mining , MMP , music , Muslims , National Party , New Orleans , p , Phil Goff , physics , political music , racism , rap , redheads , Religion , religious extremism , Republican party , Rugby , rugby union , Sara Goff , Sarah Palin , satan , science , Sean Penn , sluts , South Africa , sponsorship , Stephanie Rice , Stephen Hawking , Superman , swimming , tax , tea party movement , Tony Abbott , TradeMe.co.nz , Trevor Loudon , TSB , Winston Peters , YouTube
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Tags: accountancy , Afghanistan , Afghanistan War , AIDs , Anne Tolley , appendicitis , Archduke Franz Ferdinand , art , assasination , asset sales , Australia , Australian Elections , Batman , BBC , beer , Ben Hana/Blanket Man , bigotry , boat people , Britain , Chris Carter , closing the gap , Congo , Cranium (game) , death , drink driving , drinking , drinking age , drinking games , East Timor , education , elderly , Fairfax , foreign affairs , gays , Gerry Brownlee , good looks , Hamid Karzai , Helen Clark , hip hop , history , ICC , International Democrat Union , Jasiri X , Jim Bolger , John Howard , John Key , John Wayne , Julia Gillard , Julian Assange , Kath & Kim , Labour Party Australia , Liberal Party Australia , Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell , local body elections , local government , Maori , maths , mayors , mental illness , Merryl Lynch , military , minerals , mining , National Party , New South Wales , New York , New Zealand First , New Zealand military , obesity , organised crime , parenthood , Paula Bennett , Phil Goff , Prince , Queensland , racism , rap , redheads , refugees , RICO , Rob Muldoon , SAS , school , school leavers , sex , Spike Milligan , Stephen Tindall , street art , stuff.co.nz , Tauranga , tax cuts , terrorism , The North Shore , The Warehouse , Tony Abbott , Trevor Mallard , Tuku Morgan , Unocal , USSR , Victoria , Wales , Walzing Matilda , Wanganui , war , Wikileaks , Winston Peters
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Sunday, July 4th, 2010
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Jesus Christ, the second we ask where John Howard’s got to he goes and does something newsworthy . We’ll tackle that next week, I guess. Anyhow, for now: FIFA vs France, Pope vs Brussels, Humans vs Airlines, Vinyl vs CDs, Brightly coloured luggage vs Losing your shit. It’s all good.
Some music mentioned in this episode:
02 Big Face by Cairo Knife Fight
Tags: Air New Zealand , airlines , airport security , All Blacks , antisemitism , Auckland , audio , audophiles , Australia , Belgium , Blur , Britain , Brussels , Cairo Knife Fight , Carla Bruni Sarkozy , Catholicism , cds , child abuse , Civil Unions , conservatism , dance music , digital/analogue , donk , Dortmund , drinking age , Europe , FIFA , flights , Foo Fighters , France , French Football Federation , G8 , Gary Glitter , gay bars , gay rights , Germany , girlfriends , Helen Clark , High Fidelity , hip hop , Hitler , Hitler Youth , homosexuality , Irvine Welsh , Italy , Japan , Jenny Shipley , JetStar , Jews , Jim Bolger , John Howard , John Key , John Key stole Dave's little table , Julia Gillard , Kevin Rudd , Koln , Korea , labour movement , Liberal Party Australia , London , luggage , Marbecks , mining , music , Napoleon Bonaparte , Nazis , Nicola Anelka , Nicolas Sarkozy , Nicole Kidman , nuclear weapons , Pacific Blue , pedophillia , Pope Benedict XVI , Pope John Paul II , popes , Qantas , racism , Raymond Domenech , Real Groovy , record stores , redheads , Richard Branson , Sara Goff , Senegal , Sepp Blatter , smoking , snacks , Sophie Ellis-Bextor , South Africa , Sport , suppositories , tea , terrorism , The Shamen , travel , twisties , Underbelly , Victoria (state) , vinyl , Wellington , women , Xi Jinping , Zinedine Zidane
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Sunday, June 27th, 2010
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Australia is going through a bit of an upheaval at the moment, but it’s still going to be shit. Dan and Dave reminisce about the Nats’ promises to stem the flow of Kiwis crossing the ditch, illustrated by this billboard of theirs which invoked that most Australian of political institutions: Kidnapping . Meanwhile, grumpy Brit voters are getting what they asked for . And at home, drink driving goes to the next level of ridiculousness with these two winners.
If you’re wondering about this donk business…
Tags: "nanny state" , A-League football , aborigines , Alan Bollard , alcohol , asylum seekers , Auckland , Australia , banks , beer , beneficiaries , Bill English , bouncers , Britain , Canada , CER , Chris Lilley , commodities , Conservative Party UK , Cricket , donk , drink driving , economics , economies of scale , Europe , Football World Cup , France , genocide , Geoffrey Palmer , global economic downturn , GST , heroin , Home & Away , immigrants , immigration , Jenny Shipley , Jim Bolger , John Key , John Safran , Julia Gillard , Katy Perry , Kevin Rudd , Lesotho , Maori , Melbourne , Middle East , Mike Moore , mining , Monty Python , nightlife , p , Palmerston North , police , political correctness , poor people , racism , refugees , Rob Muldoon , Rove McManus , Ryan Nelson , shoes , Sport , Sri Lanka , stuff.co.nz , Sydney , Tauranga , tax , tax cuts , Te Puke , Thatc , The Wire (TV show) , UK election , Underbelly , VAT , war , Wellington , Whanau Ora , white people , wine , women
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
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The Budget is here! Everything’s fixed.
Tags: accountancy , ACT , Apple , Australia , Bill English , computers , crime , Dan has big hands , economics , Epsom , facebook , France , GST , Hone Harawira , housing , inflation , iPad , Jo Cotton , John Key , Labour Party , lawyers , Maori Party , Mark Bryers , Michael Cullen , mining , Motueka , Myspace , National Party , nursing , NZICA , Paris , perks , Phil Goff , poor people , pornography , R&D , Rodney Hide , Sensible Sentencing Trust , stuff.co.nz , Tariana Turia , tax , tax cuts , Terry Serepisos , The Budget , TrueBliss , Underbelly , wealthy people , white people , women
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Saturday, May 15th, 2010
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The UK Election, 9/11, Cuban Missile Crisis and BOOBQUAKE! How’s that?
This was supposed to be a short and sweet episode. How did that turn out? Much like this:
Tags: 9/11 , 91ZM , adultery , Afghanistan , Afghanistan War , Afroman , alcohol , Altern-8 , America , American Pie , American politics , asthma , BBC , beer , Bill Clinton , Bill English , Bill O'Reilly , Boobquake , boycott , Britain , capitalism , Chicago , Cold War , communism , Conservative Party UK , conspiracy theory , Cricket , Cuba , Cuban Missle Crisis , Cybenetic Assisted Immortality Party , David Cameron , Democratic Party , Dick Cheney , Don Brash , Dr Dre , Dream Theatre , drinking , drugs , economics , emo , employment , Eton , Europe , facebook , fashion , France , George W Bush , Germany , Gerry Brownlee , global economic downturn , globalisation , Gordon Brown , government spending , grunge , Haliburton , Harold Macmillan , homosexuality , Hurricane Katrina , immigration , immortality , Iran , Ireland , Israel , Jamaica , Japan , Jerry Falwell , Jimmy Eat World , John F Kennedy , John Key , John Major , John McCain , Justin Bieber , Kabul , Karl Marx , Kevin Costner , Korea , Korean War , Kursk , Labour Party , Labour Party UK , leaks , Liam Gallagher , Liberal Democrats UK , local government , London , Los Angeles , Lucy Lawless , Margaret Thatcher , masterbation , Michael Moore , middle class , Middle East , military , mining , music , Naomi Klein , National Party , New York , Nigel Farage , nightlife , Nike , Nikita Khrushchev , No Logo , Noam Chomsky , Northern Ireland , nuclear weapons , Oasis , Obama , Osama Bin Laden , Palestine , Pat Robertson , philosophy , Poland , police , politics , pop , prog rock , prohibition , protests , Puerto Rico , punk , Queen Victoria , racism , rap , Religion , religious extremism , rock , romans , royalty , Rudy Giuliani , Saddam Hussein , San Fransisco , Sarah Palin , schedule 4 , School of Hard Knocks , science , September 10 , sex , sexism , sluts , Spike Lee , sweatshops , Taleban , technology , Ted Heath , Telecom , terrorism , The Onion , The Strokes , the UN , Tony Blair , Tory Horse , UK election , United Kingdom Independence Party , upper class , Vietnam , vodka , war , Wellington , World War I , World War II , World War Three , Y2K , Yugoslavia
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
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This episode has THE LOT: M.I.A.’s new music video (see below), the rise and fall and rise and fall of the Labour Party, and a vision for the future where Terry Serepisos leads us all to utopia.
M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo .
Tags: 30 Seconds to Mars , A-League football , accountancy , Acton Town , airlines , Alliance Party , America , Auckland , Australia , Beijing , Bill Clinton , Boer War , Brett Barker , Britain , Brooklyn , capitalism , censorship , China , clothes , comedians , comedy , communism , conservatism , conservatives , corruption , courts , Cronulla riots , currency , David Benson-Pope , David Lange , death , Detroit , Dominion Post , Donald Trump , economics , employment , facebook , FIFA , film , finance , food banks , Football World Cup , General Motors , Gerry Brownlee , global economic downturn , GST , hair , Harley Davidson , hate speech , Helen Clark , high tech industry , Hutt Valley , Insane Clown Posse , Iraq , Iraq War , Jared Leto , Jim Anderton , Jim Bolger , John Key , John Key stole Dave's little table , Kiwirail , labour movement , Labour Party , Lambros Serepisos , lawyers , London , M.I.A. , Mangere , Maori Party , mayors , Melbourne , Melbourne Victory , Michael Bassett , Michael Moore , Mike Moore , mining , motorcycles , Motown , music , music industry , National Party , New Labour , New York , New Zealand First , nightlife , Pacific Islands , Palestine , parties , Party Robot , Phil Goff , polar fleece , political music , poor people , PPTA , Progressive Party , property , R&D , racism , redheads , Residential Tenancies Act , Richard Prebble , Ricky Gervais , Rob Muldoon , Roger Douglas , Rogernomics , Roseneath , Ruth Richardson , Ruthanasia , schedule 4 , second hand cars , Shortland Street , snapper , socialism , South Africa , Sport , Sri Lanka , standard of living , supermarkets , Taito Phillip Field , tax , Te Marua , technology , Terry Serepisos , Thailand , The Apprentice NZ , The Budget , The West Wing , Timaru , trade , TradeMe.co.nz , TVNZ , U2 , unemployment , unions , war journalism , WCC , Wellington , Wellington Comedy Festival , Wellington Phoenix , Wikileaks , YouTube
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
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In this episode, Dave gets visited by the police. Looks like some uppity superpower threw down some surveillance following a little anti-war protest action, and he’s now on a watch list. While we’re on the topic of protest, the marches against mining on Schedule 4 land, and National’s response, get a good old talking about too.
Tags: 2007 New Zealand anti-terror raids , 2010 Times Square car bomb attempt , 9/11 , Aceh , Afghanistan , Afghanistan War , alcohol , America , America's Cup , ANZAC , Anzac Day helicopter crash , ANZUS , art , Auckland , Australia , big brother , Bill of Rights , boat people , Bob Geldof , boxing day tsunami , Britain , Bulls (town) , Business Roundtable , Campbell Live , cellphones , civil liberties , climate change , coastgaurd , communism , conspiracy theory , Corporal Willie Apiata , crime , defense , Dick Cheney , diversion , Dominion Post , drinking , East Timor , email , Ethiopia , facebook , fisheries , flights , GCSB , George W Bush , Gerry Brownlee , GI Joes , guns , Helen Clark , heroin , http://collateralmurder.com/ , Indonesia , intelligence , Iraq War , J&Ms , Jackson Pollock , Jan Molenaar , John Key , John Key stole Dave's little table , Justin Bieber , Labour Party , Lucy Lawless , Marc Ellis , masterbation , maxism , May Day protests , McDonalds , Michael Cullen , military , mining , My Lai , National Party , Nike , Noam Chomsky , NZAF , Obama , Osama Bin Laden , Parliament , parties , peace movement , pigeons , police , privacy , protests , refugees , Russia , schedule 4 , September 10 , Star Wars , surveillance , Taiwan , tax cuts , terrorism , Thailand , The Red Cross , The Warehouse , toys , trade , tshirts , unions , Unite , US Embassies , war , war journalism , Wikileaks
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