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The Standard
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· reach %!f(*float64=0xc003205578)/100 (estimated)
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Collective left-wing blog.
last 26 weeks
13 Apr 2026
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7 Jun 2026
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Recent items
The last 18 items from this source, with their canonical topic tags. Click through to read the original.
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5 Eyes Surveillance · Academic Influence On Policy · China Sanctions On New Zealand Mp Visit · Cui-Yan Recruitment Tactics · Ipac Lobbying Against China · Us Military Spying In Nz
“concerns about ideological bias in expert voices”
6 Jun
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Ai Data Centre Energy Demand · Ai Data Centre Hub · Cost Of Renewable Infrastructure · Data Centre Job Sustainability · Regional Economic Development · Skills Attraction In Energy Sector
“retirement of experts creates critical workforce void”
5 Jun
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Branded School Items · Consumer Cost Relief · Farming Sector Opposition · Gas Energy Policy · Neoliberal Capitalism Critique · Public Infrastructure Governance
“celebration of reduced prices under national government”
5 Jun
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Green Party Decline · Kiwisaver Compulsory Contributions · Opportunity Party Coalition · Property Estate Tax Restoration · Rental Market Supply Shift
“targeted tax to curb high-value property growth”
5 Jun
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Historical Electoral Parallels · Housing Affordability · Minority Voter Suppression Tactics · Māori Political Solidarity · National Party Tactics · Rent Increases
“strong community response to housing injustice”
4 Jun
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Energy Policy Alternatives · Government Subsidies For Smrs · International Smr Project Failures · Lpg As Emergency Backup Fuel · Nuclear Energy Debate · Smr Economics In New Zealand
“questioning practicality in democratic contexts”
4 Jun
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Economic Constraints On Media · Free Speech Union Boundaries · Public Speaking Ethics
“when limits on free speech become problematic”
4 Jun
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Free Speech Hypocrisy · Free Speech Union Neutrality · Gender Expression Legislation · Political Discourse Quality · University Academic Freedom · University Institutional Speech
“official positions undermining academic freedom”
3 Jun
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Ai Bias In Historical Reporting · Ai Misinformation · Ai Promotion Of Harmful Products · Critical Thinking In Ai Use · Solutions To Ai Risks
“AI parrots marketing narratives that obscure harm”
3 Jun
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Cost Of Living Pressures On Events · Media Accountability · Treaty Of Waitangi And Social Trust
“calls for transparency and ethical standards”
3 Jun
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Ai Data Centre Hub · Emissions Reduction Alternatives · Industrial Community Reputation · Renewable Energy Misuse · Renewable Energy Use In Data Centres · White Settler Grievance Politics
“environmental cost outweighs economic gain”
2 Jun
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Anti-Authoritarian Progressive Politics · Corporate-Governance Transparency · Democratic Backsliding In Nz · Oligarchic Trends · Public-Confidence-In-Leadership · Supreme Court Democracy
“call for inclusive, people-centered democracy against elite rule”
2 Jun
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Managerialism In Governance · Research And Development Funding · Tech Industry Censorship
“excessive bureaucracy undermines efficiency”
1 Jun
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International Alliance Tensions · National Party Reversal · Nuclear Arms Race In Pacific · Nuclear Propulsion Debate · Nuclear-Free Status · Treaty Of Waitangi Health Principles
“a foundational value of sovereignty and self-determination”
31 May
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Early Diagnosis Pilot Programmes · Government And Health Policy Response · Mortality Awareness In Young Men · Prostate Cancer Mortality
“personal experience shaping advocacy”
31 May
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Military Personnel Accountability · New Zealand Defence Spending · Nuclear War Prevention · Peace Action And Anti-War Stance · Us Defence Spending Expectations · Us Soft Power Decline
“challenges US claims of freeloading with lower spending context”
30 May
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Ai In Military Operations · Data Sharing In Defense · Defence-Industry Collaboration · Foreign Military Investment · Genocide And War Crimes Association · Israeli-Us Military Coordination
“expansion of arms collaboration raises sovereignty concerns”
30 May
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Climate Policy Continuity · Just Transition For Fossil Fuel Workers · Llm Cognitive Limitations · Reality Vs Ai Simulation · Rotowaro Mine Expansion Pause · Talleys Coal Investment Controversy
“alleged conflict of interest between mining and politics”
29 May