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		<title>Open Mike 25/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-25-06-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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		<title>Daily review 24/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-24-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-24-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>National panics with Kiwisaver announcement as polling crashes</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/national-panics-with-kiwisaver-announcement-as-polling-crashes/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/national-panics-with-kiwisaver-announcement-as-polling-crashes/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mickysavage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[john key]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kiwisaver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nz first]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same old national]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[superannuation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[National's recent Kiwisaver announcement, expected to cost $110 million a year, only pays back some of the savings from its erlier Kiwisaver cuts expected to save $610 million a year, and appears to be signs ofincreasing panic.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 24/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-24-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-24-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611765</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>49</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>No tears for Starmer</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/no-tears-for-starmer/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/no-tears-for-starmer/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse of power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Austerity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brexit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deep stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy under attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dirty Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FiveEyes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keir Starmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Left]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uk politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zionism]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611759</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[An MI6 plant in my opinion. A hollow man, deeply duplicitous, a Zionist warmonger whose only job was to expunge the Labour left. He will not be missed or regretted.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>41</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Daily review 23/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-23-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-23-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611742</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611742</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Open Mike 23/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-23-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-23-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611743</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>89</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611743</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Daily review 22/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-22-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-22-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611710</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>The Greens&#8217; new tax policy: A tax system for all of us</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/the-greens-new-tax-policy-a-tax-system-for-all-of-us/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/the-greens-new-tax-policy-a-tax-system-for-all-of-us/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[weka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[election 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[super-rich]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611700</guid>

					<description><![CDATA["Enough is enough. No more tinkering around the edges. It's time for the super-rich to pay their damn taxes"]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>48</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611700</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Open Mike 22/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-22-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-22-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611709</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>50</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611709</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>The trouble with AI</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/the-trouble-with-ai/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/the-trouble-with-ai/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mickysavage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Deep stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tech industry]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611676</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Is AI the great savoiur for our civilisation?  Or a fast track to environmental, social and economic devasation?]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611676</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Open Mike 21/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-21-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-21-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611695</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>63</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611695</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>On Trump’s Temporary Fix In Iran</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/on-trumps-temporary-fix-in-iran/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/on-trumps-temporary-fix-in-iran/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611687</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Trump has finally said what New Zealand has been too afraid to say about Israel’s bombing of residential areas in Lebanon, and in Gaza.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611687</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Open Mike 20/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-20-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-20-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611678</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611678</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Daily review 19/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-19-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-19-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611668</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 19/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-19-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-19-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611669</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>49</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Daily review 18/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-18-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-18-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611649</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>New Zealand pushes ahead with selling / exchanging 60% of its precious conservation estate</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/new-zealand-pushes-ahead-with-selling-exchanging-60-of-its-precious-conservation-estate/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/new-zealand-pushes-ahead-with-selling-exchanging-60-of-its-precious-conservation-estate/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mountain Tui]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shane Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winston peters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forest and bird]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tama Potaka]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611660</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[New Zealand pushes ahead to privatise conservation land, opening up almost 5 million hectares for sale and/or exchange]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 18/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-18-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-18-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611650</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>42</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Daily review 17/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-17-06-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611635</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>The Alarming Echos between Trump and Luxon on elections</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/the-alarming-echos-between-trump-and-luxon-on-elections/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/the-alarming-echos-between-trump-and-luxon-on-elections/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mickysavage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democratic participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same old national]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[te pāti māori]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611562</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In the United States and in New Zealand the current administrations wish to speed up the finalisation of election results by supressing the right to vote.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 17/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-17-06-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611636</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>74</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Daily review 16/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-16-06-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611619</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …]]></description>
		
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		<title>Open Mike 16/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-16-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-16-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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		<title>Daily review 15/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-15-06-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …]]></description>
		
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		<title>National panics</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/national-panics/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mickysavage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[grant robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicola willis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same old national]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is strange for a party in power finishing its first term to call a media event on a Sunday just so it can attack the opposition. But this is what happened yesterday.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Open Mike 15/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-15-06-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-15-06-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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		<title>Which side is TOP on?</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/which-side-is-top-on/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mickysavage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[election 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TOPS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Opportunity Party which has a suite of progressive policies thinks that it can work with National, even though National's priorities should be an anathema to it.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Local Bodies: The myth of New Zealand&#8217;s economic backbone</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/local-bodies-the-myth-of-new-zealands-economic-backbone/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overseas investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[methane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nitrous oxide]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611565</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[If the farming sector is the 'backbone of the economy' then why is it that we are struggling to stand upright economically at the moment? Is it because agriculture is a economic drain on the rest of NZ. It provides 85% of our export revenue. But contributes just  5% of GDP,  5% of the workforce, and 1-3% of tax revenue - which effectively measures the profit to NZ.  ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Open Mike 14/06/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-14-06-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …]]></description>
		
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		<title>Strike back against the Empire rally today</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/strike-back-against-the-empire-rally-today/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Notice about an anti war protest this afternoon at Aotea Square in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland.]]></description>
		
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