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		<title>Politicians are like adulterers</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/politicians-are-like-adulterers/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Incognito]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse of power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politicans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adultery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broken promises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election promises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empty promises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gaslighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lying liars who lie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[populists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pork barrel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Voter beware - some politicians are pathological populists who cannot be trusted.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Daily review 18/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-18-05-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 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>24</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611060</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Should we renationalise the BNZ?</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/should-we-renationalise-the-bnz/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mickysavage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 21:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kiwisaver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nz first]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privatisation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winston peters]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611068</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Winston Peters is trying to appeal to the far left by calling for the renationalisation of the Bank of New Zealand.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>40</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 18/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-18-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-18-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611059</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>18</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611059</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Open Mike 17/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-17-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-17-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611055</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>26</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611055</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Open Mike 16/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-16-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-16-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611050</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>18</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611050</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>The framing of Chris Hipkins’ Auckland speech – read what you like</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/the-framing-of-chris-hipkins-auckland-speech-read-what-you-like/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/the-framing-of-chris-hipkins-auckland-speech-read-what-you-like/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Incognito]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[chris hipkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[framing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political speeches]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611041</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[What you read in the media is not what happened.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611041</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Daily review 15/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-15-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-15-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611019</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">3611019</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Reformism or bust?: Making the best of a bleak future</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/reformism-or-bust-making-the-best-of-a-bleak-future/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/reformism-or-bust-making-the-best-of-a-bleak-future/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nigel Haworth]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 02:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[class war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democratic participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keynes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' rights]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611027</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Some initial ideas about the integrated policy package Labour must consider if it is to meet contemporary challenges posed by emerging populism and the narrowing of the Labour vision over the past five decades]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611027</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Open Mike 15/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-15-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-15-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611020</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>82</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611020</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Daily review 14/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-14-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-14-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611003</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>5</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611003</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Stop This Madness</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/stop-this-madness/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/stop-this-madness/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[chris bishop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicola willis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611012</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Why is Chris Bishop wanting to review the cost of the City Rail Link while at the same time is happy to proceed with roads of national signficance that are very expensive but provide limited financial return?]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>33</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611012</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Open Mike 14/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-14-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-14-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3611004</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>39</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3611004</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Daily review 13/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-13-05-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610994</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>3</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3610994</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Open Mike 13/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-13-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-13-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610995</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>81</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3610995</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Daily review 12/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-12-05-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610963</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>5</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3610963</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Constitutional outrage</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/constitutional-outrage/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mickysavage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paul goldsmith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same old national]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you couldn't make this shit up]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610984</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Government's plans to retrospectively change the law to stop a case seeking damages for climate damage caused by heavy emitters is a constitutional outrage and shows not only contempt for the rule of law but also contempt for any action taken by a citizen against climate change.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 12/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-12-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-12-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610964</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>34</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Daily review 11/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-30-04-2026-2-7/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610945</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>25</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3610945</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Smash Left populism, get Right populism</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/smash-left-populism-get-right-populism/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/smash-left-populism-get-right-populism/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 23:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AUKUS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Austerity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy under attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democratic participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dirty Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Past the Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keir Starmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Left]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uk politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zionism]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610892</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[That's Starmer's achievement, as the local elections show. He always was a muppet puppet; his string-pullers are much more sinister.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>76</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3610892</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Open Mike 11/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-11-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-11-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610944</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>30</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3610944</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Dirty Politics 2.0</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/dirty-politics-2-0/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/dirty-politics-2-0/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mickysavage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 21:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[david seymour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dirty Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610754</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[National has engaged in a Dirty Politics style attack on TVNZ reporter Maiki Sherman in an attempt to cower the media in election year.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 10/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-10-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-10-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 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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			<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Does the centre left need Te Pāti Māori to win the election?</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/does-the-centre-left-need-te-pati-maori-to-win-the-election/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/does-the-centre-left-need-te-pati-maori-to-win-the-election/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[weka]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 07:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[election 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nz first]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[te pāti māori]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Does the centre left need Te Pāti Māori to win the election?]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>55</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>The Last Old Party Election</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/the-last-old-party-election/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/the-last-old-party-election/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[advantage]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 22:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anyone who thinks that New Zealand won’t be touched by the same rapid democratic pessimism as we see in our most comparable democracies, is like those who thought COVID could be stopped from reaching us.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 09/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-09-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-09-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610876</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>14</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Daily review 08/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-30-04-2026-2-6/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-30-04-2026-2-6/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 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>22</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 08/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-08-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-08-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 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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			<slash:comments>57</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Daily review 07/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-30-04-2026-2-5/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/daily-review-30-04-2026-2-5/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily review]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610840</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>9</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Interest rates,  oil and gold&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/interest-rates-oil-and-gold/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/interest-rates-oil-and-gold/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2026 oil crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610853</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[That RNZ tricolon has always been infuriating fluff. In the real world, analysts warn we are heading for a cliff.]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		
		
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		<title>Open Mike 07/05/2026</title>
		<link>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-07-05-2026/</link>
					<comments>https://thestandard.nz/open-mike-07-05-2026/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[notices and features]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[open mike]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thestandard.nz/?p=3610841</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>45</slash:comments>
		
		
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