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There has been an explosion of fear and paranoia over the Government’s Covid response.
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Squid Game has been wrongly labeled a South Korean drama when it’s more like a North Korean documentary on Late Stage Capitalism.
NZ Politics Daily – 28 October 2021
Today's NZPD testimonial from Prof John Halligan, Emeritus Professor of Public Administration and Governance, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, Australia
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Government to protect vital public water services for future generations –...
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90% Double Vax: Jacinda Ardern‘s greatest political challenge
You have to respect that Jacinda just told Auckland that they will be in lockdown for another month, and no one in Auckland seemed to notice.
Labour Day & modern unions are a hollow joke we must resuscitate for a...
Universal Basic Income, 4 day working weeks, not for profit community wrap around service employment, Financial Transaction tax to shift tax burden from workers to Corporations and universal Union membership are necessities to cope with the magnitude of change coming.
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Dear Kris,
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Don’t mock Judith’s tears – that would be a terrible political blunder
Small Business is really hurting and their pain needs to be respected if we want the same compassion for workers, beneficiaries and the poor.
Jacinda’s Choice: “Freedom Day”, Or Failure.
Te Pāti Māori will protest that “Freedom Day” will amount to “Genocide Day” for tangata whenua. To which a great many of their fellow citizens will reply: “Not if you use the next four weeks to get vaccinated!”
Postscript to Jacinda’s announcement
As for the PM herself, Jacinda Ardern seemed more comfortable and on top of her game than she has been for weeks. Though she hasn’t announced 1 December as “Freedom Day” in as many words, that is clearly the timeline she is working to.e
TWITTERWATCH: The cancellation of Dave Dobbyn by the Woke Twitterati & other dreary tales
The latest woke lynch mob cancellation is our very own Dave Dobbyn!
The fall into AntiVaxx cult madness of Liz Gunn is a cautionary tale to us all
I’m old enough to remember Liz Gunn and there was no doubt that in her day she was the mustard. Intelligent, insightful and ruthless, she was the perfect team with Mike Hosking, like an extra pair of jaws for a pack of piranhas.
90% Double Vax: Political Winners & Losers
I’m excited that we have collectively gone from being experts on pandemics and virus to gun handling protocols on film sets in just one weekend but before we start legal defenses for Alec Baldwin, there’s the small matter of Jacinda staring down the camera and telling Auckland without telling Auckland that we are likely to be locked down until December.
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5 years and finally justice: NZ Police formally apologise & settle for breaching my civil rights
After 5 years, the NZ Police have apologised and settled my complaint against their breach of my privacy and civil rights during their deeply flawed case against Nicky Hager.
The formal apology is as follows.