RMTU: Government closes door on local businesses
New Zealanders will not get a say on the government’s decision to ratify an international agreement which removes the right to protect local jobs
Year: 2015
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Nurturing future, civic leadership
Just prior to going on holiday last year I was fascinated by the Heralds weak attempt to try and set the civic Auckland agenda with a silly poll on possible contenders for the Auckland mayoralty.
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On Eleanor Catton, the cost of speaking out and why her words have the right running scared
I hate to break it to so many of our right-wing pundits who know so little about so much, but Catton has been pointing out the failings of our current government for a while now.
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“Minority report”: how the Terrorist Law will stifle dissent and could take away your basic human rights
The purpose of the state and establishment has never really been to keep us safe from terrorism. The purpose is to keep us, their citizenry complaint and quiet – and fearful.