The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 17th December 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Year: 2017
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Families package welcome news at Christmas – Office of the Children’s Commissioner
“We welcome the Families Package announced today and we hope it will make a big difference to the lives of…
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Public Equity and Tax-Benefit Reform
Public Equity is not a difficult concept to understand. Equity is about ownership. And equity is about equality. Equal owners own what they own equally. Two equal owners of a house own that house equally. Two people with equal shares in a business have equal equity in that business. In capitalism, we understand equity to represent a private property right. That’s why many of us distrust capitalism; the problem is that emphasis on the word ‘private’.
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Families package signals a sea change for children – CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Government’s Families Package announced today, which provides a significant boost to income support…
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Medicinal cannabis users’ plea to Government – NORML
On Thursday, 47 medicinal cannabis patients and caregivers sent an open letter to the Government to express our concerns about…
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Government Must Heed Report on Adapting to Climate Change – Forest and Bird
Forest & Bird calls on the new government – which has staked its reputation on dealing with climate change –…
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New Zealanders need time to upskill for climate change – Council of Trade Unions
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard says today that he is worried people working in New Zealand…
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Families Package Will Make a Difference to Children – Auckland City Mission
The Government’s announcement of the $5.53 billion Families Package yesterday will have a significant impact on the lives of many…
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What’s in Labour’s Medical Cannabis bill? – Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
With the looming introduction of a bill by Labour for Medical Cannabis, the patient community is sceptical, and bordering on…
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High Court decision: Kim Dotcom v The District Court
High Court decision Kim Dotcom v The District Court at North Shore Introduction [1] The United States of America (“USA”)…