The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 22nd 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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Govt medicinal cannabis Bill a huge step but should go further
The Government’s medicinal cannabis Bill is a huge step in the right direction – and a first for any New Zealand government – but we think a patient-focused approach should go much further.
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GUEST BLOG: Dr Liz Gordon – Christmas behind bars
At Christmas I play Santa at Christchurch men’s prison. At Easter I am the Easter Bunny. And in children of prisoner’s week I am a pretty handy face painter, this year tackling a horse, a tiger and various cats and dogs.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – Diary up until Corrections suddenly gagged me and forcibly transferred me – HELP
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to contact or know the safety of Arthur at this time, Corrections are refusing to answer any questions.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – Another Prison suicide for Christmas
Chris was a 30-year-old serving a life sentence in Unit 5, West Division Paremoremo. At least he was until the Night of Monday 27th of November when he apparently lost all hope that Corrections would ever allow him to complete the programs he needed to convince the Parole Board that he wasn’t an undue risk and could be released back to his loved ones.
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The Christmas Counter Fit
If you are one of those people anxiously still waiting by the mail box for the gifts you ordered online yesterday to arrive before Christmas, I have got bad news. You are going to have get off your butt and join the rest of the Christmas celebrating world and go to the mall.
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson: I’m not playing National’s game on employment
All the National Party cares about is money. They are fixated on it and it is the only value they seem to have as individuals and as a political party.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 21st December 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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TV REVIEW: Kim Dotcom – Caught in the Web
What Goldson has created with this documentary is one of the most important things any documentary maker can achieve, a meaningful reflection on a current political issue that at the time was eclipsed with anger and ignorance.