Campaign Involving Kiwis Wins Nobel Peace Prize – New Zealand Peace Foundation
The Peace Foundation worked to realise the New Zealand Nuclear Free zone in 1987, and has since worked with the…
Year: 2017
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Gynaecologists to Train on Live Sheep – NZAVS
The New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) are asking the organisers of an upcoming surgical workshop to reconsider using anaesthetised sheep….
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Political Caption Competition
Donald Trump spray tanned at White House
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 17th October 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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The Maker Of “Men” – Masculinity and its Origins
WHO MAKES “MEN”? With the behaviour of movie magnate, Harvey Weinstein, dominating the headlines, the nature and origins of masculinity have become a hot topic. At issue is whether all expressions of masculinity are to a greater-or-lesser extent “toxic” – or only some? And, whether the ultimate liberation of womankind is contingent upon the unequivocal elimination of the culturally constructed beings we call “men”?
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How Winston could use MMP for NZ First and put New Zealand second
There was a lot of behind the scenes happiness that Labour and NZ First were making great head way in terms of policy agreements, but the fact that the actual model of how the Government would function hasn’t yet been discussed should have Jacinda blinking rather than winking.
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Why Trump’s misnaming of the Persian Gulf has angered Iranians
It was not the decision to decertify the Iran’s nuclear deal that has left most ordinary Iranians incensed but the US President’s misnaming of the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf. Many Iranians have taken to the social media to express their rage and disappointment at the President’s failure to refer to the Persian Gulf by its proper name.
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Controversial I know, but Sean Plunket should NOT have resigned from the BSA (sit down lil bitch be humble – a guide for white guys)
I’m going to try and use this excuse if I ever get caught smuggling a tonne of cocaine across the border, ‘but your honour, it’s a social experiment bro’.
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Urewera 10 years on – any lessons to remember?
On the 10th anniversary of the Urewera raids we should recount the lessons – and we should remember. Breathless police and media commentary about a cocktail of napalm bombs, terrorist cells, guns, ammunition, Maori extremists, guerrilla warfare, assassination threats against politicians, greeted the public on the 15th October 2007. You name it – the police claimed it and the media hyped it.
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Political Caption Competition
When I give the sign, begin the revolution