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Southern Right Whale in Harbour near Beehive – National blames Labour for encouraging mammals
Month: July 2018
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 6th July 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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What’s Wrong With Today’s Journalists?
THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG with New Zealand journalists. For the best part of three decades our universities and polytechnics have been churning-out graduates who, at least in theory, should be the best-educated, best-prepared and most ethical journalists this country has ever produced. It must break the hearts of these graduates’ academic mentors to see how little of what they have attempted to inculcate in their charges has taken.
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Questions the media need to ask the Police about the death of Alo Ngata in custody
Let me be clear.
I am not criticising the Police response to the tasering of Alo Ngata in Beresford street.
There are enough independent witnesses from neighbours who all universally agree Police used the required force to stop him.
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Why I’m not surprised by the Court of Appeal Kim Dotcom decision
We have two enormous powers hurtling towards each other at great speed now at the Supreme Court. On one side, Dotcom’s fierce will, tenacity and wealth up against the mass surveillance state and American corporate geopolitical interests.
If this goes all the way, it will impact everyone and everything.
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – Simon burns bridges as National bashes workers
This Government is here to make change, instead of making up petty lies and stoking fear and anger. National should start working with the people instead of against them for once.
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MUST READ GUEST BLOG: A heartfelt letter penned by “Ms F” after her win against MSD
In a breakthrough decision yesterday, the High Court determined that loans could not be counted as income for social security purposes – a huge victory for Ms F. But the years and the overwhelming stress she experienced cannot be taken back. These are her words:
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The Liberal Agenda – The Rainbow Cable Car
In a world first Drag Artist Queen Olivia St Redfern is reading to children on the historic Wellington Cable Car. Join Queen Olivia on Monday 16 July as she travels a return trip on the historic Wellington Cable Car, while listening to her reading aloud wonderful children’s stories.
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Kim Dotcom Statement on Court of Appeal
Kim Dotcom Statement on Court of Appeal
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For everyone debating the pros and cons of tasers in light of the latest killing of a man by NZ Police
A death in custody, a place and environment where the Police have total dominance should send a shudder down the spine of anyone, we are being misled into a debate about tasers – without any clear explanation of where the injury that killed this man, that debate is a purposeful misdirection.