Second grounds for reassessment on methyl bromide declined – Environmental Protection Authority
An application to determine whether grounds for a reassessment of methyl bromide’s flammable gas classification existed, has been declined by…
Year: 2018
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Plastic campaigners fear key solution left out – Kiwi Bottle Drive
Plastic campaigners are still waiting for a crucial piece of zero-waste infrastructure after The Green’s action-on-waste announcement yesterday. In what…
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Disabled people three times less likely to be in work – Statistics New Zealand
In the June 2018 quarter, 22.3 percent of disabled people were working, Stats NZ said today. This compares with 70.0…
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Teachers and principals continue negotiations – NZEI
Principals and teachers today enter their 21st day of talks since May, and are hopeful negotiations will lead to progress…
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Geoff Simmons Named Leader of The Opportunities Party
Geoff Simmons steps up as leader of TOP, aiming to take the party into Parliament and drive policy reform.
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Concern for those in aged care facilities without consent – Human Rights Commission
A new report published by the Human Rights Commission raises concerns about the legal and human rights safeguards for an…
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Pike River is still unfinished business – Stand With Pike
Pike River families are horrified by Peter Whittal’s refusal to acknowledge any guilt for the deaths of 29 men, but…
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This Is Your Green Captain: We Are Going Down.
GREEN POLITICS has never been about business-as-usual. Green politics has always been about the salvation of the planet and the reclamation of the human soul from the talons of the Capitalist death-machine. To reduce Green politics to mere environmentalism is to betray a complete misunderstanding of its raison d’être.
Sadly and predictably, however, that is exactly what the majority of New Zealand’s political commentators are doing. They are heaping their praise upon the Green caucus for taking the party back-to-basics with wonderful new policies about re-cycling car tyres and paying ten bucks to whoever before dumping your rubbish.
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Clash of Civilities – review of Dr Cornell West & Douglas Murray
On Friday evening August 17 at Auckland`s Aotea Centre Cornell West and Douglas Murray faced off.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 21st August 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
