Foreign Minister questions China’s influence in the Pacific – Pacific Media Watch
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters has again hinted the Ardern government may exit China’s One Belt One Road initiative…
Year: 2018
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Prisoner Advocates To Mourn Rising Prison Suicide – People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Prisoner advocacy organisation People Against Prisons Aotearoa will be holding candlelight vigils on Thursday 8th March in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch…
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Out of the Goodness of the Employers’ Big, Generous Hearts
To anyone not already sold on neoliberalism, the answers to those questions are blindingly obvious. Gouwland’s indignation is, however, a useful pointer to just how much reliance employers now place on the agencies of the state to defend the “reforms” of the 1980s and 90s from any attempt to roll them back.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – Can Anyone Rely on Corrections Inspectorate Reports?
I have now had time to read the Inspectorate report about Auckland Prison in detail, dated June 2017.
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GUEST BLOG: Oliver Hailes – Never again! Sign our TPPA petition to change the process
The concerned Kiwis who marched in the streets of Auckland against the last TPPA signing ceremony have been caught off guard by the Government’s sudden U-turn. But this week, as Trade Minister David Parker heads to Chile to sign his name, we’ll be handing over a parliamentary petition with thousands of signatures calling for a democratic overhaul of how we negotiate trade, investment and economic integration agreements.
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Malcolm Evans – Census 2018
Malcolm Evans – Census 2018
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Political Caption Competition
When Simon Bridges says he has a strong environmental record he means for the oil and mining companies
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 6th March 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Colin Craig vs Jordan Williams Court of Appeal decision
…as a witness in this case, it was apparent to me that the Judy didn’t seem to have any comprehension whatsoever of defamation law.
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What happened at the NBR with Matthew Hooton?
Whatever you think of Hooton, as a columnist he has the right to criticise and critique politicians and as long as he doesn’t defame that politician by lying about them, then his right to be critical of a politician is supposed to be sacrosanct and backed 100% by his Publisher and Editor.