National day of Action calls on government to turn the tide on plastic on 27 November – Kiwi Bottle Drive
On Tuesday 27th of November, people across the country will be taking part in a day of action to ‘turn…
Year: 2018
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Inequality and Revolution
The Photo attached to this post is from 1932 when Wellington Police on horseback charged a demonstration by the unemployed during the Great Depression
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Political caption Competition
The only time in American history when a Turkey pardons the President
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday 24th November 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Santa banned from NZ Santa Parade for saying only men can play Santa – people about to lose their shit in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
…my first thought was that Lizzie Marvelly, Alison Mau, Marama ‘white dudes delete themselves’ Davidson and micro-aggression policing millennials at The Spinoff had joined forces and had called Santa out for his heteronormative white cis male privilege, I mean how many other women and people of colour can just break into your house in the middle of the night and hang out with your kids?
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National to blame for Kiwibank changes – E Tu
E tū sympathises with community concerns over the loss of Kiwibank branches – an issue with obvious implications for our…
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Midwives central to safe care – Council of Trade Unions
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said today that he was disappointed Midwifery Employee Representation & Advisory Service (MERAS)…
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New article on child poverty and disability welcomed by CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes Breaking the Link Between Disability and Child and Whanau Poverty a new article by…
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Restore a decade of lost tertiary funding – Tertiary Education Union
A new report launched today by the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) calls on Education…
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VUWSA stands by Fees Free education. Successful tertiary education policy shouldn’t be about ‘bums on seats’.
The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) supports the Labour government’s Fees Free policy. Despite 2018 enrolment numbers falling…