Women in NZ effectively working for free from now – CTU
Council of Trade Unions Vice President Rachel Mackintosh says New Zealand’s gender pay imbalance can and must be fixed. “Employers…
Year: 2018
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GUEST BLOG: Speech: Governor-General – Armistice Day
Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy
Governor-General of New Zealand
Armistice Day National Ceremony
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park
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Permanently temporary: the Gig Trap – University of Auckland
The first ever study to track thousands of people through different work arrangements over time has revealed that the gig…
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The Human Rights Commission welcomes the Supreme Court’s judgment in the landmark case of the Attorney-General v Taylor.
The Commission’s Chief Legal Advisor Janet Anderson-Bidois said the Supreme Court’s judgment strengthens New Zealand’s constitutional protection of human rights….
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Dr Liz Gordon: In Flanders field, the poppies grow
So now 100 years have passed since the end of the first globalised war – a war in which most countries either took sides or (some) refused to do so. A war in which so many were killed like little rats in dug trenches, their lives squashed in an instant. Anyone who hasn’t seen the extraordinary representation of the Gallipoli campaign at Te Papa should certainly do so (closes in April 2019). It makes me cry every time for the human tragedy and waste, and I am a serial viewer.
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Political Caption Competition
After banning every journalist, Donald Trump was left with just microphones
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 12th 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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Wait, What? NZ Spies & cops need MORE terrorism powers? Really? After all that mass surveillance?
This is a deeply concerning slide towards huge Police State powers with no ability to reign them in and not even a rational explanation as to why we should keep feeding them with more and more intrusive search and surveillance powers.
Who is the threat? Extremists or the Deep State?
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In just 7 words did Andrew Little demolish real prison reform?
NZ First lets Andrew know when he can bark.
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Survey shows toxic culture at WINZ takes more than Labour’s whitewash renovation
YAY! When the sadistic WINZ staff member (who seems to get off on the power they have over weak and vulnerable people) kicks you in the guts, turns down your welfare and spies through Facebook to see if you you are in a relationship, it’ll all happen in a warm and friendly environment.
Wokedom at it’s most hollow and insincere.