E tū: Waikato Hospital assault tip of iceberg
E tū says the serious assault on a security guard at Waikato Hospital this week is the tip of the…
Month: May 2019
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Israel Lobby influence in New Zealand
In a Press Release published on 28 April, ACT MP David Seymour took our Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Paul Hunt, to task because he had “failed to condemn” what he asserted was “the anti-Semitism of UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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NZs ‘Mr Israel’ to set up far right Christian Party to put National into power – our own Handmaid’s Tale moment
The horror of what Alabama has pulled off by effectively banning abortions is their ‘Handmaid’s tale moment’, NZs ‘Mr Israel’ setting up a far right Christian Party is to prop up National is going to be ours.
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KFC, Carl’s Jr and Pizza Hut workers to strike this weekend
KFC is off the menu this weekend as hundreds of Fast Food workers employed by Restaurant Brands and members…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 17th May 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Friday 17th May 2019
5: DRUG CARTELS ARE PREYING ON MIGRANTS STUCK IN MEXICO
4: Saudi-UAE coalition carries out deadly air raids on Yemen’s Sanaa
3: WILL JOHN BOLTON FINALLY GET HIS WAR WITH IRAN?
2: As EPA Insists Weed Killer Roundup is Safe, a Jury Orders Monsanto to Pay $2B to Couple With Cancer
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – I have just signed a petition to parliament by 13 year old Sinead Latimer
We have the highest rate of teenage suicide in the developed world. According to Stephen Bell (Director of Youthline ) In a average week two teenagers kill themselves and about 20 young people will be hospitalised for self-harm each week, he estimated.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – The Prime Minister is remarkable
There is no question our Prime Minister is a truly remarkable person.
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Inquiry will miss the main issue which keeps us at risk
The most worrying aspect of the commission of inquiry into the Christchurch shootings is that the terms of reference give too much room for our security agencies – the SIS and GCSB – to hide.
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Phil Twyford the privatiser of state assets
I used to feel a bit sorry for Minister of Housing Phil Twyford being blamed for failing to deliver something he can’t control – the market price for housing. When Labour was elected the market had already driven prices to the unaffordable level for the vast majority.But when he started taking Housing NZ land that should be used for more state housing to achieve that goal he became another privatiser of state assets.