Nurses to network for the future in Christchurch – NZNO
Canterbury and West Coast nurses will convene in Christchurch tomorrow for the annual New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Canterbury-West Coast…
Month: May 2019
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Political Caption Competition
Does someone wearing a jacket like that get to use the word fiasco?
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Tuesday 28th May 2019
5: North Korea Calls John Bolton a “Defective Human Product”
4: Where do the elections leave Europe’s nationalists?
3: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS DECLARING A FAKE EMERGENCY TO SELL WEAPONS TO SAUDI ARABIA
2: Chomsky: Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change & the Undermining of Democracy Threaten Future of Planet
1: European elections: far-right ‘surge’ ends in a ripple -
Will Budget 2019 be transformational for children living in poverty? – CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is looking to the Government to deliver a package in Budget 2019 that will truly…
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GUEST BLOG: Ben Morgan – European election results – Why we should care in NZ
Over the weekend Europeans elected their new governments, turning in increasing numbers to parties at the ends of the political spectrum. Europe polarised in a three way retreat from the centre. Across Europe and in Britain support for the far-right, far- left and Green parties surge. The losers were centrist parties.
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Coming Home …
The Christian Right seeks only to put rocks in voters’ hands. It bids them use their ballots as weapons – to punish the sinful.
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E tū welcomes Local Democracy Reporter scheme
E tū, the union for journalists, has welcomed the announcement today of a $1million pilot scheme to improve local news…
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Bridges’ Claim On Crime Rates A “Serious Harm” To Causality
Everybody knows the old adage that when it comes to lies, there are three kinds: “lies, damned lies, and statistics”. Political press releases, particularly from the National Party, often combine at least two out of the three in some sort of high art form. Yet as is a truth known to only fewer, the best and most persuasive lies are those that actually contain at their core or at least in their sheathing … a hard element of fact.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 28th 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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Ummmmmm – about Trevor Mallard’s accusation of rape
The irony of a bullying report that has ended up bullying should be lost on no one.