Author: John Minto
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A celebration of ethnic cleansing, war crimes and human rights abuses
It doesn’t get much worse than this. The government has got itself involved in an effort to build “strategic partnerships…
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Tonga is still being used and abused by New Zealand
The trivial amounts of money the government has announced so far to assist the immediate crisis in Tonga from this…
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Government agriculture seminar based on ethnic cleansing, war crimes and human rights abuses
PSNA has written to the Minister of Agriculture, Damien O’Connor, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, urging the…
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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa asks Fat Freddy’s Drop to withdraw from Sydney Festival
On Friday PSNA wrote to Fat Freddy’s Drop asking the Kiwi supergroup to withdraw from their scheduled 18 January performance…
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu – Friend of Aotearoa New Zealand and Champion of Palestinian human rights – dies aged 90
Palestine has lost a champion of the struggle against Israeli apartheid with the death today of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, aged 90.
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“Māori and Pasifika” the new bywords for “working class”
When was the last time a journalist or commentator used the term working class in a news report or opinion…
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LONG-FORM REPORT: Creating the citizen economy
Taxation is the mechanism for redistribution of wealth to combat inequality and for redirecting resources to build a society. But our current tax principles though largely hidden or not understood by ordinary people, lie at the root of all our current inequality and struggling economy. Struggling at least for ordinary people. This article shows our current tax principles are central to our economic problems. Understand and fix tax and we are on a path to greater economic security and wealth for all, a ‘citizens economy’.
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MUST READ: Labour’s betrayal of low-income New Zealanders
Don’t just read this blog – get involved in a campaign to force the government to adopt an industrial-scale state house building programme. The first step for everyone – individuals and organisations – is to sign the petition here https://www.alternativeaotearoa.nz/petition
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Don’t let politicians bury political donations’ scandals – put voters in the front seat!
This is the time of year when governments make unpopular announcements or issue media releases when they want to bury public discussion on a sensitive issue. This is sometimes accompanied by ineffectual howls of protest from the opposition but most public attention has shifted to Christmas parties, buying gifts and planning holidays.