International Day Of Older Persons A Reminder Of Change Needed In Aged Care Sector – NZNO
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says the International Day of Older Persons, held each year on 1 October, is…
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NZ Politics Daily – 4 October 2021
Today’s NZPD testimonial from Len Cook, Former NZ Chief Government Statistician; Former UK Chief Government Statistician “I find the thoroughness with which…
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Political Caption Competition
Smug Hermit Kingdom
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GUEST BLOG: Hone Harawira – WE’RE MAORI, NOT MUSHROOMS
On Tue 28 Sept, the Police contacted us about a woman from Kaikohe, who had tested positive for Covid in…
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Dr Liz Gordon: Liberty and equality: the anti-lockdown marches
Many of the great civil rights movements of the postwar period stemmed from the desire of populations to be freed…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday – 4th October 2021
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Why Key poked the smug hermit kingdom
People asked me this week if I thought Key’s sudden intrusion into the public debate by poking the smug hermit…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Mental health funding mystery and mischief
One of the difficulties that can occur in parliamentary politics is that the response of the government of the day responds to an opposition party spinning a yarn that makes it look bad is to either behave like a possum in the headlights or defensively spin back. The more sensible and effective response would be empirical; sticking to and better explaining the facts.
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A new system needs to be part of the health response to Covid-19 – Auckland Action Against Poverty
The Delta outbreak in South Auckland – one of the heartiest suburbs in all of Tāmaki Makaurau (but with complex…
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Black Friday: Australia makes smoking so much easier
“Friday, 1 October marks the day deadly cigarettes become a lot easier to obtain in Australia than safer nicotine vaping…