Medicinal cannabis wins and polls point to cannabis referendum’s recipe for success
Improvements to New Zealand’s new medicinal cannabis scheme – together with recent polling – suggest how we can win the cannabis referendum, writes Chris Fowlie.
Author: The Daily Blog
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Forgetting To Remember New Zealand’s Racist Election.
WHAT’S WRONG with our journalists? Why do so many reporters and columnists memories appear to fail them? Only this morning, the veteranNZ Herald columnist, Brian Rudman, contributed yet another lapse to the Fourth Estate’s growing tally of memory malfunctions. He’s one of theHerald’s best, of course, with years of intelligent and splendidly trenchant commentary behind him, but today’s memory fade is every bit as egregious as the historical deficiencies so apparent in the writing of much younger journalists.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – The Media and Coronavirus COV -19
Let’s be sensible and caring . But let’s not panic.
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Political Caption Competition
PUNTER: You have my arm up behind my back, you’re hurting me.
SIMON: Keep smiling at the camera or I’ll break it
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday – 12th March 2020
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Proposed Bonfire Of Regulations Will Burn Ordinary New Zealanders – PSA
National Party leader Simon Bridges has proposed a ‘bonfire of regulations’, but the Public Service Association says it’s a smokescreen…
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Housing Crisis Needs Action And We Are Taking It / Maori Council Pushes Back Against Simon Bridges – Maori Council
“Housing is one of the key issues leading into the next election not just for Maori but for all New…
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COVID-19 Highlights Precariousness Of The Gig Economy, Says Uber Driver – First Union
The global spread of coronavirus is highlighting major flaws with the ‘gig economy’ and employment law, as workers like Uber…
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In Wake Of Fishing Industry Links To Govt, NZers Rally For Ocean Protection – Greenpeace
New Zealanders put the writing on the wall today when it comes to their feelings about ocean protection, sharing their…
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Satellite Images Tell Story Of Environment Crisis – Forest And Bird
Forest & Bird has released a series of before and after satellite images showing some of the thousands of hectares…