The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 20th June 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Author: The Daily Blog
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Foundation sets up givealittle page for Afghan villagers – Human Rights Foundation of NZ
The Human Rights Foundation of Aotearoa New Zealand says the withdrawal of the villagers of Naik and Khak Khudday Dad from the Operation Burnham Inquiry is a sad indictment of the way the Inquiry has been conducted. The lawyers for the villages announced the withdrawal this morning and the Human Rights Foundation has decided to establish a givealittle page to support the villagers’ needs, including finding suitable housing (they have had to abandon their villages), for their health and for the education of their children
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Excessive use of force by off-duty officer – Independent Police Conduct Authority
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that an off-duty officer unnecessarily involved himself in a dispute between his friend,…
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Haere Atu Brian Tamaki – Tamaki Anti-Fascist Action
“Self-appointed Bishop and prosperity-gospel confidence trickster of the poor and vulnerable, Brian Tamaki is using anti-Muslim racism to gain a…
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Backbone Collective: Open Letter to Prime Minister
Open Letter to Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Re: Urgent need for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into New…
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Eating Meat is Killing the Planet – Vegan Society
World Meat Free Week It’s the even bigger inconvenient truth! Eating meat is killing our planet! Although Kiwis have reduced…
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New Zealand Maori Council calls Hobson’s Pledges claims that they would accept an invitation for a hui LIES
New Zealand Maori Council calls Hobson’s Pledges claims that they would accept an invitation for a hui LIES – after…
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Local group to highlight rise of the far-right – Wellington Action Against Racism and Fascism
Wellington Action Against Racism & Fascism (WARF) is hosting a talk on Fascism & the Far-Right in NZ on Friday…
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Māui and Hector’s dolphin proposals not fit for crisis – Greenpeace
Greenpeace is calling the Government’s latest proposal to save Māui and Hector’s dolphins a “pathway to extinction for the world’s…
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Dr Liz Gordon: The lonely right wing
My prediction is that a 17.5% flat tax rate will fall upon the electorate flatter than a pinky-purple pancake. Yes, even those in Epsom, who surely are not so self-absorbed that they would not recognise the double whammy that this policy would inflict on those in the lowest income brackets. In short, higher taxes and fewer state services.