The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday 13th October 2018
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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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – What charter schools mean to Māori and why NZ needs to listen
Now that the charter schools have transitioned into mainstream as character or state integrated schools, I want to explain why I supported them and helped build one on my marae, Ngā Whare Waatea.
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Half a million people in debt with the Ministry of Social Development – AAAP
Reports obtained through the Official Information Act revealed that as of March 2018, half a million people are in debt…
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Donald Trump And The Art Of Populist Grotesque.
IN A RECENT POST Jane Kelsey identifies some of the more important challenges posed for the Left by Donald Trump. His peculiar mix of worker-friendly policies and corporate concessions. His willingness to advance protectionism – along with a host of other ideas long-declared “verboten” by neoliberal ideologues. His brazen rejection of globalism. His reaffirmation of the citizen’s indissoluble duty of loyalty to the nation state – and vice versa.
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MPs agree there’s much more to do on safety in the forestry sector – First Union
Politicians have responded with shock to revelations from forestry and wood processing workers at a symposium on the future of…
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Future of Work for New Zealand’s Forestry and Wood Processing: Much more than logs – First Union
A symposium to start a discussion on the future of work in forestry and wood processing has shown New Zealand…
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Political Caption Competition
While looking at this picture, listen to this
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 12th October 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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A Change Of Plan
IT WAS LATE and the fire was dying. The wine bottle was definitely not half full. In the far corner a couple of vapers appeared to smoke. But up this end, nearest the fire, I was alone. Until she turned up.
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Political Caption Competition
I’ll scratch your back and when they try to arrest me, you’ll scratch mine