Outdoor Council Agrees Nelson Marlborough Mining “Crazy” – CORANZ
A government decision to call for prospecting mining permits for public lands in Nelson Marlborough is not only short-sighted and…
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BP has foot on the gas towards cage-free future – SAFE
SAFE is applauding BP for being the first petrol and retail outlet in New Zealand to jump on board with…
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‘Double-bunking’ changes inconsistent with UN Rules – New Zealand Law Society
A proposed law change making prison cell sharing or ‘double bunking’ the norm is inconsistent with New Zealand’s obligations under…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 7th August 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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While the Left fiddles, the Right beats their war-drum
While the Left has been fiddling about with much gnashing of teeth and tears of concern over the right of two Canadian neo-fascists to speak at an Auckland City council venue – National’s focus has been laser-like at regaining power in 2020.
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GUEST BLOG: Hadley Grace Robinson-Lewis – Interview with Ari
Ari is a resilient, strong, beautiful, intelligent and kind transgender young woman who has faced many adversaries throughout her transition to her preferred gender. Ari has lived an incredible life resulting in a high level of maturity and an authentic view of the world we live in today. I admire Ari’s strength and transparency so I decided to approach her for an interview!
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Dr Liz Gordon – Disrupting our lives
In her book Everyday Sexism, British author Laura Bates explains how girls and women are shaped by everyday discourse into gendered disadvantage. Whether it be pay, employment, daily life, love, or whatever, the systematic disadvantaging of women takes place all the time in every place that we live. How to explain the ‘inexplicable’ equal pay gap? Women are conditioned to have lower expectations and are much more likely to accept less. They value themselves lower than men do.
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Political Caption Competition
The look of terror on John Howard’s face at being photographed with Judith Collins is priceless.
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Monday 6th August 2018
5: The wise-cracking judge in Paul Manafort’s case may be starting to chill out
4: Indonesia: Major earthquake in Lombok kills scores
3: Chilling Testimony in a Tennessee Trial Exposes Lethal Injection as Court-Sanctioned Torture
2: A Slaughter in Silence: How Trump’s “America First” Policy Enabled Ethnic Cleansing in the DRC
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 6th August 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.