Political Caption Competition
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Author: The Daily Blog
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday 31st March 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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What’s up with Richard Griffin and National’s Melissa Lee?
The recent furore over the so-called “secret” meeting between broacasting minister Clare Curran and RNZ’s Carol Hirschfeld revealed that Board chair and former National government advisor, Richard Griffin, phoned National MP, Melissa Lee to inform her that Ms Hirscheld had tendered her resignation. This barely reported event raises several questiins that have yet to be fully answered;
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Spies and Government need to Apologise to Our Community – Coromandel Watchdog
The environmental group Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki is furious that emails reveal spy firm Thompson and Clark were trying to…
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England’s vow to tackle plastic pollution inspiring – Kiwi Bottle Drive
Zero-waste campaigners say they are excited to hear England is going to introduce a bottle deposit scheme and are calling…
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New campaign gears up fast to mobilise support – NZNO
New campaign gears up fast to mobilise support After the rejection of the latest DHB Nurses and Midwifery Multi Employer…
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$2.6 billion boost to the economy – Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
A report released today in Parliament by Hon Willie Jackson, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, BERL and Tokona Te Raki…
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Is the prison system working? – Sir Peter Gluckman Chief Science Advisor
Prison costs in New Zealand have risen over the past 30 years and particularly in the last 12 years at a rate that far exceeds of any other component of government expenditure. This is not due to an increasing crime rate but rather because of successive policies that have been implemented so as to be seen to be “tough on crime”.