Families package is tip of the iceberg for families in poverty – CPAG
The Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nations report released today shows that improving incomes will only be the start…
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On English’s Billexit And Why This Means National Is In Trouble For 2020
I’m frankly a bit puzzled when it comes to yesterday’s shock political news, and for one simple reason: Contrary to what a number of people are saying (particularly the “SECOND ELECTION LOST IN A ROW” style of comments) – Bill English leaving the National Party Leadership and Parliament may not actually help contribute to a National-led government in 2020.
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Political Caption Competition
Run you Fools, Judith’s coming!
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 14th February 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Outdated tenancy laws increase risks for children in poverty – CPAG
Childhood illnesses, transience and a disastrous rate of homelessness in New Zealand evidenced by the Government’s Stocktake on Housing report…
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Disappointment as JNL confirms job losses – E Tu
E tū is extremely disappointed with the confirmation today that Juken New Zealand Ltd (JNL) intends axing the jobs of…
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – Employment stats are ‘twice as bad’ for Māori
I’m pretty chuffed with the unemployment rate dropping to its lowest level in nine years.
That means we are almost back to where we were before National took over.
However, I wouldn’t be doing right by the communities that supported me into Parliament if I didn’t demand more for New Zealand workers. -
Why NZ should withdraw its troops from Iraq
Prior to the last election Labour, NZ First and the Greens all opposed the current deployment of New Zealand troops to Iraq. Labour specifically promised to withdraw them, but nothing has happened yet. Now Australia is leaning on our government to extend the deployment beyond its current end date in November. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop made that plain during her visit here last week.
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Taking Stock: Is the Government Doing Enough to End the Housing Crisis?
The policies advanced by the Labour-NZF-Green government in response to New Zealand’s housing crisis – most particularly Labour’s KiwiBuild initiative – no longer impress informed observers as either bold or comprehensive enough to bring about a speedy resolution of the crisis. On the contrary, they seem doomed to fail: there being neither the material, nor the human, resources required to make them succeed.
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Political Caption Competition
Spot the grand Cyclops