The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 15th December 2017
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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$639 million upgrade poses question of whether we need frigates
The frigates Te Mana and Te Kaha are a huge drain on the taxpayer. They cost hundreds of millions of dollars a year in running costs and regular upgrades. The current electronics upgrade is now priced at a whopping $639 million.
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Medicinal cannabis: good news, bad news
Good news! The Labour-led Government will introduce legislation to “legalise medicinal cannabis”, this side of Christmas. Bad news! Based on early hints about the content of the reform, patients are fearful about whether the changes will go far enough and whether they will have to continue to resort to criminal activity.
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Political Caption Competition
Photo bombing has never bombed so badly
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 14th December 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson: Focus on real jobs with security, forget ‘bludgers’ rhetoric
The Jonesy is a passionate bloke and mate of mine who wants to do what is right by our people who have been forgotten in the regions when it comes to jobs. He fired up last week and went on TV wanting to force beneficiaries into work with plenty of sticks to prod and push them into jobs.
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Children in Poverty Deserve Christmas Presents Too – Auckland City Mission
8,000 children living in poverty would not receive Christmas presents this year if not for the Auckland City Mission. There’s…
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Ending Our Reliance on the Oil and Gas Industry – Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
Ending Our Reliance on the Oil and Gas Industry By Dr Terrence Loomis, Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network It’s got…
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New Zealand media ownership: History and obfuscation
This year’s New Zealand Media Ownership report written by Merja Myllylahti and published by the Journalism, Media and Democracy research…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 13th December 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.