Gender Equal NZ supports Hayley Young – Gender Equal NZ
Gender Equal NZ supports Hayley Young in speaking out about sexual harassment and rape (More information on Hayley Young’s story…
Author: The Daily Blog
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Cyclists applaud boost for road safety – Cycling Action Network
Cyclists applaud boost for road safety, but say rumble strips must be applied correctly Cycling advocates have welcomed new plans…
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For a living wage PLUS restoring margins for skills and service
2018 will see Unite Union campaigning to rewrite all new collective agreements to ensure that all workers benefit from the planned increase in the minimum wage to $20 an hour by April 1, 2021.
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Long Live The Sun Queen!
I have participated in, and written about, politics for close to 40 years, but in all that time I can honestly say I have never witnessed anything like Jacinda Ardern’s first media conference as Labour Leader.
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Political Caption Competition
Judith Collins Christmas card this year ‘oddly grim’ say supporters
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 19th 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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How Stats NZ Censors Non-binary Gender Identities
I’m a citizen of this country, with all the rights and responsibilities that come with this particular social contract. So I am somewhat alarmed that the existence of my particular experience and expression of gender is not recorded. The state uses the information collated by Stats NZ to inform policy decisions. This implies to me that a non-binary identity is not considered in NZ policy.
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GUEST BLOG: Honourable Tracey Martin – Reflecting on 2017
I live in a very blue part of New Zealand but even there people have been coming up to me, people I know who vote blue, to say that they feel hopeful about this new Government. I am glad, I am proud but I am also very aware that over the next few years we must deliver for New Zealand and New Zealanders. That is our biggest challenge and we accept it.
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Dave Macpherson: What’s the Red/Black/Green Government up to on mental health?
If the Minister is ever to break out of the ‘Yes Minister’ straightjacket in mental health, he must turn to the community, to service users and to coalface mental health workers for his advice (and by that we don’t mean a raft of self-interested psychiatrists currently employed by DHBs around the country).
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Political Caption Competition
A moment of political honesty from America