The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 25th August 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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New Zealand should not follow Trump into Afghanistan – Green Party
The Green Party would oppose any deployment of combat troops to Afghanistan, following President Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he…
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Time to pull our collective heads out of the sand – NZMEA
Yesterday’s release of Treasury’s Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) provides a fairly sobering forecast of our ability to grow…
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Disappointment at Labour approach to tax – Closing the Gap
The announcement by Labour yesterday regarding no changes to the income tax regime was greeted with disappointment by Closing the…
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Workers celebrate decision to keep Easter Sunday shop-free – First Union
The union representing retail workers in Auckland is welcoming Auckland Council’s decision to protect family time and keep Easter Sunday…
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Election 2017 and science – Science Media Centre
Ahead of the 2017 general election, scheduled to be held on September 23, the Science Media Centre posed ten science-related…
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New Zealand First Policy on Power Companies
New Zealand First’s policy on power companies relates to our opposition to the sale of these state assets, as well…
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Hoake Tātau! Labour launches Māori election advert
Labour has today launched its Māori election advert, encouraging Maori voters to give ‘two ticks’ to Labour.
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More needed to meet health, education and housing – CTU
Treasury’s pre-election update of its forecasts for the economy and government finances, released today, show that the government surplus won’t…
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Government ED Targets nothing to celebrate – NZNO
Yesterday, the NZNO College of Emergency Nurses NZ (CENNZ) were outraged to read the Minister of Health claiming the Emergency…