LABOUR MUST IMMEDIATELY ADOPT A WORKABLE TAX POLICY – TOP
If the latest predictions from flustered pundits come true, New Zealand faces the dystopian prospect of a Government without policy,…
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Social workers’ Hīkoi Whakaara concludes with rally – PSA
Social workers’ Hīkoi Whakaara concludes with rally in Cathedral Square Canterbury social workers, who have walked almost 100km during the…
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ACT announces latest plan to undermine public education – NZEI
The latest ACT Party education policy, announced today, is a transparent attempt to undermine public education, teachers and unions that’s…
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Reducing the use of animals in research – ANZCCART
New resources highlight innovative ways to replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research New booklets to help…
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The Liberal Agenda – Two-time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee David Swanson joins 4th Internet Party #AntiSpyBill Panel TONIGHT!
How many people do you know who will be kayaking the Potomac River to the Pentagon in a flotilla to protest the monolithic oil consumption of the war industry? That’s how our friends roll. Well, glide to be precise.
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Political Caption Competition
Trump shows he is prepared to help clean up after Hurricane Harvey
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 3rd September 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Observations on the 2017 Election campaign thus far… (rua)
Nearly everyone has seen National’s “running ad” – a variation on last election’s rowing-boat advertisement – but without the plagiarised and illegal use of an artist’s music.
The messaging is fairly uncomplicated and straight-forward; the blue (actually, more like teal) team is a metaphor for National running together as a team, whilst other “joggers” – representing Labour, Greens, and NZ First – are limping along. It’s about as subtle as burning a cross on a Black American’s front lawn.
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Time For The Media To Become “Relentlessly Positive”
This clear popular endorsement of Ardern’s political tactics places the media in a difficult position. What social and political influence it retains is based largely on its representation of itself as the public’s first and most reliable line of defence against the banality, venality and downright stupidity of elected politicians. Without us, say the media, there would be no one to protect you from all this despicable trickery and all these terrible lies. You may not like us, but, by God, you need us!
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Viewer Turnout for 1 NEWS Leaders Debate Beats 2014
More than a million New Zealanders watched the first live Leaders Debate between Bill English and Jacinda Ardern last night…