Broken funding model leaves nurses feeling unsafe – NZNO
Only 19% of nurses and midwives feel safe or supported at CCDHB according to the recently run CCDHB staff engagement…
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Commission proud to stand with the people of Porirua – Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission has welcomed New Zealand’s first city to join the Human Rights Commission’s anti-racism campaign: Give Nothing…
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The Liberal Agenda – Sugar, Rum and Tobacco a new BWB Text on sugar taxes
‘Sugar, rum and tobacco are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life…which are…objects of almost universal consumption, and which are therefore extremely proper subjects of taxation.’ – Adam Smith
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VUWSA joins the #WeHavePower movement
The goal of getting 100% of tertiary students voting in this election is one all politicians should have, Victoria University…
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Labour’s Transport Plans Get Thumbs up From Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
The transport plan announced yesterday by Labour leader Jacinda Adern gets a big tick from Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei….
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Neil Finn joins chorus of support for #500Now
Kiwi music icon Neil Finn is lending his voice to support “Welcome #500Now.’ The campaign calls for politicians of all…
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Sir John Key to receive Honorary Doctorate – University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury will bestow former Prime Minister and UC alumnus Rt Hon Sir John Key with a Doctor…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 8th August 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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The most grievous betrayal of all – two so-called “Green” MPs who should know better
I am livid with anger at the selfish actions of these two. I have given my weekends to help erect Green Party billboards. I have helped draft letters to newspapers defending Metiria Turei from the reactionary media pack who are hounding her. I plan to give up my time to help the Green Party as much as I possibly can with leafletting and doorknocking.
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Friends In High Places: Will Jacinda Be Swept Into Power By Another “Revolution From Above”?
New Zealand capitalism is in urgent need of a reboot. The agricultural sector is offering nothing more imaginative than more (and more!) of the same: more cows, more milk powder, more massive irrigation schemes, more befouled waterways. The road transport industry is swallowing a disproportionately large amount of New Zealand’s limited investment capital. Our civil service is not only displaying alarming levels of inefficiency but also outright corruption.