Living Wage set to transform lives at Auckland Council
Living Wage Auckland will today celebrate a significant milestone in its campaign for a Living Wage at Auckland Council, with…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 1st June 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 – Why are we giving away our water for free?
Cloud Ocean Water Ltd is a China-based company specialising in investment in New Zealand. This month they gained the water rights to the Belfast aquifer in Waimakariri.
The amount of water they will be allowed to take for free each day is obscene.
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The Best Photojournalism From Around The Globe Comes To Auckland This July!
Note down 1st – 30th July in your diary to see this inspiring collection of images in Auckland.
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“And Not A Reason To Be Missed – If You’re On Their Little List” : Thoughts on the Green Party’s 2017 List
The ‘draft’ iteration released some weeks ago has already inspired considerable debate [and/or jeering]; and it is interesting to note that the finalized version put out yesterday appears to ‘double down’ on some of the things which rendered the previous List such a lightning-rod for commentariat controversy.
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GUEST BLOG: Te Reo Putake – The UK Election: May’s Munted Mandate
Unelected Tory PM Theresa May called an early general election on April 18th, saying that she needed a mandate for Brexit. At the time, it was hailed as a masterstroke and it was assumed the Conservatives would romp to victory. But now … not so much.
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The Portland Heroes – the indomitable human spirit at its finest
There is an impulse in human nature to do good; to be altruistic; to stand up and help others even though they may be total strangers. It is this indomitable spark of humanity which is perhaps our single, most powerful, saving grace. If we, as a species survive, it will be due to that innate impulse to act altruistically even when we may personally not benefit. Or even face personal danger.
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Carter Holt Harvey brings shame to Kiwi name across the ditch – E tū
New Zealand’s largest private sector union is calling on New Zealand’s richest man, billionaire Graeme Hart, to stop giving New…
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – All New Zealander’s Human Rights strengthened by judgement in prisoner voting case
The prisoner voting ban law was simply another law passed by the majority to take away the rights of a minority one that they no doubt saw was powerless and vulnerable just as Maori were seen, at least until more recent and enlightened times when they were able to begin enforcing their rights through the courts.
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Political Caption Competition
Green Party launch radical new Police policy