Syphilis findings highlight need for well-resourced sexual health service – ASMS
“A report on a syphilis outbreak in the Auckland region highlights the need for a properly resourced sexual health service…
Author: The Daily Blog
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Revealing the Economic Myths
The charade of this government’s sound economic management is unravelling. Misleading GDP figures, pumped up by property speculation and high immigration, have given the impression that all is well, masking our continued economic decline compared to OECD countries.
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Writing 2016
I have all the tools at my disposal for writing, I have a nascent audience, the good lord has seen fit to give me the ability to turn a phrase. Yet, my word count, in the last three months of 2016, has been curiously low. What’s going on here?
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Political Caption Competition
The real Time cover
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Friday 16th December 2016
5: Evacuation of east Aleppo under way during ceasefire
4: Facebook to flag fake news with help of its users and fact-checkers
3: Keystone club – Meet the men in Trump’s cabinet who are very excited to get Alberta oil to America
2: Journalist Iona Craig: The U.S. Could Stop Refueling Saudis & End Devastating War in Yemen Tomorrow
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 16th December 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Ruby Joy – Let’s be honest about racist NZ
In this blog I intend only to speak on behalf of a misguided and hate-filled community of which i have personal knowledge and experience. This community I was once a part of and on behalf of which I wish to speak is ashamedly so, but undeniably, the white racist young people of New Zealand.
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Why I’m saying thank you for the Music
While communities are being torn asunder as I write by human-caused violence, such as we’re witnessing in Aleppo, Turkey and Egypt, I want to devote this post to honouring a snapshot of three communities that are being built around music in New Zealand.
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GUEST BLOG: Kieran Robert Kelly – Trump’s Straw Nazis: A Horror Story
People have been digesting the appointment of Stephen Bannon as Trump’s chief strategist and the sudden rise in overt racism and Nazi symbology. There are people saying “Heil Trump”, giving Nazi salutes, and spray-painting swastikas in alarming numbers. The US is a large, populous, diverse country, but there is clearly something of significance here beyond just a few ignorant teenagers with spraycans and emotional issues.
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Political Caption Competition
Where hateful arseholes find love