Cleaners’ ACC claims rise but numbers the tip of the iceberg – E tu
Fresh ACC figures for 2015 reveal the growing risks at work for low-income workers, particularly older workers. The figures show…
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We are not helpless – Lifewise
Āwhina – the te reo Māori word for helper – is truly by the people, for the people. The website is easy to navigate, providing a one-stop-shop for information on services and facilities that people need in order to help themselves.
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4.30pm Live Stream today – Journalism, Media & Democracy 2016 Media Ownership Report
This annual New Zealand Media Ownership Report is the only one of its kind. To celebrate the release of this year’s report you are cordially invited to watch it live today here on The Daily Blog. To understand why our media behave the way they do, you need to know who owns them.
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Political Caption Competition
Tonight we dine on souls
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Thursday 1st December 2016
5: All the Shit You Have to Deal with Walking Alone as a Woman
4:Did the DEA Nab an International Weapons Dealer, or a CIA Asset Hung Out to Dry?
3: Jill Stein: Recounts are Necessary Because Electronic Voting Invites Tampering, Hacking, Human Error
2: Oil price surges as Opec agrees first cut in output since 2008
1: US hate incidents spike after Donald Trump elected -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 1st 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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GUEST BLOG Comrade Dave Brownz – Climate Crash: The case for Survival Socialism
The recent news about the lack of ice in the Arctic has “shocked” mainstream climate scientists even if a few have been predicting such abrupt changes for years.
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GUEST BLOG: Ben Peterson – Fidel Castro- A Revolution is not a Man
This blog is not the place to give an exhaustive examination of the Cuban revolution, its achievements, its mistakes, and its attempts to overcome them. However, with Fidel’s death it is worth taking a moment to reflect on the lessons of the Cuban revolutionary experience.
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Dear editors: you are wrong to reject Commerce Commission’s draft decision
A group of more than 30 editors who penned a letter against the commerce commission’s draft decision to reject the merger between Fairfax and NZME, proved how easily commercial concerns could cloud sound journalistic judgment.
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The biggest threat to NZ is not terrorism, it’s poverty
The government recently announced an extra $20 billion in military spending over the next 15 years. When the greatest threat to our sovereignty comes not from war and terrorism, but from unaffordable housing, health and education, how can we justify this?