Support for Heidi Hayward’s open letter from CPAG – Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) commends the courageous and forthright efforts of Dunedin school principal Heidi Hayward, and encourages more…
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Work and Income limit access through forced ID checks – Auckland Action Against Poverty
From today, Work and Income staff will be asking for ID from beneficiaries seeking help from Work and Income. This…
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Different rules for charter schools don’t add up – Child Poverty Action Group
Charter schools are contracted to achieve the same educational outcomes for children as public schools are, and should not be…
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Political Caption Competition
There goes feeding the kids, affordable housing, public broadcasting, those NSA assurances that they pinky promise not to spy on everyone…
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Malcolm Evans – At the end of the day…
Malcolm Evans – At the end of the day…
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Guest Mental Health Blog: David Macpherson – Coleman’s Pork-Barrelling highlights mental health deficit
One of the more unusual sights in the post-Key scramble for top jobs was that of nonentity Health Minister Jonathan Coleman putting his hat in the ring, and following up with the promise of more cash for the mental health sector.
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The Daily Blog End of Year Christmas Party – Monday 19th 6.30pm @ IKA
If you are a reader or supporter feel free to come along and gossip with our bloggers before we plunge into yet another election year.
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Political Caption Competition
Most pictures say a thousand words, this one says less than 15
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Monday 12th December 2016
5: Mosul Dam collapse ‘will be worse than a nuclear bomb’
4: Trump Makes America Goldman’s Again! #MAGA
3: Intelligence figures fear Trump reprisals over assessment of Russia election role
2: Quarter of inmates could have been spared prison without risk, study says
1: Can Sanctuary Campuses Really Protect Students from Trump -
GUEST BLOG: Ben Peterson – The truth about Winston Peters.
The Winston Peters myth is constantly evolving, but he often likes to paint himself as a political outsider. Winnie likes to portray himself as straight talking, and standing up to the establishment. To give him credit, the fact he can sometimes pull this off is a master class in political spin. The reality is, Winston Peters has more claim to being the political establishment as any other New Zealand MP.