Aviation Security Service lockout “illegal and irresponsible” – unions
Locking out aviation security workers from their workplaces is an illegal and irresponsible move which will hugely inconvenience the travelling…
Author: The Daily Blog
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Digital fluency but no cultural fluency
It’s good that digital technology will soon become a compulsory part of our education system so that students have digital fluency, but in the week where we celebrate the Maori language, when will our students gain cultural fluency?
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A response to Matt Heath – Democratic Participation Is Not A Grey Area
To insist that our elderly citizens should be steadfastly deprived of their right to vote purely because of some ineluctable combination of a referendum result on the literal other side of the world and spiraling youth apathy about politics is heinous.
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Waatea 5th Estate – From Brexit to Trump – why are voters so angry?
Joining us tonight to discuss why the electorate are so angry and sick of the system from Trump to Brexit…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday – 6th July 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Why do we need security at domestic airports anyway?
It’s outrageous that the Government have threatened a lockout to Airport security. It’s the sort of thing last tried in the 50s and brought massive social turmoil to NZ
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Lies, Damned lies and Statistical Lies – ** UPDATE **
At the stroke of a pen, unemployment fell from 5.7% to 5.2%. Simply because if a person was job-searching using the internet they were “not actively seeking work“. Which beggars belief as the majority of jobseekers will be using the internet. It is the 21st century – what else would they be using?
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GUEST BLOG: Alan Johnson – $1 billion infrastructure fund merely subsidises speculators
John Key’s announcement of his Government’s $1 billion infrastructure investment fund is a brilliant political gesture but as with everything else this Government has done with housing it won’t provide any affordable housing.
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Key’s $1 billion is not a game changer, says CPAG
The $1 billion promised by the Prime Minister to pay for local council housing infrastructure seems to show significant recognition…