The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday – 28th May 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Author: The Daily Blog
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Waatea 5th Estate – Friday night Political Wrap of the week
Joining us to wrap the Political Week
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MUST READ: Budget 2016: What Bill English Didn’t Say In His Speech.
BILL ENGLISH’S LATEST BUDGET is a masterful exercise in deception. He has done everything he can to mask the effects of the most rapid expansion in New Zealand’s population since the 1970s. The monies allocated to the core centres of state expenditure – Welfare, Health and Education – barely match the rising numbers they are expected to serve.
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Urge Iran to Free Nazanin
I am writing this knowing full well that, one day, it might land me in an Iranian jail where Nazanin is at the moment.
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EXCLUSIVE: State house sell-off in Tauranga unravelling?
In none of the Minister’s correspondence was he able to provide specifics as to where State houses were in the “wrong place”. The ‘best’ he could do was list five regions; Auckland East & South; Auckland North West & Central; South Island, Central North Island, and Lower North Island.
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Smoking Tax Hike Is Shortsighted Smoke And Mirrors – Budget 2016
The increase in price for a packet of cigarettes to around thirty dollars apiece is projected to generate about 425 million dollars worth of taxation revenue.
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Waatea 5th Estate Budget Special
Featuring Julie Anne Genter, Phil Twyford, Allan Johnson, Marama Fox, Bill Rosenberg, Russel Norman, Annie Newman, AAAP, PSA and ASMS
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How we tessellate – Dance Review
If you’re looking for a show to see between tonight and Saturday you will be entertained enthralled and inspired by the two new works in development, stationed at Basement theatre as a double act.
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Macpherson – Open Letter to Board of Waikato DHB re: Nicky Stevens
We have not heard from the Waikato DHB for many months in relation to the ‘serious incident review’ your organisation is required to undertake into the death of our family member Nicky Stevens, while he was in your care as a compulsory inpatient under the Mental Health Act.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – Just another fight in prison
I’m sad to say, that the five month (must be a world record in a maximum security prison) hiatus from a violent incident on this landing ended yesterday morning.