Many will say, indeed have been saying for many months, ‘It will never happen’. I have been noticing that the chuckle or snigger that usually follows this pronouncement has been sounding ever more nervous and hollow of late.
Effects on Māori communities — including mana whenua of Ihumātao — from land confiscation were far reaching and devastating, and are now finally well-documented
“With candidates including existing Ward Council and Local Board members, a former All Black, a Grey Power Branch President, and…
The best way out of this confict of interest is for the government’s cybersecurity unit to be independent of the GCSB and any relevant GCSB personnel and equipment to be transferred to the new unit.
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When a spokesperson for the government tries to employ scare-tactics to persuade the public that increasing surveillance powers for various arms of the State – in this case the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) – is warranted, then suspicions arise.
This week marks the beginning of the Government’s national roadshow on the TPPA, a roadshow that was meant to address the people of New Zealand’s questions and concerns regarding this ‘trade agreement’, with a focus on public consultation.
Joining the panel this evening is…
NZ First MP Tracey Martin,
Associate Professor AUT’s Communications School Dr. Wayne Hope,
and one of Aotearoa’s best columnists, Rachel Stewart.
Mitch Harris – Executive News Producer
Claudette Hauiti – Executive Producer and former National Party MP
Deborah Coddington – former MP
Derek Fox – Maori Broadcaster