Modern Life : The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
2016, modern life. It’s a ‘Tale of Two Cities’. It’s ‘the best of times, and the worst of times’, a time of plenty for some, in a post-Dickensian dystopia, a Mad Maxian eco-apocalypse.
Author: The Daily Blog
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EXCLUSIVE: An open invitation from Professor Jane Kelsey
Now is the time to get out there and be visible in your opposition. WE NEED YOU THERE TO FILL THE TOWN HALL and show the government and corporate beneficiaries we don’t want a bar of their TPPA!
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GUEST BLOG: Ruby – behind a headline
Last week my flatmates friend was involved in a serious domestic violence incident, so serious that that she was assaulted with a rock, chased and then hit by a car which crushed her against a large tree causing serious injuries to her legs requiring hospital treatment.
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GUEST BLOG: Daniel Strypey Bruce – Basic Standards for Rental Housing is Win-Win
Since I began renting in 1995, average rents have doubled in most parts of the country, and tripled in the most in-demand areas of Tamaki Makaurau, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and so on. This has been accompanied by massive increases in the cost of electricity, telecommunications, water charges in some areas, and other costs associated with running a modern household.
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This weeks Waatea news column – The problem with Grant Robertson’s vision for workers in NZ
This weeks Waatea news column – The problem with Grant Robertson’s vision for workers in NZ
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TDB Political Caption Competition
TDB Political Caption Competition
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The Environment a Significant Casualty Under TPPA – Sustainability Council of New Zealand
Close scrutiny of the final TPPA text reveals that its impact on the environment is even worse than had been…
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NZ and world academics stand with Turkish scholars – TEU
A coalition of twenty tertiary education networks and associations from around the world are expressing grave concern over recent reports…
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State Services Commission Must Make Effort to Pay Women 100% – PSA
New figures show the government’s failing to lead by example in making sure female public servants are paid the same…
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Arrest Sends Chilling Message – NZUSA
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) is warning that the recent arrest of a student loan borrower as…