The most grievous betrayal of all – two so-called “Green” MPs who should know better
I am livid with anger at the selfish actions of these two. I have given my weekends to help erect Green Party billboards. I have helped draft letters to newspapers defending Metiria Turei from the reactionary media pack who are hounding her. I plan to give up my time to help the Green Party as much as I possibly can with leafletting and doorknocking.
Read More →Time to speak up for Metiria Turei! (Part Rua)
It astounds me that several reactionary media “personalities” have demanded Green Party co-leader, Metiria Turei, to resign from Parliament because she was forced to lie to social welfare so her benefit would not be cut.
Read More →Time to speak up for Metiria Turei!
The media witch-hunt against Metiria Turei gathers pace with “Newshub” digging up another story about the Green co-leader. Shock! Horror! She lived at a different address to the one on the electoral roll so she could vote for her friend in the McGillicudy Serious Party.
Really?
This is the kind of superficial bullshit that has undermined real journalism in this country.
Read More →Journalist blocks TDB Blogger
his action to block a person from even reading what he has written strikes me as totally contrary to what a journalist should be. Journalists should never decide who can and can’t read their material.
Read More →Kelvin Davis – an unforeseen disaster on 23 September?
August 1 began a new chapter in Labour’s 101 year history: the sudden – though not wholly unexpected – appointment of Jacinda Ardern and Kelvin Davis as Leader and Deputy Leader, respectively, of the NZ Labour Party;
Read More →Some background info for Guyon Espiner
Either Espiner has forgotten the lessons of history, grimly recounted to him by former Prime Minister Jim Bolger – or he wilfully chose to ignore the dire circumstances that Metiria Turei, and thousands of other New Zealanders, found themselves in at the time.
Read More →The Negotiated Pay Equity Settlement for Care Workers – beware the fish-hooks amidst the hyperbole
It’s been touted as the most “historic pay rise” in history. But the actual mechanics of the deal; the “fine print”; and other undisclosed facts may raise questions as how much of a “historic pay rise” the deal actually is.
Read More →Drinking river water – Tourism NZ puts visitors at risk
The current Minister of Tourism is Paula Bennett. The same Minister who once advocated contraception for beneficiaries as some kind of ‘cure’ for sole-parenting. A major aspect of Tourism NZ’s advertising campaign involves the “100% Pure” theme – a claim largely ridiculed and dismissed by most New Zealanders as a bad-taste joke;
Read More →NZ Initiative – Bulk Funding Schools
On 6 July, the “NZ Initiative” – a re-branded right-wing think-tank previously known as the NZ Business Roundtable – released a propaganda-piece entitled, ‘Amplifying Excellence: Promoting Transparency, Professionalism and Support in Schools’. The so-called “report” advocated more sly “free market” forces unleashed onto our constantly-changing education system.
Read More →The Cheesy Voting Sketch
Because of NZ First’s continuing bizarre policy of refusing to make clear their coalition preferences, reminded me of Monty Python’s cheese sketch. Adapted to our present circumstances, I present to you, The Cheesy Voting Sketch;
Read More →***Update*** Family of five, including six month old baby – accommodation crisis
. . Hutt Valley, 29 June – As reported on Tuesday (27 June) a woman, “S” – and her family, including her oldest son’s 6 month old baby – were facing the final week of their 90 day notice to vacate. They had lived in their rental home for the last 14 years, keeping the […]
Read More →EXCLUSIVE: Message to Minister Adams: Family of five, including six month old baby – about to live in a van…
In 1 days’ time, a family of five in Upper Hutt will become homeless. They are in the final week of a 90 Day notice to vacate.
Read More →The Labour interns – ACT exposes hypocrisy!
A few days ago, headlines appeared supposedly “exposing a rort” by the NZ Labour Party to exploit American interns for electoral campaigning purposes;
Read More →Foot in Mouth Award – Nicky Wagner, because disabilities issues are such a drag on a nice day
Yes, indeed, Ms Wagner, we’re sure you’d rather be out on the harbour rather than having to mess around with boring disability issues. After all, it’s not your responsibility if some people ‘choose’ to stay indoors rather than go sailing because they happen to have a disability.
Read More →Trumpwatch – How Elon Musk can overcome Trump’s climate-change obstinacy
Ironically, big corporations have parted company with Trump and the American Right, siding instead with the science community;
Read More →The Scalise Shooting: this solves nothing!
. . A few days ago; Congressman Steve Scalise, the No. 3 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, was in critical condition on Wednesday night after he and three others were shot as they practiced for a charity baseball game. […] Also wounded were a congressional aide and one former aide who now works […]
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