Here come the benefit sanctions as unemployment bites
Number of benefits cut more than doubles in a year The number of benefits that were cut more than doubled…
Martyn Bradbury
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Hobsons Pledge, ACT and the disingenuous Right attacking NZ Judiciary in typical bad faith fashion
So now they come for the judges. Nothing sums up the bad faith nature of the right better than their…
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Notorious Youth Prison protest another symptom of austerity
Roof-top protest ends: Youths leave Wiri justice facility roof, PM pulls no punches on earlier demands A roof-top protest from…
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Let’s be honest about why Wellington Council has an Observer (you won’t like the answer)
What’s so bad about Wellington? Pressure on to see the advice to the minister After a week of tough talk,…
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After cancelling 3 Waters, water prices surge – suck it up Crackers
Remember how Labour’s 3 Waters was being set up to limit cost increases WHILE settling the issue of Māori ownership…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The cruelty of our benefit sanctions
The number of benefits cut in the September quarter rose 133% to 14,409, mainly due to missed appointments, just think…
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What the CTU Workers Hui should be thinking about today
Comrades We need to focus on how to combat this terrible racist, anti-worker, anti-Treaty, anti-renter, anti-beneficiary, anti-environment Government who are…
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I know everyone is busy, but the NZ Police framed innocent people
I appreciate everyone is very busy with the possibility that the end of the world is approaching if Trump wins…
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When Maire Leadbeater and Keith Locke are the enemy how can there be truth?
Kiwi woman watched by security services for most of her life Spy movies are one thing, but state surveillance for…
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The American Midnight: Why December 11 new MAGA riot date + how Trump clean sweep = orange fascism
If Trump wins, the planet will plunge into a blind panic because his Presidency could well spell the end of…