Hypocritical narrative blames the victim rather than the cause for economic ‘failings’
Alarmist New Zealand Herald headlines condemned a Housing New Zealand tenant for taking in boarders.
Christine Rose
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MUST READ: Political courage needed to address cannabis ‘crime’
It was disappointing that there was little sign of leadership or intelligent engagement on the issue of drugs in society from the major parties. National’s obviously a non-starter for any constructive change from the status quo that gives knighthoods to liquor barons and safe National Party seats to tobacco lobbyists.
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MUST READ: Cowboy economy shows limits to exploitative growth
The Chair of Air New Zealand’s Sustainability Panel, British environmentalist Sir Jonathon Porritt, spoke to a group of decision makers in Nelson recently and warned about the unsustainable disjuncture between New Zealand’s branding and its reality
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Tourism model extracts economic value but gives little back
It’s short sighted to market our brand to overseas tourists on our natural beauty and heritage when biodiversity is declining, many of our animal ‘attractions’ are threatened with extinction, and rivers and bays are too polluted for swimming.
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Kia kaha for a superbly orchestrated and performed act of power in defence of and against the state
Congratulations and kia kaha to all those who stood against the signing of the Trans Pacific Agreement, in Auckland and elsewhere around the country, culminating in creative, positive and powerful protests on Thursday.
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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.
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Dolphin Survival Depends On Kiwis Keeping An Eye On The Sea And On What We Eat
Summer is usually the time for fun visits and evening fish and chips at the beach. But dolphin advocates are reminding New Zealanders to keep an eye out for dolphins both at sea and ‘in their fish and chips’ this summer. Māui and Hector’s dolphin survival requires watching the sea and our fish consumption.