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		<title>A Bigger Problem Than Iran</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Curwen Rolinson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If Iran closing Hormuz is extortion, what is America doing? Trump’s plan doesn’t just target Iran — it turns the entire global economy into collateral damage.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Protesters rally across Aotearoa in condemnation of Israel, US ‘warmongering’ and ‘shameful’ NZ</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. David Robie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thousands marched. Not just against war — but against New Zealand’s silence while it happens.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Principals’ Concerns About the New ERO Reporting Format</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Allan Alach]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Erica Stanford]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Principals aren’t confused. They’re warning this will make things worse.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cuba has saved millions of lives across the world and we must fight for its survival as a duty to humanity</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/cuba-has-save-millions-of-lives-across-the-world-and-we-must-fight-for-its-survival-as-a-duty-to-humanity/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Treen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A small island trained doctors for the world — while the richest nations looked away. Now that system is being pushed to collapse.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. David Robie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the heart of Auckland, the message was blunt: If New Zealand won’t speak out, what exactly does it stand for?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Peter Thiel should be stripped of his NZ Citizenship</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/peter-theil-should-be-stripped-of-his-nz-citizenship/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Evans]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[AI warfare]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[He got citizenship after 12 days in New Zealand. Now his company is linked to AI warfare. At what point does “exceptional” become unacceptable?]]></description>
		
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		<title>From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/from-nuclear-to-climate-crisis-survivors-unfinished-business-in-the-pacific/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. David Robie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear justice]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[David Robie also blogs at Café Pacific COMMENTARY: By David Robie, author of Eyes of Fire The legacy of nuclear...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cuban envoy makes strong plea for his country defying US blockade</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/cuban-envoy-makes-strong-plea-for-his-country-defying-us-blockade/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. David Robie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cuba’s ambassador warns a US fuel blockade is pushing the country into a deepening humanitarian crisis, with hospitals and essential services under threat.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fuel crisis package and the ‘paid work first’ failure</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/the-fuel-crisis-package-takes-the-ideological-path-of-paid-work-first/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hon. Assoc. Prof. Susan St. John]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Government’s fuel crisis package is being criticised for prioritising paid work over need, leaving the poorest families without support.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sir Ken Robinson and Education’s Death Valley</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Allan Alach]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sir Ken Robinson warned modern education systems risk becoming “death valleys” for curiosity and creativity. What does that mean for New Zealand schools?]]></description>
		
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