8 Months until 2023 election – Political Battlefield Analysis Special
The next election is 8 m months away on Saturday, 14 October 2023. The Right have gone from believing they…
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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MSD abuse of beneficiaries highlights why we need extended Children’s Commissioner oversight
This is unbelievable, MSD didn’t even bother checking on the children whose parents they were punishing with sanctions! MSD quiet…
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Co-governance bigotry is harming first responder Marae resilience
While our Cyclone Gabrielle focus must still be on the continuing danger of the immediate threat to life, we must begin…
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2Degrees, Vodaphone and Spark have betrayed us – regulate them now!
2Degrees, Vodaphone and Spark have betrayed us! They sold us cheap internet on an even cheaper network. Instead of building…
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Nicola Sturgeon went woke and Nicola Sturgeon got broke
Wow. One of the great political voices for Scottish Independence steps down leaving a Jacinda similar wistfulness of what ifs…
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It’s time the rich of NZ paid a wealth tax to rebuild and adapt from climate change
The extraordinary rebuilding and adaptation costs NZ has to undertake must not be borne by the poor, it must be…
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Smug Hermit Kingdom – why degrowth sponge cities that have resilience and sustainability are our Isolationist hyper-regional climate warming future
For a very long time, climate change has been some theoretical future threat. The scientists have screamed at us. The…
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Cyclone Gabrielle has exposed enormous structural frailties and inequalities while highlighting Kiwi’s stoicism and community kindness
We still don’t know how much damage Cyclone Gabrielle has caused us. The unprecedented scale of the disaster has impacted…
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James Shaw’s crocodile climate change tears – are the Greens in trouble politically?
James Shaw is sad sad and he’s getting mad mad… New Zealand minister decries climate crisis ‘lost decades’ in wake…
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Māori Party’s extraordinary Tamaki Makaurau candidate – should Peeni Henare be concerned?
The Māori Party have managed to gain Takutai Moana Kemp as their candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau… Hailing from the iwi…