Simon Bridges starts his National Party leadership bid by attacking Police Commissioner Coster
In another life, I think Simon Bridges would have been an actor.
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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This is now the New Zealand dream? The promise of democracy never looked so broken.
Every aspect of our existence is monetarised for big data to sell us more stuff we can’t afford. We are alienated and anesthetized by a consumer culture that keeps us neurotic and disconnected. Our work, our existence, every move we make are all built to suck money to a minority class that sits above us while under neoliberalism, globalization, financialization, and automation, our existence as individuals has only become more disposable.
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Cough – as TDB was pointing out, why trust Rio Tinto with pollution costs?
Cough – as TDB was pointing out in July of last year, why trust Rio Tinto with pollution costs? Tiwai…
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Yay – Greens get to criminalise Christians – but who are we arresting?
Look, we all want to criminalise Christians, and it’s wonderful that the Greens and Labour are teaming up to do that…
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Auckland prison conditions ‘cruel’ & ‘inhumane’ – this is what NZ State does when it doesn’t think anyone is watching
I’ve said it once, I’ll keep saying it, the NZ State is the biggest abuser of human rights in NZ…
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Labour’s first 100 days in Parliament – Winners & Losers
It’s been just over 100 days since the second Labour term landslide victory.
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Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – why a post-Covid Pakeha-Māori Nationalist Revolution in NZ is a solution
I can not sing highly enough of its praises and urge anyone who wants to understand the fragility of Western Democracy to watch it immediately.
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4000 children in motels is not an answer to homelessness
4000 NZ children deserve better from us as a country than this.