Let’s remind ourselves how Oravida are exploiting our water again
The close ties between the National Party and Chinese business has compromised our political system.
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Dear Z Energy – you pimp petrol, you aren’t in a position to lecture on morality
I think Wicked Campers are ugly and some of the offensive rape culture garbage sprayed on the side of them demands creative vandalism whenever one comes across their vile shuttles.
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside Internal Party Research – the dangers for Key the clues for Labour
Looking at some internal Party Research this week, there was much that made for interesting reading.
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Are National Party voters the new Trump supporters of the South Pacific?
That a right wing money trader should exploit the power of Office shouldn’t shock or surprise us, but the widespread devotion to him by so many should.
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What you are not being told about in the Royal Society of New Zealand Climate Change Report
The climate denial that permeates NZ politics, media and society is increasingly becoming impossible to cling to.
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While Paula Bennett fiddles, the planet burns
If Paula Bennett is the answer, the question is ‘what imbecile will make the latest empty climate change agreement look even more vapid and meaningless’.
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Prison Population in NZ set to hit 10 000 for first time ever
NZ has one of the highest proportion of prisoners in private prisons than any other country on the planet. These private prisons are effectively forced labour camps where Prisoners are refused parole if they don’t work for slave wages.
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Why decriminalisation and medicinal cannabis aren’t enough and the secret history of filthy Police lies
A sterling effort today by the mainstream media in trying to explore the true economic and social costs of cannabis by asking what happens if we go beyond medicinal and decriminalisation to full legalisation with a taxed and regulated cannabis market…
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Labour at 28%, Heather du Plessis-Allan’s secret source & why Mt Roskill by-election is crucial
Labour are at 28% in the last TVNZ poll, with an election still 18months away this is pretty much meaningless and with a mainstream media so stacked against Labour, it’s surprising National aren’t 95% in the polls.
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Fonterra want to drop an ocean of cow shit onto South Canterbury
…it’s like nothing has been learned from the dairy intensification backfire or the damage it does to our environment. With National in full spectrum dominance of NZ politically, media wise and culturally there is no way to temper the greed of their biggest supporters.