GUEST BLOG: Geoff Simmons – TOP Takes on The Banks
Over the weekend TOP volunteers began a guerilla campaign against New Zealand’s Australian-owned banks, stickering hundreds of ATMs in our main centres.
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GUEST BLOG: Christine Dann – Foster-ing climate change, Wellington style
When Andy Foster was unexpectedly elected mayor of Wellington in October (albeit by an extremely narrow margin, and fifth time lucky) questions were raised about the considerable support he had received from local movie mogul Sir Peter Jackson.
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GUEST BLOG: Matt Blomfield – WHAT NEXT?
In the minutes and hours following the shooting of nearly 100 Muslim worshippers at two Christchurch mosques on March 15…
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – I Spy
A recent episode of 60 Minutes Australia featured the story of Wang “William” Liqiang, who says he is a former Chinese spy seeking asylum in Australia. As proof of his claim provided details of how China funds and conducts some of its operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia.
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – Are Some People More Human Than Others
After the most recent atrocity committed on Gaza, many were killed, children again were killed.
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GUEST BLOG: Tom Frewen – The TVNZ/RNZ merger
What is an open secret? An oxymoron, obviously — a contradiction in terms, capable of being both right and wrong at the same time.
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GUEST BLOG: Julie Webb-Pullman – MFAT and Gaza: Once Were (Rainbow) Warriors
This week, far greater violations of international law and the right to life in Gaza have instead been met in New Zealand government circles with a response reminiscent of the friends witnessing the scene in Once Were Warriors, where Jake “The Muss” brutally beats Beth, and their intimidated “friends” leave her to her fate.
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GUEST BLOG: Barry Coates – Nukes with your KiwiSaver?
Most KiwiSaver funds promised to get out of investments in cluster munitions, landmines and nuclear weapons after a public outcry in 2016. A new investigation by the charity, Mindful Money, reveals that over $100 million of KiwiSaver funds are still invested in the production of nuclear weapons.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Labour Day and the death of the 40 hour working week
Yesterday was Labour Day – the Public Holiday set aside to celebrate the rights of workers and in particular the right to an 8 hour working day.The great irony is that like many New Zealanders I am working today because I’m a contractor and not an employee with rights to holiday pay.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – How responsible an employer is Pan Pac?
As part of her defence for giving Pan Pac a free ride for 3 years to buy up to 20,000 hectares of NZ land Minister Sage was reported by RNZ as saying ” Pan Pac had been in New Zealand since the 1970s, was a large exporter of quality timber and needed to secure its wood supply.” also” They’ve got a long standing reputation in New Zealand.”