GUEST BLOG: Mike Lee – The fight for the Waitemata waterfront
The news of another waterfront stadium, this one to be sunk in the harbour is the latest in a long list of controversial waterfront developments proposed or under way.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – More rat shit in prison food
I’m determined to ensure all prison kitchens are safe for their 10,000 inmate “clients”, but also for the many officers, officials and outside gatherings that are occasionally served food prepared in the kitchens.
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Jami-Lee Ross – National Affairs and the Public Interest
Selwyn Manning is the founding editor of Scoop, The Daily Blog and is now editor at Evening Report. He was a press secretary in the Helen Clark Government and one of New Zealand’s most respected political commentators. His investigation into the sectioning of Jami-Lee Ross raises serious and dark questions that require immediate analysis.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – Rat shit in prison food
Last week Daniel’s lunch arrived with rat droppings in it. His request for a replacement was refused and he told me. I advised him to lodge a formal complaint, which he did.
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GUEST BLOG: City Vision – South Auckland holds the key to the Entrust Election
Wealthier areas of Auckland traditionally have a much higher voter turnout than other parts of Auckland benefiting C&R (National Party aligned candidates) in the Entrust Election. The daily voting document returns as at 19 October showed the Remuera area at 11.5% compared to the area around Manukau at just over 6%. Fortunately there is still time to vote. There are important community issues at stake.
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GUEST BLOG: City Vision – Happy Labour Day
Please let your networks know that there is still time to vote – voting documents need to be in the post box ASAP to arrive in time for election day on Friday 25 October.
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GUEST BLOG: 44year old mum – my first experience of Parliament
I came to the conclusion that if we lowered the standard in school and only expected our kids to behave to the level of maturity of our MPs then school would be a heck of a lot easier for our special kids. In the mere hour I was there multiple MPs left the chambers for short times ….. we expect 6 year olds to go to the toilet in break times so surely the people discussing issues that impact real lives could do likewise!
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GUEST BLOG: Hone Harawira – RACISM STILL RULES
The best answer gets an iceblock. The brainiest answer gets the wrapper.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – Latest updates on double bunking legal challenge
Corrections only gave me an hours notice of the AVL High Court callover at 9.30am today where Justice Lang would hear arguments from myself and the Crown on timetabling of disclosures and the Hearing on the “double bunking at Waikeria” case
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Creepy McCreep Pants aka Jami-Lee Ross leaves parliament today – Darren Watson
Creepy McCreep Pants aka Jami-Lee Ross leaves parliament today. So I’ve knocked up a quick wee video to say goodbye.
Bye!