GUEST BLOG: Kieran Kelly – It is not “Ridiculous” to Reject Hillary, Part 2: Bride of the Monster
A good argument can be made that voting for Trump or Clinton is essentially exactly the same thing.
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Guest and sponsored opinion pieces published on The Daily Blog, offering diverse perspectives within clear editorial guidelines.
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GUEST BLOG: Neil Watts – Why won’t the Herald talk about Chinese trade wars and substandard steel?
Doesn’t it seem bizarre that an Auckland based newspaper and its associated website are not just missing, but actively avoiding, a story that every other mainstream news organisation are now reporting on?
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EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Kururangi – State Housing Action Inc to take Government to Court over privatisation of State Houses
State Housing Action Incorporated (S.H.A Inc.) now officially announces our intention to file for a Judicial Review with the High Court of New Zealand, against the sale of State Houses in Tauranga.
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GUEST BLOG: Arthur Taylor – my private prosecution against prison snitch confessions
It’s important not only because it’s the first time a serving inmate has criminally prosecuted anyone, it’s important because it will show that the Police ought to have done the prosecution themselves years ago
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GUEST BLOG: Martin and Lois Griffiths – A Woman, A Child and A Man
These are just 3 cases , of the thousands Palestinians trapped in the Israeli gulag system. Palestinian prisoners have names and stories that deserve telling.
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GUEST BLOG: Anonymous – the truth about the housing crisis in Auckland
Every week over this wet winter I am being asked to fix substandard structures that are leaking that should not in any way be housing but are being populated by families, couples, the working poor who consist in equal measure of both people born here and recent non-wealthy migrants.
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GUEST BLOG: Sam Gribben – Ask not what the Maori Party can do for Helen Clark
The Maori Party’s announcement that they won’t endorse Clark should at the very least force us to look a bit more closely at the love fest. Notwithstanding the furious reaction of #Helen4SG fans across the political and media spectrums, with accusations of stupidity, betrayal, and even treason, the Maori Party has given us all permission to have a more real conversation
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GUEST BLOG: Ben Peterson – Protest at “The Block” Open home
In recent weeks the nightly TV news has had story after story about the affordability of housing. But the moment the TV news finishes at 7:30 pm, it’s like the problem goes away. For TV they go straight into their latest reality TV hit- The Block. The Block is a celebration of property speculation. Contestants are given a house, renovate and flip it in less than six months, winners claiming any profit they get along the way.
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GUEST BLOG: Kieran Kelly – It is Not Ridiculous to Reject Hillary; It is Not Undemocratic to Disrupt the DNC
In a post on The Daily Blog, Chris Trotter has taken “Bernie’s die-hard supporters” to task for being “ridiculous”, but he seems to be ignorant of some of the reasons behind the behaviour of the people he criticises. Not only is their response valid, the circumstances that lead them to it have a significance even broader than this US general election.
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GUEST BLOG: Neil Watts – Don’t mention the steel
NZ Herald’s Orwellian approach to substandard steel and Chinese trade threats show partisan anti-news agenda