In praise of Winston Peters’ political role
I’m pleased Winston Peters is standing in this election. It’s best his half-baked, anti-Māori, anti-Treaty dog whistling is out in…
John Minto
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Systemic misreporting on the Israeli occupation of Palestine and Palestinian resistance
Yesterday’s Hamas attack on Israel has bought the usual round of systemic misreporting by New Zealand news outlets as they…
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Hamas attacks Israel: The New Zealand government, along with other western governments, bears heavy responsibility
Whatever the eventual outcome of the Hamas attacks on Israel today, the New Zealand government bears heavy responsibility for the…
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Labour refuses to recognise Palestine – even after 104 years
PSNA supporters are livid Labour is refusing to recognise the state of Palestine a full 104 years after the first…
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Labour’s disconnect with the electorate – and with itself
There is a sea change happening in the wider electorate which is counter intuitive to what the polls are saying….
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National at its nastiest – with its dungeon mistress thrashing serfs into submission
It’s all so predictable. National lashing out at beneficiaries in the runup to an election. They need someone easy to…
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It’s not too early to begin the blame game
It’s not too early to begin the blame game. All indications are the election result is set in stone with…
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State housing fantasies and a tale of two graphs
Yesterday Labour once again championed it’s building of state houses with a typical smoke and mirrors announcement by Prime Minister…
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“Pills, Powder and Smoke” – drug policy for Election 2023
Last week I read Antony Loewenstein’s 2019 book “Pills, Powder and Smoke – inside the bloody war on drugs”. Antony…
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“This election is about rewarding hard work – not freeloading”
I saw the headline and thought how incredible is that? After four decades Richard Prebble has finally realised that we…