A celebration of ethnic cleansing, war crimes and human rights abuses
It doesn’t get much worse than this. The government has got itself involved in an effort to build “strategic partnerships…
John Minto
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Tonga is still being used and abused by New Zealand
The trivial amounts of money the government has announced so far to assist the immediate crisis in Tonga from this…
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Government agriculture seminar based on ethnic cleansing, war crimes and human rights abuses
PSNA has written to the Minister of Agriculture, Damien O’Connor, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, urging the…
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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa asks Fat Freddy’s Drop to withdraw from Sydney Festival
On Friday PSNA wrote to Fat Freddy’s Drop asking the Kiwi supergroup to withdraw from their scheduled 18 January performance…
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu – Friend of Aotearoa New Zealand and Champion of Palestinian human rights – dies aged 90
Palestine has lost a champion of the struggle against Israeli apartheid with the death today of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, aged 90.
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“Māori and Pasifika” the new bywords for “working class”
When was the last time a journalist or commentator used the term working class in a news report or opinion…
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MUST READ: Labour’s betrayal of low-income New Zealanders
Don’t just read this blog – get involved in a campaign to force the government to adopt an industrial-scale state house building programme. The first step for everyone – individuals and organisations – is to sign the petition here https://www.alternativeaotearoa.nz/petition
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Don’t let politicians bury political donations’ scandals – put voters in the front seat!
This is the time of year when governments make unpopular announcements or issue media releases when they want to bury public discussion on a sensitive issue. This is sometimes accompanied by ineffectual howls of protest from the opposition but most public attention has shifted to Christmas parties, buying gifts and planning holidays.
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Luxon Vs Ardern: Spot the difference
The liberal middle class have spent two weeks attacking Chris Luxon as an appalling right winger and telling us how we should be very afraid of a Luxon-led government.
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A deep and satisfying love affair
One of the more shameful aspects of our foreign policy is our two-tier approach to human rights abuses.