Ben and Jerry’s does the right thing – will Nanaia Mahuta agree to United Nations call?
US Ice Cream manufacturer Ben and Jerry’s has announced it will no longer sell icecream in the occupied Palestinian Territories….
John Minto
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1981: International solidarity at its finest – and also at its most dangerous.
It was a winter of bitterness and discontent as the tour rolled around the country leaving deep divisions in its wake. Images of the passion and fury from the protests against the tour reverberated in South Africa and around the world.
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Farmers and banks – the deadly duo destroying our country
Far too many of them live in a self-delusional world where they believe they are “the backbone of the economy”, they are “carrying the rest of us” and we should be grovelingly grateful.
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South Africa reaps the harvest the ANC government sowed
Appalling levels of violence in South Africa are the sole responsibility of the African National Congress government. The headline reason…
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40th anniversary of 1981 Springbok Tour Protests
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Springbok Rugby Tour to New Zealand and the protests which reverberated…
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The government has no plans to address the housing crisis for low-income New Zealanders
An update on the number of children living in motels by RNZ’s Checkpoint programme should come as no surprise. The…
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Challenging hate speech – yes but let’s adapt our existing legislation
I recall feeling pleased back in 1971 when the government passed the Race Relations Act and appointed the first Race…
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The Liberal Agenda – 40th anniversary of the 1981 Springbok Tour
I hope to meet up with a lot of Daily blog readers around the country during this tour.
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Rev John Osmers has passed away – one of the titans of the anti-apartheid struggle
It’s been a very sad day today with the passing of Rev John Osmers – a man of tremendous courage, passion and faith. He died in Lusaka, Zambia of heart failure at age 85.
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Juliet Moses attack on Palestine solidarity protestors at the Christchurch counter-terrorism conference was wrong
The New Zealand Jewish Council spokesperson Juliet Moses should never have been invited to speak at a counter-terrorism conference in…