Waatea News Column: Tribunal warning on removing 7AA while Minister Chhour is forced to testify
The backlash to Minister Chhour’s political gesture of refusing to appear in front of the Waitangi Tribunal to defend and…
Martyn Bradbury
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The Working Group with Duncan Garner, Matthew Tukaki and Stuff Columnist Damien Grant
TEXT: Working to 3598 for all updates Streaming live from the palatial new podcast studios at Mediaworks, we are live…
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Bashing Beneficiaries for being poor is a culture war revenge fantasy, not a practical social policy
The Government is ramping up plans to throw 50 000 beneficiaries (including those with disabilities) onto the scrap heap… Govt…
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Democracy Project freaks out: Unemployment up + MPs wages up vs Grim Public Service Job Cuts + Huge tax breaks of rich landlords = A narrative of discontent that is only starting
NZ First apologist platform, The Democracy Project’s Alt Right Folk singer Chris Trotter sounds frightened that his hard right racist…
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TDB WARNED YOU: Here comes the big data fascism, next stolen generation and social investment privatisation of welfare
TDB warned you, here it comes… Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey sought advice on ‘social impact bonds’ to fund services…
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The Foreshore and Seabed Confiscation 20 years ago and its redneck echo today
I think it was a Pommie Council Mayor of some banjo twanging whiter than white South Island Orange Free State…
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MEDIAWATCH: Sunday’s demise = cowardice from the Board
TVNZ’s Sunday team bids emotional farewell to viewers as 22-year-old show signs off The presenter of TVNZ current affairs programme…
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Beyond the Headlines + into the fine print: Tax ‘cuts’, Waters ‘savings’, Corrections ‘rehab’ and ‘Free’ School Food questions
This Government excels at saying one thing but meaning something entirely different. Every time you go beyond the headline and…
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Comedy Fest an important canary in the economic coal mine
I haven’t gone to much NZ comedy over the last 5 years. I used to go a lot to local…
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What NZ First’s slavish worship of pollution means for climate change
We are in so much fucking trouble here, we just don’t understand! Look any this jump in CO2… Record-breaking increase…