Why we must lower the voting age to 16
Lowering the voting age to 16 should be part of the first 100 days of a new Government.
Martyn Bradbury
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When 654 suicides is ‘encouraging’
The horror of our suicide rate gives us a glimpse behind the ‘she’ll be right’ facade of our culture and the dark torment of an alpha male macho mental landscape that is terribly fragile.
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The 3 words Jacinda repeats endlessly until October 17th
There are just 3 words that Jacinda must endlessly repeat until October 17th.
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National’s ridiculous new border controls evidence of a desperate Party grasping at straw polls
Oh for the love of Christ, THIS is just so stupid…
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Finally someone is talking about Indian worker exploitation
…the closure of the border is slowly strangling the exploitation of migrant workers and we have a moment to pause and reflect on this appalling profiteering of human desperation.
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Jacinda/Hitler poster connected to New Conservatives an obscenity
Once we are past the election, we must look at a new public funding model for broadcasting that counters the failed market we have right now while eroding the influence of Facebook.
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We should all be thankful for High Court ruling in lockdown legality
This is proof of the system working & should eliminate the conspiracy fears of a Police State.
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Waatea News Column: New Zealand must do more than celebrate Maori resilience
Last week for International Day of Indigenous Peoples, Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon called for New Zealand to amplify Māori resilience.
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Latest Covid outbreak are the cascade failures of an underfunded neoliberal State
In this Covid response, I’m not looking for perfection from my Government because perfection isn’t possible when you starve a public system of funding, I’m looking for people who can adapt, learn & respond in real time with a true value to protect public health!