Many kind respects and best wishes to Penny Bright
Very sad news for Auckland activist Penny Bright…
Martyn Bradbury
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Northcote by-election: Greens select Rebekah Jaung as candidate – is it worth it?
The Greens are sick of being seen as a puppet for Labour and are desperate to show some independence, but was this by-election the best way to do that?
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The NZ Herald Troll Farm and their predictions of doom for the Left
This isn’t a media holding power to account, this is competitive malice.
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Spinoff 100% right about Waiheke Island Supergold card rip off
We all suspected the Waiheke Ferry Supergold Card scam was bad, but I don’t think anyone knew it was this bad.
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Mike Hosking really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really hates Pacific Islanders doesn’t he?
This isn’t the first time Mike has lashed out at Pacific Islanders, but by trying to paint out this aid budget as robbing the poor in NZ to splash cash around for feckless Islanders is ugly, especially because I can’t recall Mike ever articulating any concern for poor people needing access to cheaper health care in his entire media career.
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National Party grotesque misrepresentation of Pacific Aid
NZ requires an Opposition that will hold the Government to account, what we have however is a Party wilfully happy to manipulate and lie to generate divisive anger in their supporters.
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The new Pacific Aid budget is only part of the solution
We can’t outspend China, but we can play a far smarter game.
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The compulsory te reo problem
Getting tangled up in making it compulsory is missing the opportunity to progress while requiring focus on the structural racism that blights NZ.
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Real reason why National are considering cutting ACT off
The real reason National are now starting to signal they will dump ACT however isn’t because of a sudden realisation that the deal isn’t working, it’s that National want to try it out elsewhere.
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Farming backlash against clean water policy is cultural and stupid
The almost spiritual connection thin skinned farmers have with their cows means nothing David Parker could have said about dairy polluting our water was ever going to be acceptable.