The People’s Budget: 7.30pm Tonight
Can Neoliberalism build a wellbeing budget? Has the Government been transformational?
Media Watch
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Sean Plunket’s Working Group with Bomber Bradbury & Damien Grant: THIS WEEK: Budget, Whaleoil book & Trevor Mallard’s allegation of rape
THIS WEEK: Budget, Whaleoil book & Trevor Mallard’s allegation of rape
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Waatea News Column: How is anyone surprised by the bullying report in Parliament?
How were any of us surprised by the bullying report into the toxic culture within Parliament? Look at how the…
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Assange matters to Journalism
Assange matters. Liking him or his behaviour doesn’t. He represents a bigger value that goes beyond his interpersonal failures. The inability of some to see this or understand it are limitations we shouldn’t allow to eclipse the issues of holding powerful states to account.
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The biggest challenge charging Tarrant with terrorism is the media’s self censorship
My first thought when it was announced last week that white supremacist and terrorist Brenton Tarrant had been charged with committing an act of terrorism was how the media’s agreed self-censorship of their coverage will impact the trial.
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Sean Plunket’s Working Group with Bomber Bradbury & Damien Grant: THIS WEEK: Coalition party, It’s ok to be white t shirts, Relaxation of debt to GDP ratio, Bullying in Parliament, David Seymour vs Golriz
Sean Plunket’s Working Group with Bomber Bradbury & Damien Grant: THIS WEEK: Coalition party, It’s ok to be white t shirts, Relaxation of debt to GDP ratio, Bullying in Parliament, David Seymour vs Golriz
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Brian Bishop’s Bad Boys vs Alfred’s Anti-Abortion Angels: Get your invisible magical flying Wizard out of our politics and NZs collective uterus!
There is a story behind the Herald’s Paywall suggesting that Alfred’s Anti-Abortion Angels might consider cutting A deal with Brian Bishop’s Bad Boys. I think that’s what it says because I don’t have a paywall subscription and while I prayed to god to part the Paywall, he didn’t.
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Waatea News Column: Banning Prisoners from voting impacts Māori worst
The debate over Prisoners being able to vote has begun in the Waitangi Tribunal as argument is heard that the ban is a breach of the Treaty because it is so disproportionately unfair to Māori.
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NZer of the Year Dr Lance O’Sullivan joins The People’s Budget
Just when you thought The People’s Budget hosted by Bryan Bruce and with panelists Rod Oram, Sue Bradford, Russel Norman, Efeso Collins, Professor Jane Kelsey and Julia Whaipooti was a great way to debate if neoliberal economics can build a well being budget, news tonight that NZer of the Year, Dr Lance O’Sullivan will also be joining the panel.
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Review: Game of Thrones- 8 year review – 5 stars (spoiler alerts)
No other show has managed to imprint the way GoT has culturally. It permeates social media and popular culture in a unique way that manages to slot effortlessly into the multi narrative world social media now provides.