Dr Liz Gordon: I’d rather be here
I moved to New Zealand as a sixteen year old in the 1970s, with my then boyfriend, who became my…
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Labour’s New Cabinet – Winners & Losers
This is a Cabinet with surprises, concerning disappointments and genuine wins. These Ministers will oversee their Ministries at a time when Labour have an unprecedented MMP majority so there is no fog of Cabinet to hide policy failures.
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A Curate’s Egg Cabinet: Much of it is bad, parts of it are excellent.
JACINDA ARDERN has constructed a Curate’s Egg* Cabinet: parts of it are excellent.
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Waatea News Column: NZ says it’s happy with racist drug laws? Say it ain’t so!
The preliminary cannabis referendum results have just come in and with over 480 000 specials still to be counted, 46% have said yes to cannabis reform while 53% said they were happy with racist drug laws.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Shameful
In 2011 I filmed my documentary Inside Child Poverty mostly in Porirua just north of Wellington. I chose it because East Porirua is one of the most deprived areas in the country.
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – Revenge of the Blairites
The leader of the UK Labour party in the UK, Jeremy Corbyn, has just been dismissed from the Party, of which he had been a member all his adult life.
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Political Caption Competition
The Labour Party with a tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny side of Greens
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday – 3rd November 2020
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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SAFE Pleased To See The Role Of Minister Responsible For Animal Welfare Returned
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today announced her Ministerial list, which saw Meka Whaitiri reinstated as Associate Minister of Agriculture with…
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NZ Maori Council Applauds More Maori In Cabinet – History Made With Nanaia Mahuta
The New Zealand Maori Council has welcomed the make-up of the new Cabinet and Government and has urged Ministers to…