New Zealand Broadcasting Agency: The case for RNZ-TVNZ merger
In the age of the deep fake and troll bot farms, a multi-platform source of journalism you can trust has become essential to a democracy.
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Political Podcast – Sean Plunket vs Mark Jennings vs Damien Grant vs Bomber: This week – Feminism 2020, Jones calling farmers rednecks, media coverage of the Millane trial, Winston Peters hearing closes + NZ First-linked forestry company
This week – Feminism 2020, Jones calling farmers rednecks, media coverage of the Millane trial, Winston Peters hearing closes + NZ First-linked forestry company
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Behrouz Boochani welcomed to NZ by Amnesty International and WORD Christchurch
An award-winning journalist previously trapped on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, has touched down at Auckland Airport and has been granted a visitor visa for New Zealand to appear at a special WORD Christchurch event on November 29th.
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GUEST BLOG: Julie Webb-Pullman – MFAT and Gaza: Once Were (Rainbow) Warriors
This week, far greater violations of international law and the right to life in Gaza have instead been met in New Zealand government circles with a response reminiscent of the friends witnessing the scene in Once Were Warriors, where Jake “The Muss” brutally beats Beth, and their intimidated “friends” leave her to her fate.
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Govt’s proposal will have positive impacts, but enduring inequalities unlikely to be solved unless equity funding improved, says CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) commends the Government’s proposal to take school zoning responsibilities out of the hands of school…
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Animal rights organisation SAFE to protest at Wairarapa rodeo event
Animal rights organisation SAFE will be protesting at the annual Martinborough Bucking Bulls rodeo event in the Wairarapa. The Martinborough…
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SkyCity union members striking this weekend after 50 workers fall ill due to smoke inhalation
SEA-Unite SkyCity workers are expected to strike this weekend after 50 called in sick with symptoms linked to smoke inhalation from the convention centre fire.
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When Worlds Collide
THE COALITION GOVERNMENT’S new “Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitors Visa” offers a powerful demonstration of multiculturalism at work. It signals to all those persons intending to settle in New Zealand that their traditional cultural practices will not be forbidden or discouraged by the authorities of their prospective new home. Regardless of how jarring those practices might be to the native-born population, official tolerance is guaranteed.
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Foreign Affairs tweet an outrage in a decent society
In any civilised society this tweet from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be an outrage.
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