Pania Newton for New Zealander of the Year
I have nominated Pania Newton for New Zealander of the Year.
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Simon Bridges weird attack on Jacinda suggests the Right wing of NZ has no comprehension of the Realm of NZ
Clearly Simon is feeling safe in his position after the TVNZ poll to get back to doing what National Party leaders do best, being race baiting dogs.
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Gutless AUT bows to our Chinese Overlords
If you were angry that Massey University denied Don Brash a space to talk race relations, you should be incandescent with rage that AUT has bowed so gutlessly to our Chinese Overlords.
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Labour tried to prevent media asking about Ihumātao – the ‘at least we aren’t as bad as Australia’ myth
Labour fear what is happening at Ihumātao because it crosses that most sacred of NZ lies, that we have great race relations.
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Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi Marae in solidarity with Ihumātao
This week Aotearoa has borne witness to the significant uprising for the protection of sacred lands and indeed to the…
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The democratic cost of inequality – University of Auckland
How concerned should we be with inequality in society? A great deal according to economist Robert H. Wade, Professor of…
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Feds must stop “kicking farmers” – Greenpeace
Feds must stop “kicking farmers” over systemic agricultural failures Monday, 29 July: Following an expose of grisly scenes of mudbound…
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JustSpeak statement of support for Hands off our Tamariki
JustSpeak is a non-partisan, independent network of people across Aotearoa seeking to change the conversation on criminal justice in New…
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Ihumatao Watched By Unfriendly Eyes
IHUMATAO’s intersectional celebrations, dubbed derisively as “Wokestock” by right-wing commentator, Matthew Hooton, are being watched by unfriendly eyes. The Settler Nation has zero tolerance for the politics of radical decolonisation.
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Waatea News column: Ihumātao, Oranga Tamariki & Justice/Health/Mental health racism – something has got to give
Never before have such a wide range of issues with Māori at their centre erupted all at the same time, and in each case the rotten unfulfilled promises of the sovereignty promised under the Treaty is the root disease for each symptom.