$4.6million to study what we all know about Public Transport
Almost $5million to investigate a solution suggests we aren’t asking the right questions.
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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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A mockery of Hate Speech
Everyone using social media has had that moment their words have been misconstrued or misinterpreted, it’s a familiar experience and the idea of allowing those who generate most of the pile ons to be judge, jury and executioner of free speech is enough to turn voters against the left.
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The great NZ water theft – 3 things we are not being told about China taking NZ water
Domestic greed, exploitative free trade agreements and naked racism. That’s a great recipe for the poisoned water cocktail we are being forced to drink.
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State of Care: Supporting young people on remand – Office of the Children’s Commissioner
In March 2018, Oranga Tamariki’s National Youth Justice Management team proposed that the Office of the Children’s Commissioner conduct a…
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Nurses to network for the future in Christchurch – NZNO
Canterbury and West Coast nurses will convene in Christchurch tomorrow for the annual New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Canterbury-West Coast…
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Political Caption Competition
Does someone wearing a jacket like that get to use the word fiasco?
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Tuesday 28th May 2019
5: North Korea Calls John Bolton a “Defective Human Product”
4: Where do the elections leave Europe’s nationalists?
3: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS DECLARING A FAKE EMERGENCY TO SELL WEAPONS TO SAUDI ARABIA
2: Chomsky: Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change & the Undermining of Democracy Threaten Future of Planet
1: European elections: far-right ‘surge’ ends in a ripple -
Will Budget 2019 be transformational for children living in poverty? – CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is looking to the Government to deliver a package in Budget 2019 that will truly…
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GUEST BLOG: Ben Morgan – European election results – Why we should care in NZ
Over the weekend Europeans elected their new governments, turning in increasing numbers to parties at the ends of the political spectrum. Europe polarised in a three way retreat from the centre. Across Europe and in Britain support for the far-right, far- left and Green parties surge. The losers were centrist parties.