Law changes for domestic violence survivors – CTU
The Council of Trade Unions welcomes new support for survivors of domestic violence. From 1 April, the Victims Protection Act…
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Gareth Morgan, founder of The Opportunities Party, has resigned – TOP
Party Leader Geoff Simmons has accepted the resignation of Dr Morgan from all roles, including the Policy Committee. It seems…
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GUEST BLOG: Ross Meurant – Once Upon A Time
Eventually, you have to muster the courage to do the right thing, or say what needs to be said about what is wrong in an organisation, however painful and difficult, and sometimes dangerous, that might be.
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Dr Liz Gordon: The conflicting discourses of us
Over the past couple of weeks New Zealand has had a widespread outbreak of us-ness. It has been great. I particularly like the story of the three young women, school students, who saw a bus driver close the doors on a woman wearing a hijab, talked to her, waited with her, accompanied her on the next bus and ensured a complaint was laid even though the counter staff said it could not happen. They are cultural heroes!
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Political Caption Competition
Tie your kangaroo down sport, tie your kangaroo down.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 1st April 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Secret police trials using secret evidence in NZ – welcome to my Kafkaesque nightmare
Isn’t it incredible how left wing journalists, activists, Māori, environmentalists, Greenpeace, the Green Party, earthquake survivors and left wing bloggers all have to accept erosions of civil liberties in NZ, except for white supremacists who apparently can plot atrocities for years and the State doesn’t seem to want to annoy them.
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The Liberal Agenda – Bryan Bruce – NZ Public Television
Just in case anyone is wondering why I have linked tonight to the Al Jazeera investigation into Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party and the NRA, on the New Zeland Public Television’s site … it’s because whatever else you may conclude about the documentary it’s a sobering reminder that not all white supremacists wear camouflage pants.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Facebook needs a “report” button
While it was good to read of Facebook’s banning white nationalist content from its platforms the company needs to be more proactive on ALL hate speech and vile content videos.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 31st March 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day. Moderation rules…