Budget surplus means quicker access to medicinal cannabis
News that the Government’s books are better off, to the tune of several billion dollars, means access to medicinal cannabis can now be made quicker.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday 13th October 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – What charter schools mean to Māori and why NZ needs to listen
Now that the charter schools have transitioned into mainstream as character or state integrated schools, I want to explain why I supported them and helped build one on my marae, Ngā Whare Waatea.
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Capping loan sharks is great – now what about the debt the State agencies load onto beneficiaries?
It’s just another feel good promise that hasn’t even been implemented while the Government continues to act just as cruelly as the behaviour they are legislating against.
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Half a million people in debt with the Ministry of Social Development – AAAP
Reports obtained through the Official Information Act revealed that as of March 2018, half a million people are in debt…
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Donald Trump And The Art Of Populist Grotesque.
IN A RECENT POST Jane Kelsey identifies some of the more important challenges posed for the Left by Donald Trump. His peculiar mix of worker-friendly policies and corporate concessions. His willingness to advance protectionism – along with a host of other ideas long-declared “verboten” by neoliberal ideologues. His brazen rejection of globalism. His reaffirmation of the citizen’s indissoluble duty of loyalty to the nation state – and vice versa.
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MPs agree there’s much more to do on safety in the forestry sector – First Union
Politicians have responded with shock to revelations from forestry and wood processing workers at a symposium on the future of…
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Future of Work for New Zealand’s Forestry and Wood Processing: Much more than logs – First Union
A symposium to start a discussion on the future of work in forestry and wood processing has shown New Zealand…
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Political Caption Competition
While looking at this picture, listen to this
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 12th October 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.