Delays on welfare reform hurting solo mums – Auckland Action Against Poverty
The Government continues to display a lack of care by refusing to listen to the voices of community groups to…
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MUST READ: Shane Jones’ Critique Of Bureaucratic Obstructionism Is Well Made
If you have ever wondered why Peters attracts so much venom from practically the entire political class: politicians, journalists, civil servants and business lobbyists; it’s because they understand that any politician who pledges to fulfil his party’s promises by reintroducing a “hands-on” approach to economic management cannot avoid exposing the undemocratic coding at the core of government management in New Zealand.
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Parliament continues cannabis hearings as J Day approaches
It’s another big week for cannabis law reform. Parliament resumes hearings on the Government’s Medicinal Cannabis Bill on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, in the lead up to the 27th Annual J Day on Saturday 5th May.
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The Future of Tax should have a focus on children – Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) is pleased that the Government has sought extensive outside viewpoints on its re-envisioning of taxation…
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Political Caption Competition
So is Trump really the crazy arsehole he comes across like in the Apprentice?
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 30th April 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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New Zealand’s new Alt-Right Twitter Trolls: Dirty Politics 2018
Dirty Politics didn’t end with the demise in influence of Cameron Slater & David Farrar, it has cleverly mutated into a hundred social media voices that are all oddly saying the same things at the same time.
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New Government response to MSD sadism is just not good enough
It is deeply disappointing to see such a lack of real political courage. We can make grand gestures against the oil and roading industry to appease white urban middle class liberals but we can’t protect the weakest, poorest and most brown parts of our community from a cruelty that is being perpetrated by the very Government that is supposed to protect them.
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Zimbabwe is now more progressive on cannabis than New Zealand is – how is this possible?
How can NZ have such conservative vested interests that can stop real progress in this country?
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Q+A Review
In NZ we are always a dollar short and a day late.