Medicinal cannabis users’ plea to Government – NORML
On Thursday, 47 medicinal cannabis patients and caregivers sent an open letter to the Government to express our concerns about…
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Government Must Heed Report on Adapting to Climate Change – Forest and Bird
Forest & Bird calls on the new government – which has staked its reputation on dealing with climate change –…
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New Zealanders need time to upskill for climate change – Council of Trade Unions
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard says today that he is worried people working in New Zealand…
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Families Package Will Make a Difference to Children – Auckland City Mission
The Government’s announcement of the $5.53 billion Families Package yesterday will have a significant impact on the lives of many…
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What’s in Labour’s Medical Cannabis bill? – Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ
With the looming introduction of a bill by Labour for Medical Cannabis, the patient community is sceptical, and bordering on…
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High Court decision: Kim Dotcom v The District Court
High Court decision Kim Dotcom v The District Court at North Shore Introduction [1] The United States of America (“USA”)…
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Why should we trust SIS, GCSB & Police with more power when they can’t use their current powers legally?
We have Police and Intelligence Agencies stepping well outside the law and not getting punished for it.
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In 9 weeks, Labour has done more to eradicate child poverty than National did in 9 years
This is a great start, but to truly change we need a new Government who will use the looming economic meltdown as an opportunity to borrow and invest directly into the social infrastructure to handle the jump in poverty that economic recession will cause…
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Governing For The “Other Half” Of New Zealand
THE LABOUR PARTY has never been very tolerant of dissenters. It is, therefore, unsurprising that very few within its ranks have reacted positively to my recent posting on The Daily Blog. No matter how many private reservations Labour supporters may be harbouring about Grant Robertson’s “fiscally responsible” economic policies, they would rather his critics refrained from giving public voice to their concerns.
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GUEST BLOG: Dr Liz Gordon – Time for new strategies for women’s equality
I can remember many years ago being told my one of my senior academic colleagues that I should not be so impatient for women’s equality – that it would come, but probably take about 25 years. Well, 25 years has been and gone and progress have been sporadic and regression all too common. In particular, men are still mostly in charge of things. In the private sector and the state, most CEOs are men, most board chairs are men and most of the voices heard are males.