Meth contamination hysteria finally ends but how many lives were destroyed?
This is NZ in the 21st Century, a selfish child easily spooked into spite.
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Where the hell was the NZ media for the last 9 years?
Let’s call the last 9 years of National’s rule what it really was – class-austerity. A draconian policy that destroyed the most vulnerable but because media are middle class they never saw it and allowed them to get away with it.
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Dear Action Station – why banning pokies is counter productive
I think this would be a clusterfuck of counter productive outcomes that would make things far worse than this well intentioned but hopelessly deluded call to ban pokies.
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What does the final Q+A Poll mean and why it should freak out Labour
So no bounce for the new Government and that is pretty grim, why is it so grim? This new Poll was taken using 50-50 cellphone and landline methodology . This is the best ever polling landscape for the Left yet all they’ve done is stay static in the final MMP numbers.
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Kiwi prominent in ICAN, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner
New Zealand has a long history of active anti-nuclear NGOs, several of whom are involved in ICAN via their international parent bodies. These include the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Pax Christi – all of whom are represented on the ICAN international steering committee.
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Only four years too late – TVNZ-Colmar Brunton catch up with The Daily Blog
Four years ago, this blogger pointed out that then-existing polling methodologies – relying solely on landline respondents – was flawed. The 2013 Census had revealed a significant ‘chunk’ of the population had surrendered access to landlines, in favour of cellphone/smartphone usage.
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Political Caption Competition
Despite reports showing that we failed NZ in every possible measurement, here I am being so condescending as to hand Phil Twyford a fucking toy tool kit for him to build his houses with. The fact I can do this and get away with it is a reminder of just how gutless our mainstream media really are. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 10th December 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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When it comes to legalising medicinal cannabis, what would Helen Kelly do?
The Labour Government says it will introduce legislation within 100 days to legalise medicinal cannabis, but what does that actually mean, and would Helen Kelly approve?
The test of any proposed new law should be, “What would Helen Kelly want?”
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Warning Signs: The Briefings To Incoming Ministers Reveal A Country Gripped By Multiple Crises
The grim picture painted in the BIMs is the consequence of National’s class-driven programme of austerity. Labour’s seeming helplessness in the face of the multiple crises they reveal, is the direct consequence of its refusal to accept that the wounds of austerity can only be healed by applying the sovereign remedy of substantial increases in state spending – facilitated by a radical expansion of the tax base.