Auckland-based former Manus Island worker condemns Aust – Auckland Peace Action
Auckland-based social worker Charlotte Wilson, who worked at the Manus Island detention centre for the Salvation Army from February 2014…
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Time for consultation and review – Jane Kelsey
Auckland University law professor Jane Kelsey is ‘disappointed, but not surprised’ that the Labour government has endorsed the Trans-Pacific Partnership…
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Constructive Engagement With Jacinda’s Government? Or, Shouting Anti-TPP Slogans From The Side-Lines? The Left Must Choose
It is very easy for the traditional Left to call for grand gestures of defiance against the prevailing geopolitical realities: living with the consequences of such calls when you are in government is much harder.
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Survey exposes knowledge gap over the dark side of NZ dairy – SAFE
A new survey has exposed how little awareness the general public has of dairy industry practices, with only half the…
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Waatea News: Based on media reporting of League violence, we don’t like Pacific Islanders much do we?
Since when did we dislike Pacific Islanders so much? I don’t know about you, but this weird myopic media focus on Pacific Island ‘violence’ after the League games currently playing up and down the country seems bewilderingly racist and vicious doesn’t it?
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Political Caption Competition
‘Gangsta for Jesus’ is like ‘Nuanced for Trump’
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 14th November 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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What will hit first? Economic armageddon or Environmental apocalypse?
Since the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis, all the developed world has done is kick the day of market reckoning down the road with more and more money printing. At some point this band-aid won’t be able to stem the pressure building and it will rupture with a backlash that will make the depression look like a week without pocket money.
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Ummm, shouldn’t Gerry Brownlee be doing what Gerry Brownlee does best?
So Gerry Brownlee is now an apologist for Australian torture camps that the Australian’s have walked away from on Manus Island?
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GUEST BLOG: Denis Tegg – No New Mines on Conservation Land – says New Government
After nearly 40 years of protesting, lobbying, direct action, media, and general political and social pressure the new government has announced that there will be no new mines on conservation land throughout New Zealand! Yeah !