The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 20th February 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Most Recent Blogs
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Meth moral panic continues under proposed tenancy changes – The Salvation Army New Zealand
Proposals to allow landlords to evict tenants with just seven days notice for methamphetamine contamination are an extension of the…
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New Zealand Coalition to End Homelessness – New Zealand Coalition to End Homelessness (NZCEH)
New Zealand Coalition to End Homelessness • The New Zealand Coalition to End Homelessness (NZCEH) is an incorporated society that…
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Better volunteering outcomes for recent migrants – Volunteering New Zealand
Volunteering New Zealand (VNZ) has secured funding to deliver a nationwide programme of work that aims to deliver better volunteering…
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Nonsensical Ministry decision to refuse fair recruitment payments to primary teachers – NZEI
A Ministry of Education refusal to pay the same value “recruitment, retention and responsibility” (3R) payments to primary teachers as…
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Why Mark Mitchell’s run at leadership is a scam & is this Tracy Watkin’s worst political column of all time?
…so a radical right wing mercenary with deep links to Judith Collin’s favourite attack dogs Slater & Lusk (who helped him win the Rodney candidacy) and who have a long term plan to use him to implement a radical right wing agenda has thrown his hat in the ring.
Why?
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MUST READ: “This is a state of emergency” – New Zealand at the Turning Point
This is a state of emergency. If only piecemeal measures are contemplated and if the structural underpinnings of wealth polarisation are not recognised, our county`s future is bleak . Slums on the edges of our major cities, prison riots, civil unrest and a secluded one per cent contributing to charities but secretly blaming the poor for their plight.
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David Macpherson – Who Speaks for the Families and Whanau?
It’s coming up to three years since my son Nicky was a suicide victim while in the (compulsory) ‘care’ of the Waikato DHB, and I frequently reflect on the lack of voice families and whanau of mental health patients and suicide victims have.
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Overseas banking villains suck New Zealanders’ wealth offshore
The ANZ is our biggest bank, with around one million Kiwi customers and 31.3% of the market. The ANZ lending business is worth about $72.35 billion, with net loans worth $117.24 billion. That reflects staggering wealth to have in the hands and at the mercy of overseas banks.
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The NZ Finance Minister’s Pride Parade Playlist
The pure joy of having a Finance Minister who also DJs is a unique experience to say the least.