The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 20th September 2017
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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Dave Macpherson: A Reminder to the Parties about what’s important for the mental health of New Zealand
It has taken Coleman five years and 10 months of being Health Minister to recognise that the Government’s suicide prevention strategy is not working (that’s if you can even find the strategy), and for every one of those years and months he has presided over a system that has delivered world record youth suicide statistics.
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Why the Auckland oil pipeline rupturing is the perfect symbolism of 9 years under National
The story of how Kauri poachers damaged the only oil line into Auckland sums up the last 9 years of the National Government so perfectly and has dropped it hot into the lap of the voting public days before the impact of Auckland running dry of petrol will arrive with the election.
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Postie forced to work with supervisor who threatened her life
Postie forced to work with supervisor who threatened her life A postal worker was expected to continue working with her…
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WaateaNews Column: Maori voter suppression allegations demands investigation!
Allegations of widespread Maori voter suppression made by Massey University Political Lecturer, Veronica Tawhai require an immediate response from the Electoral Commission.
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Why Jacinda needs to lose this election
I believe that there will be a financial crisis next year (see my recent ’New Zealand’s Cyclical Growth Contractions’, 12 Sep 2017), and that Labour at present is ill-equipped to handle such a crisis. Further, it may take a major financial crisis (with Labour in Opposition) to drag Labour into the present century, just as the 1930s’ crisis belatedly dragged Labour into the twentieth century.
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Political Caption Competition
National Party redneck fuckwits scream they don’t want to be seen as redneck fuckwits
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 19th September 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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1969: The “Nearly-But-Not-Quite” Election
“WE’VE GOT IT!” Was the triumphant (if incautious) assertion of the supposedly neutral Professor Bob Chapman on the night of the 1969 “nearly-but-not-quite” general election. The worthy professor should perhaps be forgiven for his premature psephological ejaculation. He had marked down the electorate of Eden as the seat Labour was bound to take if it was on-course to becoming the government.
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Shortage of senior doctors at Nelson Marlborough DHB part of wider pattern – ASMS
A survey of senior doctors at Nelson Marlborough District Health Board has revealed a shortage of specialists nearly two and…