The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 11th July 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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On Why The Greens REALLY Tore Into NZ First Over The Weekend
I’ve taken awhile off commenting on a .. certain area of New Zealand Politics for personal reasons; but looking at my newsfeed for the past 24 hours, it’s pretty clear a number of things need to be said about the Green Party’s recent comments on New Zealand First.
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Great Together
If we were not part of the coalition, we would not accept a Labour-New Zealand First government and certainly not a National-New Zealand First government. Neither will be acceptable to the Greens. We want the Greens to be the beating heart of the next government and the strongest possible party vote for the Greens is the only solution.
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TOP says it can work with Greens on water
The Opportunities Party welcomes the Green Party fresh water policy “Protecting Drinking Water”. The issues they have raised – charging…
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E tū extremely disappointed with MBIE report on cheap Chinese steel
E tū is extremely disappointed with a report which has found there is little evidence of steel dumping in New…
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GUEST BLOG: Mike Lee – Time and patience running out for the Super City?
Auckland has had the Super City for more than six and half years now and for a lot of people it’s starting to feel like a sentence. It should be recalled Aucklanders were never allowed to vote on this massive amalgamation – the government just imposed it. Over time even the Auckland Council’s own polling has revealed the council has become increasingly unpopular – and mistrusted.
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Te Ture Whenua bill withdrawn – a victory for those who learn from history
Alongside bribery, corruption and outright theft of Maori land, the forced payments of rates and dog taxes by local authorities in the past has left Maori dispossessed of land and economic development opportunities.
The potential for another round of capitalist theft of Maori land has activists up in arms and their pressure has won the day so far.
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Neither Principled, Nor Pragmatic. What’s Eating The Greens?
In light of the Greens’ recent ideological contortions on the subject of immigration, it is possible to interpret Metiria’s attack on NZ First as being driven by internal – not external – considerations. It is possible that the immigration issue has become a symbol of the increasingly bitter divisions that have opened up between idealists and pragmatists within the Green Party. If so, then NZ First has been made the whipping-boy for offences much closer to home.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 10th July 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Malcolm Evans – the real clown
Malcolm Evans – the real clown