Gifting something that isn’t yours to gift: What Kermadec’s fiasco says about us
It’s always funny how it’s supposed to be Maori who just roll over and have their private property taken off them for the benefit of the public
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The facade of local democracy in Auckland
The fundamental problem of engagement in local democracy comes down to the grim reality that most of the democracy at a local level is a facade.
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Breakfast on TV3 vs Breakfast on TV One is a clash between two bald old media monoliths fighting over a comb
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“Better Now Than Later!” – Nato Deploys 4,000 Additional Troops To Eastern Europe
The decision to deploy an additional 4,000 troops to Russia’s eastern borders has been undertaken in an attempt to both intimidate and deter Putin from contemplating a lightning-fast repossession of the former Soviet republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
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Street Harassment
There’s a hand on my arm. Gripping my arm, pulling me back. I sway slightly in my heels. Both adrenal glands, perched above my kidneys, deep in my viscera, squirt their load of adrenaline into my bloodstream. My pupils dilate, my heart rate and breathing increase sharply. All of a sudden I’m not sleepy, I’m not thinking about my day. I’m right here, right now. Deadly calm.
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New Bloggers joining TDB
Paralympian Aine Kelly Costello
Artist and social commentator LaQuisha St Redfern
New Green MP and anti-TPPA campaigner – Barry Coates
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The Daily Blog Monthly drinks @ IKA, 6pm Tuesday 27th
Kia ora Comrades, it’s Daily Blog monthly drinks time. If you are a reader of the site, come along for a drink and nibbles and talk long into the night with our bloggers about politics and gossip.
More gossip than politics actually.
Political Gossip then.
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Malcolm Evans – Key chairing at the UN
Malcolm Evans – Key chairing at the UN
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Political Caption Competition
So that’s a no to touch your hair then?
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Wednesday 21st September 2016
5: U.S. Muslims Fear Hate Crimes & Overreaction by Law Enforcement in Wake of Chelsea Bombing
4: Everything We Know About Australia’s Role in the Bombings That Ended the Syrian Ceasefire
3: WHY OBAMA SHOULD PARDON ALL LEAKERS AND WHISTLEBLOWERS — NOT JUST EDWARD SNOWDEN
2: Russia denies responsibility for aid convoy strike
1: Global trade deal threatens Paris climate goals, leaked documents show