The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 24th August 2016
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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Why saliva testing for road side impairment tests will be madness
No one wants people who are impaired to drive a car. That’s fine, that’s a public safety issue, no one would be crazy enough to want people who are dangerous on the roads being on the roads.
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Removing the word ‘special needs’ so you don’t have to fund ‘special needs’
The latest assualt on civil society by the National Government is this desire to cut funding to special needs children by dumping the word ‘special needs’…
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Ummm, did Bill Liu/William Yan just buy his own justice?
…the 5th most wanted on China’s top 10 most wanted and a huge donor to National and Labour has just paid the cops $42.85 million and he’s off all his charges?
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Three and a half years jail for growing cannabis
While there is much to celebrate about those who manage to leave the country and fly back in with prescription cannabis, this loop hole is open to those who can afford it and it ignores the continued criminalisation of those involved in growing it and those who can’t travel.
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It’s not who spied on Key or the All Blacks that matters – it’s the GCSB spying on us that matters
As a nation we are so easily manipulated by distractions.
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What the media are not making clear regarding the new spy powers
The mainstream media have fallen over themselves to declare that the new spying powers by the GCSB are all fine…
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CBB applauds Minister Amy Adams (yes, it’s true)
The Coalition for Better Broadcasting welcomes the government’s decision to extend responsibility for broadcasting content standards to online content. The…
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Key’s ties, Verity ‘slut’ shamed? and The Spinoff’s never ending budget – Not News Awards of the Week
News is supposed to inform citizens so that they know who they should vote for once every 3 years, you want light weight fluff entertainment, tune into Bravo or E, emulating them should not be on the agenda.
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Waatea 5th Estate – Homelessness in NZ
Joining us top discuss the Homelessness conference