Kiwisaver make us all merchants of death + ACC makes us gulag owners
There is something grotesque about us building a retirement off the backs of cluster bombs.
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John Key blaming Helen Clark for his Housing Crisis is like blaming John Campbell for the state of Journalism
..this is inane. The Housing Crisis has increased under Key’s Leadership. He won’t even admit there is an actual problem, and if there was, it’s all Helen Clark’s fault?
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Malcolm Evans – If it’s good enough for rich Chinese Businessmen
Malcolm Evans – If it’s good enough for rich Chinese Businessmen
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The TPPA and The Real Housewives of Auckland
What The Real Housewives of Auckland represent is American neoliberal cultural colonialism that promotes a mono-culture of narcissism and hyper individualism from inside a wealth bubble 99% can’t attain.
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Giovanni Tiso, Russel Brown and the 2 unspoken issues inside NZ Journalism
The arguments are pretty stock standard complaints about the deteriorating quality of journalism and the economic pressures that are confronting journalists. It’s nothing that none of us haven’t been saying for years, and there aren’t any new angles explored, which I think is a missed opportunity.
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French Politicians Exploiting Public Fears to Deny Real Freedoms for Muslim Women
How much oppression is justified to enforce liberty? That’s a question arising from the ban on Burkhas and ‘Burkhinis’ in France and Spain. And when does mandatory secularism become an excuse for bigotry, racism and sexism? We’ve also seen some answers to that.
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If this isn’t corrupt practice, what is?
It’s become a well-accepted fact in Christchurch that wealthier areas of the city received a better deal from government agencies and quicker responses to the disastrous earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 than poorer suburbs.
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GUEST BLOG: Mike Lee – Dumb and dumber – NZTA and AT decide to exclude trains to the airport
Deliberately excluding route protection for future rail to the airport is one of the most irresponsible planning decisions I have witnessed during my time in Auckland local government.
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Urgent Public Meeting for Public Transport – Live Streamed tonight 7.30pm
The Urgent Public Meeting for Public Transport that is being put on tomorrow night (Tuesday) will be live streamed on TDB from 7.30pm (directly after Waatea 5th Estate).
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Political Caption Competition
Executive Producer of Politics at TV3 pops in to meet host of The Nation