Christchurch Convention Centre shambles proves PPPs have no place in NZ – PSA
Taxpayers will foot the whole bill for yet another failed public-private partnership, the Public Service Association says – and the…
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Kathryn’s Story – Government spends over $100K pursuing beneficiary – CPAG
Kathryn’s Story records the life of a mother, grieving the death of her son at the hands of an ex-partner, who is still being hounded for debt repayment by the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).
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“Kathryn’s Story” highlights the need for major welfare overhaul
In August 2015 I sat through a whole day of hearing in the High Court on this sad case. What a convoluted sets of arguments were expounded to justify the punitive approach taken by the Crown. That was the latest court event in a 15 year saga in which an unwell beneficiary is being pursued for the repayment of $20 a week.
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From Top To Bottom: Some Thought’s On Britain’s Brexit Nightmare
THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CRISIS now overtaking Britain is difficult to exaggerate. A society obsessed with class has somehow to deal with the impossible fact that those on the bottom have over-ruled those at the top.
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Waatea 5th Estate – Hosking petition, public broadcasting and the impact of media consolidation on democracy
Joining us tonight to discuss public broadcasting, the Hosking petition and the impact on democracy of media consolidation
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GUEST BLOG: Comrade Dave Brownz – Last Exit before the Revolution
My position on Brexit was that workers should have abstained in a dispute between their bosses over how to make workers pay for their crisis.
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Daily Blog July Donations Drive and outage
Sorry for the outage over the last 24 hours comrades,
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GUEST BLOG: Maire Leadbeater – West Papua: Human rights abuses cannot be hidden
The Indonesian Government has developed strategies for avoiding international criticism over its appalling human rights record in West Papua. One strategy is to keep the outside world out and ensure that approved visitors such as journalists and diplomats are carefully guided and get to meet with the ‘right’ people.
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Stats used to fudge unemployment level: Nats desperate – AAAP
National is now resorting to tricks with employment statistics to make the economy look healthier than it is. “Such ploys…
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