Dr Liz Gordon: New Zealander of the Year
Community service has always been an important part of the work of academics, but the lure of prestigious publication in…
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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Has there ever been a more astonishing political coalition in the history of Aotearoa?
Support for an industrial-scale state house building programme now extends far across the political spectrum from the progressive left to the hard right.
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Red, Red Whines. (With Apologies To Neil Diamond and UB40)
Red, red whines. That’s all you’ll hear. Not like those glory days, When there were cheers. Red, red whines….
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Free the ten Chinese construction workers – the Bill of Rights applies to everyone
On April 1, the lawyer representing nine Chinese construction workers being held at Mt Eden Prison, the Honourable Matthew Robson,…
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Dave Macpherson: Is Labour on top of mental health issues?
A very large part of the problem is that the Government has quite literally left the same crowd at the Ministry of Health in charge of mental health policy and oversight, and they have allowed their DHB delivery arms to keep the same crowd in charge of the mental health facilities and services around the country.
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New Zealand, The Way THEY Deserve It!
The National Party’s only real hope of shattering the fast-setting concrete of Labour’s electoral hegemony is to take to it with the jackhammer of right-wing populism.
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VIDEO: Buchanan + Manning on Political Symbolism and How to Spot It
https://youtu.be/aHS2_yDAMg8 A View from Afar – Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate political symbolism and discuss: How governments use symbolism to…
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Chinese workers face weeks more in prison and must be released
Nine Chinese workers are still being detained at Mt Eden Prison and could be detained many weeks more because of changes to Chinese government policies that require two weeks in isolation in New Zealand before deportation.
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Hiding In Plain Sight
Our far-right terrorists have always hidden in plain sight.
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Is that it?
From 1983-85 more than 1.2 million Ethiopians starved to death. Millions more were displaced, and 200,000 children were orphaned. It…