On Winston On Bridges On China On Freedom
I see New Zealand First has put out a press statement which seeks to condemn Simon Bridges for his recent positive interview…
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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Jo Jo Tamihere Salutes Herr Goff.
So, why did he do it? What was he thinking?
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System Change not Climate Change
Unite is supporting the international climate strikes in New Zealand by scheduling legal stop-work meetings on Friday, September 27 in the main centres.
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Behind Every Good Woman Should Stand – Another Good Woman.
TOO MANY BLOKES. Those three words sum-up the burgeoning problems afflicting Jacinda’s prime-ministership. Just consider the names that dominated the headlines of the past week: Nigel, Grant, Andrew, Rob. You don’t need a PhD in Political Science to know what’s wrong with this picture. Where, in the tight circle of advisers surrounding the Prime Minister are the women’s names? Helen Clark had Heather Simpson – who does Jacinda Ardern have?
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Dr Liz Gordon: History and language
I have enjoyed Māori language week, but believe that every week should celebrate te reo Māori, our indigenous language.
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Simon Bridges: the 15 March Christchurch massacre and winning at any cost
Just when you thought Simon Bridges couldn’t sink any lower – he has.
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Dr Liz Gordon: The right for women to stand for Parliament
Happy 100 years, parliamentary women!
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Pissing-Off The Israelis Is A High-Risk Strategy
Ever since the election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the British Labour Party, the Israelis have sanctioned, funded and organised one of their most shameless interventions, ever, in the domestic affairs of a sovereign nation.
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Winston Peters urged to condemn Israeli plans to annex vast tracts of Palestinian land
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has written to Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters today urging that New Zealand condemn the Israeli Prime Minister’s planned annexation of vast tracts of the occupied West Bank of Palestine.
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Why Simon Bridges’ Enthusiasm For The Chinese Communist Party Is Utterly Unsurprising
So in the wake of a recent Newshub piece that quotes National’s Simon Bridges enthusiastically talking up the Chinese Communist Party – not, you know, the People’s Republic of China, but the Communist Party *itself*, various portions of my newsfeed have understandably been understandably just a little surprised and more than a little bemused that Blue is apparently The New Red