Taking Control Of The Nation’s Story.
THE MAORI NATIONALIST assault upon the historical meaning and reputation of Captain James Cook is entirely understandable. With his…
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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Dr Liz Gordon: Contested views
Well, it is 250 years since the pākeha ancestors, with inferior navigation skills, met nga tupuna Māori at Gisborne. Lt. Cook, as he was then, had embarked on the Endeavour ostensibly to view the transit of Venus across the sun from a vantage point in the South Pacific. Once this task was completed, he opened sealed orders from the Admiralty that asked him to go searching for the elusive Terra Australis, the large land mass that was believed to exist in the Southern Ocean.
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John Minto Opening address notes – John Minto Vs David Cumin debate – 3 October 2019
The challenge I issued for this debate was in response to Dr Cumin’s assertion that the situation in Palestine is complicated. That’s a common ploy to discourage criticism of Israel – if you don’t know the details you have no right to an opinion. That’s untrue. White South Africa used to say the same thing to stem criticism of their apartheid system. Israel is using the same tactic.
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Question the silence – the suffering of Palestinians is intolerable
There were just four Palestinian Gaza ceasefire violations in September. Two of them were missile-launches across the Green Line that took place on 10 and 12 of last month. The other two, on 7 and 9 September, were Palestinian Resistance attacks on Israeli military targets, near the border at Rafah and east Khan Yunis.
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An Open Letter From Closed Minds
FEW SPECTACLES are more tragic than those in which a community destroys its core values in the misguided belief that it is upholding them.
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Another victory over wage theft – $38 million owed at NZ Post
NZ Post has made a provision for $38 million in its 2019 accounts for remediation of Holidays Act payments owing to employees.
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With A Little Help From Our Friends: A Climate Change Thought Experiment.
TRY THIS on for size. The Aliens arrive.
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Keeping The Hope Of “Delivery” – And “Jacinda” – Alive.
AS THE “YEAR OF DELIVERY” draws to its end, what have Jacinda Ardern and her colleagues delivered us? Well, they have not delivered 100,000 affordable houses. Nor have they brought Climate Change to a shuddering halt. Child poverty has not been ended. Our rivers and streams remain unswimmable. New Zealand’s farmers have yet to assume a measure of responsibility commensurate with their contribution to anthropogenic global warming. The number of ticks on Jacinda’s “To Do List” is far from impressive.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Is the UK primed for civil war?
This week’s Supreme Court decision in the UK reached back much further than the second world war into British common law to find that Boris Johnson illegally prorogued parliament. From a legal perspective, it was an elegant and comprehensive decision that invoked the shadows of much older law.
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Temporary visa scam to continue migrant worker exploitation
The government has promised to continue allowing New Zealand bosses to employ a huge number of workers on temporary visas with no right to change employer and little chance of transitioning to permanent residency.