UPDATED: NZ’s PRC Trade Balancing Act + Russia in the wake of Prigozhin’s ‘Pronouncement’
https://www.youtube.com/live/X7ImqFWZvqM?feature=share In this the sixth episode of A View from Afar for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul G. Buchanan…
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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Maori Tikanga Influence NZ Foreign Policy
New Zealand – “an English-speaking country with Polynesian characteristics.” On a recent weekend road trip south we were struck by…
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Wellington City Council moves where the government remains paralysed
Wellington City Council took a small but significant step towards recognising and supporting the Palestinian struggle for human rights when…
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High & Dry July: Alcohol is NZ’s most harmful drug; UN experts call for decriminalisation
[Stream the pot-cast of this show on 95bFM] [download mp3] High & Dry July: Alcohol named as New Zealand’s most…
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Complicity
The violent oppression inflicted upon the Palestinian people by Israeli Occupation forces and settlers is escalating, and the mainstream news…
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Putin’s Chef Cooks His Own Goose
According to Al Jazeera, the astonishing decision by Yevgeny Prigozhin, commander of the Russian mercenary army, The Wagner Group, to…
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Marijuana Media: You beauties! Aussie Legalise Cannabis Party (‘Our name says it all’) introduces Bills in WA, Victoria and NSW
Kia ora! Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, more developments from the Cooks, and we’re number 74 in the world baby! This week…
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Diplomatic Daydreams and Imperial Nightmares.
GERALD HENSLEY only had one job. When David Lange became Prime Minister in 1984, the career civil servant and diplomat…
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Woods exits stage left like a flawed Shakespearian character
It’s more of a melodrama than a classic Shakespeare tragedy but Michael Woods departure from Labour’s cabinet yesterday reveals him…
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How to end race and class inequalities destroying working people’s lives in NZ
A recent study found that Maori had twice the mortality from various cancers than non-Maori. This statistic is not new….