Labour’s John Key Budget
Imagine a 2023 budget prepared by John Key. National are in government but recent poll results are disturbingly close. With…
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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Marijuana Media: Cook Islands set to overtake NZ; Inside The Weed Man’s legal grow; Labour’s ‘Papers and a Lighter’ Budget & More
Kia ora! A huge stash of ganja news to stuff in your pipe this week on Marijuana Media on 95bFM,…
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State house waiting list is on the way up again – does Labour care?
The state house waiting list is on the way up again. When Labour came to power five and a half…
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In The Lock-Up
ERIC SHUFFLED BACK to the desk at which he had only just managed to wrangle a seat. God! How he…
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Dystopian urban vision – Part two. National, Labour and Greens (NLG) are trashing liveability.
Part 1 Our central cities are often shoddy, undistinguished wastelands of car parks and low intensity, low activity businesses with…
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Distopian urban vision – Part One. National, Labour and Greens (NLG) are trashing affordability.
Comments on my previous article assume I am a dinosaur and have no idea about the future of cities; and…
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The violence of colonisation in Palestine and Aotearoa
This week Israel will celebrate 75 years since its declaration of independence in 1948 while Palestinians will remember the Nakba…
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Empty slogans don’t make a defence policy – leaving five eyes does
New Zealand deserves much better from Defence Minister Andrew Little than empty slogans justifying our involvement in the 5 eyes…
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Marijuana Media – Vote for J Day’s new date; Cannabis is not to be sniffed at; NZ’s first homegrown bud approved!
Kia ora! You can help us decide the new date for J Day, cannabis aromas the common theme to media…
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MUST READ: Chaotic Destinations
“THE COALITION OF CHAOS”, that’s how Matthew Hooton and the right-wing commentariat are describing the putative Labour-Green-Te Pāti Māori parliamentary…