Is It “Game Over” For The Greens?
THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY of a centre-left government being formed if the Greens are no longer in Parliament. That’s a…
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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Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates
As part of an Indonesian-backed disinformation and troll campaign against West Papuan pro-independence activists, a Facebook page has emerged making bitter and slanderous attacks on campaigners, Papuan exiles and media people in the Pacific region.
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Pleasure as Doc Edge abandons Israeli Embassy sponsorship for 2023 festival
The Doc Edge Film Festival as abandoned Israeli Embassy sponsorship this year after a furore caused by such sponsorship last…
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Marijuana Media – Police confiscate legally prescribed cannabis; Legalisation in Delaware, Germany, and Antigua & Barbuda; Execution in Singapore; Chlöe’s 420 Day post; and our Gary is our Activist of the Year.
Kia ora! Police seizing legit medi-weed, the good and bad of lobbying, Weedman and Afroman, law reform in Germany, Antigua…
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The government confirms the wealthiest New Zealanders are legal tax bludgers
Well there you have it – in black and white. Revenue Minister David Parker has revealed what we all knew…
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David Parker’s inaction on tax.
Mr Parkers announcement of research data showing the wealthy are paying a lower percentage of tax is not news to…
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ANZAC Day – we must turn our backs on the appalling beast that is AUKUS
There is no better day than ANZAC Day, when we remember our soldiers who died in war, to talk about…
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Proof Of Life: Artificial Intelligence vs Real Feelings
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is a tricky concept. Can intelligence even be artificial? Whether the product of superfast bio-electrical exchanges in a…
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A prayer to the god of small things
Gone are the expectations of transformation, game changers, or long-term vision. Could Labour please just fix some little irritations before…
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Unfinished business over New Caledonian decolonisation – new challenges after ‘stolen’ referendum
Revealed: What Roch Wamytan and the Front de Liberation Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) delegation told French Prime Minister French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne in Paris about the future of Kanaky New Caledonia.