Commentary examining neoliberalism, economic inequality, and the political forces shaping modern New Zealand society.
For me Easter isn’t about the rebirth of the Christ child as human manifestation of God, it’s about the largest unbroken block of holiday time we all get. For me Easter is about family, about friends, about spending quality time with the people in your life who the busyness of working for the man robs us of.
InsideOUT is excited to announce their national rainbow youth hui, Shift, will be running again this month. The hui follows…
‘We are marching to show Bill Engish that we do not condone his callous and inhumane attitude towards patients. We demand an immediate moratorium on prosecuting patients and supporters until this fiasco is resolved.”
Hot off the heels of The Damned support slot, Leatherhead are ready to become part of Saturday’s line up at the Kings Arms.
It’s that time of year again, and the incredible range of comedy talent on display is proof of just how far the NZ comedy scene has grown and developed. There’s just so much to choose from, getting a dozen picks is incredibly difficult, but here are the 12 acts TDB thinks you need to see this season…
The advent of President Donald Trump in the US provides an unprecedented opportunity to take a good, hard look at Aotearoa’s place in the world. And to ask the question – why are we still a loyal member of the American Empire?
The construction of this book was a painstaking and dangerous enterprise. John Stephenson risked life and limb by returning to the villages and interviewing survivors, and assembling the family trees of the dead and wounded. Empty shell casings from Apache helicopter cannon rounds were collected and photographed. A series of locally sourced stories from the Pajhwok News Agency, pointing to civilian deaths and casualties were filed. And, as mentioned earlier, a locally documented list of the dead and wounded was obtained and photocopied. By triangulating this material with the admissions of anonymous sources throughout the SAS and NZDF, Hager and Stephenson have built a powerful case.
A pre-cabinet meeting plea will be made at Parliament on tomorrow morning 27 March requesting that the Government hold an open and independent inquiring into the NZ SAS attacks on two Afghan villages in 2010.
The Daily Poem – Alone by Wanda Kiel-Rapana
The International Documentary Film Festival is about to kick off, and here are our picks for 2017…