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New left think tank Economic and Social Research Aotearoa (ESRA) will be launched this Friday 2 September at Victoria University, Wellington.

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Many New Zealanders know and loathe Wilson Parking for the utterly extortionate rates they charge at their pop-up car parks and garages. However, the Wilson corporate portfolio extends into far more nefarious business than $9 an hour car parking fees. Wilson is implicated in the Panama Papers and linked to one of Hong Kong’s largest corruption scandals.

The Daily Blog monthly drinks this month are on Friday, 26th at IKA, 2 Mt Eden Rd from 7.15pm. Mix and mingle with TDBs bloggers and friends and gossip about Politics.

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) will hold its Social Security SummitInvesting in Children on Friday, September 2 at the University of Auckland. Building on the inaugural event last year, the Summit will focus on the Government’s proclaimed ‘social investment approach’ to welfare reform.

Richard Wagstaff has taken the helm of the CTU from the inimitable Helen Kelly, and with it an enormous organisational, political and economic challenge. He’ll join the Ika Salon on Thursday August 18th fresh from the NZCTU’s first ever Organising Conference, and alongside two leading Australian union and social change activists.

Film fundraiser evening: A New Camera For ‘5 Broken Cameras’ Director
Sun, August 21, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Academy Cinemas, 44 Lorne Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

When there is a housing crisis, and there are families living in garages and cars, do you think that its fair that a prime time TV show celebrates property speculation?