MUST READ: Professor Wayne Hope – Our Public Media Crisis
New Zealand’s entire media system is in crisis and public media institutions are struggling to survive. What follows is a step-by-step analysis of where we stand and what might be done.
New Zealand Politics
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Dr Liz Gordon: Vaccination and the loss of faith in the state
Around 20 years ago a British scientist named Wakefield led a study of twelve people that seemed to suggest a relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism. The study was soon shown to be flawed, and by itself was a mere blip in the ocean. It is, after all, well-established that systems of vaccination have had remarkable health effects on the human population over the past seventy years.
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Cannabis Referendum Bill deserves your Yes vote. Here’s what it does and how we can make it even better
Cannabis Referendum Bill deserves your Yes vote. Here’s what it does and how we can make it even better. Yesterday…
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Simon Bridges’ Cannabis Comments A Smokescreen For What National REALLY Believes
Simon Bridges’ statement that legalized cannabis opens the door to “effectively incentivising cannabis over other legal drugs at the moment – like tobacco and drink” dependent upon the excise tax levied … is a bit of an odd objection to make.
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NEW ZEALAND MEDIA OWNERSHIP 2019 – AUT research center for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD)
The New Zealand media is facing the biggest changes since the first publication of theJMAD New Zealand media ownership report in 2011.
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MEDIA WATCH: That little prick in the MAGA hat knew exactly what he was doing buuuuuuuut
Woods has received an enormous amount of criticism for winning the nomination at 17, but if we are truly a representative democracy then 18 year olds have the right to represent and be represented.
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The only ‘unanswered questions’ about the cannabis referendum is how do you smoke 42 joints in a day and where do I sign up?
Simon Bridges is desperately attempting to remain politically relevant in the cannabis debate after the Government blindsided National with a clearly defined referendum question and a clear set of guidelines to a regulated Cannabis market…
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Cannabis referendum draft law welcomed, but a missed opportunity to put people before profits, says NORML
Cannabis reform organisation NORML has welcomed the release today of more details about the cannabis referendum and a draft bill, but says the Government has missed a huge opportunity to make the reforms more popular.
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GUEST BLOG: Geoff Simmons – Will the Reeferendum Keep People Out of the Joint?
We all know the horrific harm that criminalising cannabis has caused. If the reeferendum is passed the Government’s Bill will at least stop that harm from continuing in the future. However, it seems it will do little to reverse that harm in the worst affected communities.
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GUEST BLOG: Hone Harawira – A White Man kills and Black People suffer
A white man murders 50 black people in Christchurch; 6 months later the police drop SWAT squads into black communities in South Auckland.