TWITTER WATCH: Leighton Smith goes full climate denier
With his climate denial, Leighton Smith is a far bigger threat than terrorism, political correctness and the UN combined
New Zealand Politics
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We are going to need more firefighters, more hemp and a way bigger military
There’s a reason why ‘Alarmist Climate Change’ is so alarmist, it’s because it’s bloody alarming!
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The Nashy pumps iron for MPI and promises something that will never happen. Ever.
When he’s not spear fishing, playing footy and reading poetry, the Nashy is pumping iron for MPI.
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GUEST BLOG: Margaret Mutu – Māori Constitutional Transformations
The panel on a Tiriti-compliant strategy for Aotearoa at the October 2018 hui on What an Alternative and Progressive Trade Strategy for New Zealand Should Look Like reminded us of the uniqueness of our challenges and opportunities. Margaret Mutu led the discussion with reflections on constitutional transformation, most recently articulated in the report Matike Mai.
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Police send message with ongoing cannabis hunt
Next year New Zealand will vote to make cannabis legal. For a proper debate to be held it is important that those who most affected are not considered criminals and hunted with the full force of the state. Police should immediately call off their aerial snooping and spraying programme.
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GUEST BOG: Barry Sheppard – Los Angeles Teachers Strike Fights School Privatization
After six days of striking and mass mobilizations in the streets, Los Angeles teachers, joined on the picket lines and demonstrations by parents and students, won an important victory: holding the line against further privatization of the public schools.
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On “Facing Up” To The “Whole History” Of NZ Pre-1840
I see Don Brash was quoted in yesterday’s Herald calling for broader education about New Zealand history, and in particular history here prior to 1840. This .. was somewhat unexpected, but the next few lines gradually made clear what he was on about:
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Wealth and Waitangi
As we reflect on what the Treaty of 1840 means for New Zealanders today it is worth remembering what this first Treaty actually promised – because over the last 30 years a succession of neoliberal governments have entered international trade treaties willfully ignoring the intent and spirit of our very first New Zealand Treaty .
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GUEST BLOG: Gerard Otto – Media prejudice in evidence over time
Is the word “handout” reserved for the Provincial Growth Fund, Maori and Beneficiaries by the NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB and Mike Hosking?
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Dear Pakeha, I get this feeling some of you think Treaty Settlements are the end of our debt
The beauty of our egalitarianism and liberal progressive democracy is that it collectively enables agency of all individuals, living up to that promise demands more than a lip service white wash reparations process.