National Party grotesque misrepresentation of Pacific Aid
NZ requires an Opposition that will hold the Government to account, what we have however is a Party wilfully happy to manipulate and lie to generate divisive anger in their supporters.
New Zealand Politics
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The new Pacific Aid budget is only part of the solution
We can’t outspend China, but we can play a far smarter game.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Fixing Work and Income
The organisation widely known as WINZ, but in reality Work and income, has been in the media again. There is widespread acknowledgement, even by the Minister, that Work and Income is not operating as it should, causing distress and lack of entitlements for thousands of people, many of whom are living below the poverty line.
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The compulsory te reo problem
Getting tangled up in making it compulsory is missing the opportunity to progress while requiring focus on the structural racism that blights NZ.
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The devil is in the retail
When the strange events of the World fashion label crashed into my radio yesterday I may have snickered. On the one hand I thought how cheeky, but on the other the House of G shopper in me had little sympathy for the people paying a hundy for a fifteen dollar T. However by the time I heard Dame Denise L’Estrange-Corbet talking to John Campbell I started to lose my shit.
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – A rockstar economy that plays for everyone, not just the rich.
It really is time for the National Party to grow up and stop being so spiteful. Last month, National Party MP Tim Macindoe, wrote a column complaining and whinging that the new Government is pushing for laws that will strengthen the rights of New Zealand Workers.
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Real reason why National are considering cutting ACT off
The real reason National are now starting to signal they will dump ACT however isn’t because of a sudden realisation that the deal isn’t working, it’s that National want to try it out elsewhere.
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Farming backlash against clean water policy is cultural and stupid
The almost spiritual connection thin skinned farmers have with their cows means nothing David Parker could have said about dairy polluting our water was ever going to be acceptable.
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MSD forcing NGOs to nark on beneficiaries just the beginning
The neoliberal welfare agencies have countered this drop in anyone wanting to interact with their agencies with glossed over stats that suggest things are getting better when front line poverty agencies see a surge in demand.
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Nashy goes full Trump – Gang rhetoric to punish 7000 children
When it comes to bullshit ‘get tough on crime’ rhetoric, Red is the new Orange.