Hey NZ Government – quick question – why the increase in foreign ownership of NZ?
How come NZ First, Labour and the Greens who railed against losing our economic sovereignty when they weren’t the Government are now speeding that sale along?
New Zealand Politics
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Penny Hulse – I joined the Pride march
I joined the Pride march yesterday and now as I read the comments on it today I want to deal…
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Governor-General’s Waitangi Day Speech
Tēnā koutou katoa kua tae mai nei i tēnei rā o Waitangi. Haere mai tatau me te whaiwhakaaro Mō to…
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Dave Macpherson – Forget the headline, this is a video you need to watch
Matthew Tukaki (featured in the video) is Chair of the National Maori Council, but is not someone I have ever met, or had anything to do with. He has also previously been the Chair of the Australian National Suicide Prevention Council – I think he knows what he’s talking about.
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MUST READ: Dr Susan St John – Justice delayed is democracy’s undoing
Individuals arguing their case for justice have been caught up in Kafkaesque-like experiences at WINZ, MSD, ACC and IRD, where unresponsive officials impose anachronistic rules and laws made for a different time and era. For those who don’t cave in at this point, there may be appeals to the Benefit Review Committee, the Social Security Appeals Authority, and then the daunting prospect of higher courts. Some disappear for years in the labyrinth of the Office of Human Rights Proceedings (OHRP) and the Human Rights Review tribunal (HRRT). While getting to a hearing in the HRRT can take years, after the hearing an actual decision can take many more years and even then, a finding of unlawful discrimination does not bind the Crown to reform the laws.
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Dr Liz Gordon – Testing the Consumer Guarantees Act
Expensive consumer products, whether cards, furniture, technology or appliances, usually come with a warranty, often for one or two years. Many people believe that this is the end of the story. If the thing fails or breaks down once the warranty has expired, there is no cover for the purchaser.
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Annette Sykes – Waitangi Tribunal claim and the TPPA
The panel on a Tiriti-compliant strategy for Aotearoa at the October 2018 hui on What an Alternative and Progressive Trade…
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GUEST BLOG: Ross Meurant – The Dangers of main stream media
At least, on the DAILY BLOG, one has the opportunity to challenge wishful thinking promulgated by contributors to media, who in my view are little more than political agents.
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Is China striking back?
Is this a mistake or a first strike by China?
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Cue Bono – Who benefits?
80 years before the birth of Jesus there was a murder trial in Rome.