February 2nd – the first real political test of NZ in 2019
This could just be a tiny group of clowns pretending to have more support than they really do, or this could be the seeds of something far darker.
New Zealand Politics
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Labour-New Zealand First government should be ashamed of hollow TPPA promises
The Labour-New Zealand First government will be hoping that New Zealanders have got short memories as it celebrates the entry into force of the rebranded Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, minus the United States.
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GUEST BLOG: Ross Meurant – New Zealand medias pro America bias
In my view, Radio NZ are another example of main stream media which undermines its historical reputation as a balanced purveyor of news, with a constant diet of shamefully one side pro American perspective of world events.
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Hadley Grace Robinson-Lewis: 5 tactics to stop the alt-right from spreading hate and dividing the people
Jordan Peterson is coming to NZ in 2019. Instead of reacting in anger to his out of date views, let’s start a healthy debate.
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MEDIA WATCH: Millennials mildly surprised they’ve been shaped by neoliberalism
Don’t blame the Millennial for their impotency though, they are the very manufactured cultural selfishness neoliberalism breeds.
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How hateful do you have to be to have a problem with drug testing pills at dance festivals?
If you are decrying pill testing at dance festivals, just admit that you do so not because of safety or ‘respect my authority’ law worship, just admit you are against it because you are the type of petty NZ hate-tyrant fascist who sadistically gets off on human suffering while masquerading as social concern.
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TWITTER WATCH: To the NZ Alt-Right cavalcade of circus freaks, STOP USING THE HIGH VIS VEST AS YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOS!
It’s like Republicans putting on V masks you intellectually bankrupt morons!
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – Ngā mihi o Te Tau Hou ki a koutou katoa – Happy New Year everyone.
With 2018 over and 2019 dawning, as co-chair of the Māori Caucus inside the Labour Party, I wanted to take a moment to congratulate and celebrate our Māori MPs who have had a challenging, but rewarding year.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – We can solve huge problems if we want to.
Right now the New Horizons Space Probe is 6.4 Billion Km from Earth and sending back data to NASA and last October the Japanese landed a small robot on a asteroid hurtling through Space 300 KM away.
Those are amazing achievements.
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Louie Encabo: 2018 marked National’s gradual descent into populism
In 2018, the National Party – under the leadership of Simon Bridges – very clearly attempted to push for the “Trump vote” in a bid to increase their voter base.