Dear NBR – strike Matthew Hooton down and he shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
Shit!
New Zealand Politics
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Oh surprise, surprise Steven Joyce suddenly resigns
…what do the Press Gallery Political Editors need to start doing some, you know, journalism?
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Out of the Goodness of the Employers’ Big, Generous Hearts
To anyone not already sold on neoliberalism, the answers to those questions are blindingly obvious. Gouwland’s indignation is, however, a useful pointer to just how much reliance employers now place on the agencies of the state to defend the “reforms” of the 1980s and 90s from any attempt to roll them back.
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GUEST BLOG: Oliver Hailes – Never again! Sign our TPPA petition to change the process
The concerned Kiwis who marched in the streets of Auckland against the last TPPA signing ceremony have been caught off guard by the Government’s sudden U-turn. But this week, as Trade Minister David Parker heads to Chile to sign his name, we’ll be handing over a parliamentary petition with thousands of signatures calling for a democratic overhaul of how we negotiate trade, investment and economic integration agreements.
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Colin Craig vs Jordan Williams Court of Appeal decision
…as a witness in this case, it was apparent to me that the Judy didn’t seem to have any comprehension whatsoever of defamation law.
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What happened at the NBR with Matthew Hooton?
Whatever you think of Hooton, as a columnist he has the right to criticise and critique politicians and as long as he doesn’t defame that politician by lying about them, then his right to be critical of a politician is supposed to be sacrosanct and backed 100% by his Publisher and Editor.
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Dave Macpherson – At Last – we hear from Mental Health Commissioner on Suicides….
Not to be put off by the years-long public debate about this country leading youth suicide statistics from the wrong end, Commissioner Kevin Allan has bravely gone where no-one employed by the previous Government had hitherto dared to tread – he has actually (wait for it…) recommended a 10% reduction in suicides target! That’s correct – not zero, not halving it, not even the mild 20% reduction that the current Health Minister suggested while in opposition – but a nice, fat, round 10%.
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Dr Liz Gordon – The planets align
Avid readers of this blog (such as there are) should know that my three current topmost concerns are gender equality, education and justice. And, just for once, real political progress has begun (perhaps just a stake in the ground) on all three this week.
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Why Australia’s Deportation policy is an abomination
Jacinda visited our arsehole cousins across the ditch and all she got was this T-shirt…
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How NZ builds influence in the Pacific
Jacinda is off to the Pacific to desperately try to counter Chinese influence throughout the Pacific…