John Tamihere vs Phil Goff live today from 9.30am
The biggest show down in Auckland Politics happens today when John Tamihere challenges Phil Goff directly over the lack of social housing at the next Council meeting. Watch here live at 9.30am
New Zealand Politics
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Unions and NGOs announce Two-day hui on “What an Alternative & Progressive Trade Strategy Should Look Like”, Auckland, 19-20 October
The two-day hui at the Fale Pasifika at Auckland University from 19-20 October has a forward looking focus. The programme features ten impressive panels in conversation on the pressing issues of the future, from the international economy, geopolitics and livelihoods to Treaty-based relationships, sustainable worlds, health, knowledge and how to reinvigorate the local.
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What MBIE’s hysterical costings on oil & gas didn’t include
Big oil is twisting the arms off the Government and have clearly captured MBIE, we should not allow their profit margins to frighten us into being manipulated into denying climate change.
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Media outrage over Jacinda-Handley emails is petty
For the love of Christ brothers and sisters, I wish as much moral outrage over Jacinda & Handley’s innocuous emails by the media and right wing punish could have occurred over Key’s mass surveillance lies, meth hysteria, dirty politics and colluding with the SIS to smear Phil Goff.
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Ummmmm, about that low Business confidence and the looming economic meltdown
I appreciate many Comrades want to see low business confidence as a sexist attack by the white cis male patriarchy against our beloved PM – and certainly some of that is true – buuuuuuuuuuut there is one hell of a global economic collapse looming…
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Virginia Crawford’s Duty To Offend
THE PRINCIPAL OF Hamilton’s Fraser High School, Virginia Crawford, has been roundly criticised for warning her students about the strong correlation between truancy and failure in the world beyond high school. The push-back against Crawford’s address culminated in a walkout by around 100 of Fraser’s senior students on Monday 24 September 2018. But, what if she was telling the truth?
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Simon Bridges, Mike Sabin and the National government’s $120 million taxpayer rort.
Bridges colleague Mike Sabin, former policeman and former National MP, was at the heart of the moral panic over meth.
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Dear Duncan Garner – let’s be clear, you can stick Donald Trump’s war on drugs up your arse
Duncan Garner was on the failing AM Show ranting like lunatic about Jacinda Ardern turning down Donald Trump’s invitation to join his new phase of the War on Drugs.
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TWITTER WATCH BURN OF 2018: Judith Collins blows get tough on crime dog whistle and it explodes gloriously in her face
You would think after retweeting fake news that France was legalising underage sex that Judith Collins would work hard to be less of a malicious pus pit of scumbaggery on Twitter.
You would be wrong.