What to do about Bill’s threat of democratic sabotage
What Bill is threatening is to just run malicious interference for the next 3 years to slow down any way for the new Government to pass its agenda.
New Zealand Politics
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There needs to be a voice for the Cannabis Industry if referendum is to mean anything
Moving to a taxed and regulated cannabis market would create jobs, tax revenue and a huge drop in prison and policing costs.
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Why Marama Davidson needs to be the new co-leader of the Green Party
Marama has the intelligence, leadership skills and vision to retain the social justice and environmental values while Shaw can woo small and ethical business.
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Dotcoms Announce Settlement of Lawsuit Against NZ Police
Kim Dotcom and Mona Dotcom announce that they have resolved their lawsuit against the New Zealand Police in which the…
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Capitalism has failed
The capitalist economic system is also based on endless growth. On average, the system has grown about three percent a year for 200 years. But today, that perpetual growth machine is suffocating the planet and as it does so it will destroy humanity’s ability to coexist with the planet for their own survival.
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GUEST BLOG: Te Reo Putake – Manus; an ANZAC Solution
The Australian humanitarian crisis cannot be ignored by New Zealand. Canberra seems completely paralysed and unable to understand the horror of the situation they have created at the Manus Island Detention facility in Papua New Guinea, let alone resolve the problem.
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On calling out the excesses of capitalism
It’s true that capitalism has failed low income earners who live in poverty at one of the highest rates in the developed world, and indeed, all over the world. It’s failed the children who live in those low-income homes. It’s failed the homeless. But capitalism has also failed our rivers, our oceans, biodiversity, future generations and our atmosphere.
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The madness of Manus Island and what NZ should be doing
I think attempting to rehabilitate 700+ highly traumatised male refugees when we have 10000+ in our own prison system with barely any rehabilitation services, let alone the hundreds of thousands within the community who are being let down by the non-existent mental health system would be a huge call that could easily implode in public anger.
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Why the TPPA will be a test for the new Labour Māori Caucus more than it will be for Jacinda
So what happens if Jacinda and David get snookered into having to sign the TPPA?
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What the 2017 youth quake really means for 2020
Let’s look at what this small increase in turn out by young people in NZ actually meant for the election result. With a modest increase of 6.5% and more Maori voting, they managed to throw out the National Party despite the National Party getting an incredible 44%.