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Fundamentally the problem we have with our prison system goes beyond the 2013 Bail Amendment Act, the real problem is the Sentencing Act 2002 which was passed by a knee jerk Helen Clark Labour Government. This single piece of legislation has done more to keep NZers locked up for 18-21 hours every day and dramatically expanded the prison population than any other law…
Sisterhood is, indeed, powerful – but only when your sisters can be relied upon to vote the right way.
Failure to properly address the roots of most offending, especially poverty, condemns us to a higher crime rate than we need to have, and poor communities to an alarming rate of incarceration. Tough policies, imprisoning more of the poor, is not the answer.
‘On the last day of the world / I would want to plant a tree’ wrote US Poet Laureate WS Merwin. Indeed, sometimes it feels like the whole world is burning, and to act in the spirit of hope is to plant a whole forest.
Big ups to the Unite Union and the Auckland Unitarian Church for tirelessly fighting the good fight and championing the situation these poor Indian Students faced.
How is this got anything to do with our National Security? We keep getting told that the 5 Eyes is to protect us from terrorism. So why the bloody hell is NZ helping the CIA spy on the bloody French? What possible outcome from the French election would have a National Security issue for us?
Last election, many of us interpreted the huge spike in early voting as a sure sign that New Zealnders were rushing to throw John Key out after the Dirty Politics scandal and mass surveillance lies.
We. Were, 1000%. Wrong.
Rachel Smalley is a better journalist and commentator than this.
Solid Energy have proven themselves to be incompetent bordering on lunacy, so what they have to say about Pike River Mine, the safety of re-entering Pike River Mine or any topic for that matter should be taken with so much salt to cause your Kidneys to immediately shut down.