Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update
Samoa receives new patrol boat from Australia Australia recently delivered a new Guardian Class patrol boat to Samoa. The new…
New Zealand Politics
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Gang Funeral Back Down??? Oh no you don’t Mark Mitchell!
Head Hunter funeral: Incoming Police Minister Mark Mitchell ‘pleased’ with robust police response ahead of William ‘Bird’ Hines’ funeral Incoming…
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The New Government – Winners, Losers & Predictions
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour and Winston Peters walk into a bar. The Barman looks up and says, “What its this?…
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The coalition agreement for Working for Families is very weak but tweaks could improve it.
There were two promises in National’s original plan for Working for Families: an extra $25 a week from the In…
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Ben Morgan – Autumn rain and cold weather arrive in Ukraine – What now?
The rain has started in Ukraine. The famous rasputitsa, or mud season during which a combination of heavy rain and…
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GUEST BLOG: Mick Hall – Media Dare Not Call It Genocide
New Zealand’s national broadcaster has justified removing references to “genocide” in Gaza made by a Palestinian guest on its podcast…
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Michelle Duff lost in woke culture backlash, Feral anti vaxxers & Climate Deniers: The new politics of the neoliberal subjective
Feelings, nothing more than feelings. Morris Albert’s 1974 classic ‘Feelings‘ kinda manages to sum up the current political culture. Right…
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MEDIAWATCH: John Campbell on the horror of a new hard right racist Government and why TVNZ must protect him
John Campbell’s powerful and moving review of the spite masquerading as social policy is another reminder of how important John…
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What does the Left do now in the face of a hard right racist Government? RESIST! RESIST! RESIST!
I’ve been working on a “Where to now for Labour, Greens, Māori Party and the NZ Left?” blog since the…
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Political Instability jumps: Can the Coalition of Crows survive 3 years after such a pissing competition birth?
Coalition talks: New Zealand’s political stability lowest since financial crisis Long coalition negotiations from the new Government have seen a…