Crisis, Disintegration and Hope: Where to for New Zealand’s News Media?
How many media analysts predicted this course of events? Twenty two months after Australian television network Nine Entertainment absorbs Fairfax…
New Zealand Politics
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On The Attempted Distraction Of George Floyd’s Autopsy Toxicology Results
Saw some people posting about the (family) autopsy toxicology results for George Floyd. Specifically, 11ng/ml fentanyl, 5.6 ng/ml norfentanyl, 0.65 ng/ml 4-ANPP, and 19 ng/ml methamphetamine.
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Christchurch City – Taking abuse of low-income families to a new level
Most of us are used to councils coming up with proposals to shift the cost of council services onto the poor but today’s water charging proposal from Christchurch City Council takes abuse of people on low incomes to another level. It’s unbelievable.
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GUEST BLOG: Manu Caddie – Deliberative Democracy Now
Good to see Rehette Stoltz has changed her mind and will support councillors Tony Robinson, Meredith Akuhata-Brown & Josh Wharehinga in facilitating community and iwi input on how the Endeavour models could be displayed publicly.
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PARLIAMENT TV WATCH: Fragile National Party Snowflake cries ‘keep left’ social distancing signs are really socialist propaganda
The stress from Muller’s coup and resulting train wreck is causing such intense stress on National Party MPs that some are cracking in Parliament.
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The Fragile Promise Of American Democracy
THE FRAGILITY of democracy’s promise is becoming clearer with every day that passes.
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The speed of America’s unravelling is terrifying
What is happening in America is unacceptable, and we have a moral obligation to object to it.
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Against The Great Kiwi Firewall – Why I’m Concerned About Internal Affairs Proposal To Filter “Objectionable” Internet
And while I absolutely do not have a problem with that stated object … I’m a little concerned about the mechanism being used to go about it. Particularly the lack of independent oversight.
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As we finally approach Level 1 – here are what the rules must be for the border
We are finally inching closer to Level 1, but the enormous sacrifice we’ve all paid here to stop this bloody plague demands an obligation on the Government to be shockingly efficient at the borders.