Why Are The Most Desperate Ignored In The Budget?
Unite Union wants to know why the most desperate sectors in New Zealand have been ignored in the budget, and wants a new package of support released soon
New Zealand Politics
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My Pandemic of Rage
So we are at Level 2, we’ve dodged a public health nightmare and have all sacrificed in the greatest tradition of Democracy. Unlike authoritarian regimes who can impose their will via military force, NZ is a liberal progressive democracy that had to rely on well informed citizens acting in solidarity for the collective good and we passed with flying colours.
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Labour’s new 8000 State Houses are an illusion
Excuse us Ms Woods but the facts on planet earth are the following:
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Waatea News Column: Dear Labour – keep the Police on a short leash or the people will turn on Jacinda
This week we found out the NZ Police were using questionable mass surveillance facial recognition without any permission whatsoever.
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Trump & China suddenly ratchet up tensions
One of the fears I’ve had since the pandemic broke out was how quickly conflict with an external enemy would benefit both China and Trump.
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On National On Labour On Human Rights In (A) Crisis
So let me get this straight. The National Party is objecting to the Government’s recent Public Health Response bill … because of its deeply held stances around the protection of human rights, opposition to warrantless searches, and scrupulously consistent abject horror at the concept of abrogation (or expedition) of democracy.
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Dr Liz Gordon – Adult and Community Education and the end of neoliberalism
It was the smallest little announcement and the biggest thing in the world that caught my attention during the budget.
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2pm today on MagicTalk Radio THE THUNDERDOME OF TALKBACK
This show was the first to call the severity of this pandemic – find out where we believe things go now.
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Is there even a pointing having the Greens anymore?
I don’t wish to be rude, but is there a point to even having the Greens?
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The Day Labour Came Home.
THIS WAS THE DAY my old comrades Bruce Jesson and Gerry Hill never got to see.