Labour nails TPPA colours to the mast just in time
Labour’s unequivocal opposition to the TPPA will please the rank-and-file of the party whose desire for autonomy and authenticity was so clearly evident at its conference last year.
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The 0.004% Mandate: Why opponents of the TPPA should boycott Real Choice’s “blockade” on 4 February
Real Choice’s very public threats will also, very likely, have prompted the acquisition of interception warrants by the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) who will, doubtless, be liaising with their colleagues at the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to set up comprehensive real-time surveillance of Real Choice’s members.
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Key’s Slate of the Nation Speech
Usual dross served up with a thin promise of trains. Few media will even notice Key wants to expand more surveillance powers and headlines will focus on the window dressing.
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Metiria Turei’s Wonk of the Nation
Metiria Turei has just finished up the Greens state of the nation address and it was polished and safe.
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As with Corbyn, the establishment underestimated Sanders
The US political establishment is a little less cocky now that Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls. The latest polls show him ahead in the New Hampshire primary race and the Iowa caucuses.
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TPPA Live stream exclusive to TDB from Auckland Town Hall at 7pm tonight
A political panel will tell us why they oppose the signing of the TPPA: Grant Robertson, Labour; Metiria Turie, Greens; Marama Fox, Maori Party; and Fletcher Tabuteau, NZ First.
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A “Menu” Of Protest: Confronting Riot Police shouldn’t be the only protest option on 4 February
Some consideration should, nevertheless, be given to the problem created by the Police’s announcement that it has been engaged for some time in “Public Order Training” – a.k.a. Riot Control.
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Christchurch rebuild is a ‘corporate-led stranglehold’
It’s deeply disturbing to think that a full five years after the quakes vast swathes of the city centre remain in ruins.
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Does the NZ Herald have penis envy?
You can’t ban gambling, but by God you should put a stranglehold around their expansion and limit their social damage. 20 years of SkyCity has seen nothing but weak legislation watered down further by crony relationships with the current Government.
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How do hungry kids afford education?
According to the NZ Herald, parents are paying a record high amount for school donations, with costs for public secondary schools amounting to $3139 a year and $2047 for primary.