Key’s shameful support of Fiji arrests
Key’s posture is that human rights don’t really matter, or at least are secondary to maintaining warm relations with repressive governments.
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If it takes a 19yr old rich lister kid getting a lenient sentence for you to think the Justice system is racist, you’re not paying attention
Let’s be clear, I respect and support the leniency shown this privileged and spoilt brat who bashed a Police Officer.
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Parliamentary Services are spying on MPs emails??? What the actual?
…this is unbelievable. Why the hell are Parliamentary Services spying on MPs emails? Why are they in effect censoring those emails and why are they blocking them?
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Looking tough on crime won’t solve Domestic Violence in NZ
The only people happy with this will be the Private Prison at Wiri. Did ACC who have 30% stake holdings in Serco’s prison have a hand in shaping these laws?
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Reinventing Auckland, Simon? If Only We Could!
Aucklanders elected representatives turned out to be equally mischaracterised. Far from being the people’s democratic tribunes, Auckland’s elected councillors proved to be little more than powerless pawns. The real game was controlled by legally cocooned CCO boards of directors – over whom the so-called “Governing Body” (including the Mayor) exercised no effective control whatsoever.
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Economic lies about the “rock star economy”
The business media is all in an excited state over the fact that the headline growth rate for the New Zealand economy is going to around 3.5% for the year ending June. What they don’t tell you is that because of the artificial boost to the population as a result of the government opening the taps for new migrants the actual annual per capita growth rate is only 0.6%.
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GUEST BLOG: Kieran Kelly – The Empire Paradox: More Power is More Weakness
In response to my recent article on US imperial wars some people objected to my characterisation of the US empire.
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Brownz – Youth Suicide in Aoteroa: Who Killed Yellow Ribbon?
January next year will mark 10 years since the suicide of our son Bruno, who was never hospitalised for his depression, but which left us with may questions about why young people are patronised by the state rather than empowered to fight suicide among their peers.
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New TVNZ Poll highlights how hard 2017 election will be
The latest TVNZ poll is a stark reminder to those who oppose this Government that 2017 will be a hard fight.
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Helen Clark media statement on next SG straw poll
The UN Security Council has held its fourth straw poll on the candidates for UN Secretary-General. Helen Clark is pleased…