Time for Fyfe to go
It’s time for Bill English, as shareholding minister in Air New Zealand, to tell the AirNZ board that either they fire CEO Robert […]
Politics
activism
Wgtn/Chch DL double
Drinking Liberally is meeting this evening in both Wellington and Christchurch. DL Wellington has Andrew Little speaking at the Southern Cross Bar on […]
Jobs rally in Nelson this Saturday
The Service and Food Workers Union is organising a rally and march in Nelson on Saturday (21 March) in support of Sealord workers […]
DL Wellington – Andrew Little
Patrick’s sure got DL Wellington humming along. Next Wednesday at the Southern Cross they’ve got Andrew Little, national sec of the EPMU and […]
S92A: Opportunists jumping on bandwagons
It is always interesting watching people and organizations jumping on bandwagons of popular movements. In the case of the section 92A of the […]
Sealord email campaign
The Service and Food Workers Union has launched an online email campaign to urge Sealord Chairman Robin Hapi to reconsider axing 180 workers […]
DL Wellington tomorrow
Just received this from the Wellington Drinking Liberalites: Just a last minute reminder, tomorrow is the third Drinking Liberally of 2009, featuring the […]
Melting point
The Ecologist Film Unit’s second release documents how espionage, news manipulation, legal threats and even violence have become the knee-jerk response of Government […]
S92A: Campbell Smith is finally removing his head from his…
Sometimes the myopia of RIANZ is breath taking. Campbell Smith, its chief executive, has written an dialogue piece in the NZ Herald. “Anti-piracy […]
Drinking Liberally – Auckland
Drinking Liberally Auckland back for another round in 2009. Join all your favourite lefty liberal drinkers at Drinking Liberally Auckland. When: 7pm, Wednesday […]
The idiocy of “glorious defeat”
Chris Trotter has decided to take umbrage at my post about the 1951 lockout. I wouldn’t usually reply to such criticism but this […]
S92A deferred
Looks like the introduction of s92a has been deferred… It is still a bit of a rumour (at least until I find the […]
Protest mode on Section 92A
This Saturday, February 28th, Section 92A of the Copyright Act is due to come into force. It is currently unworkable. This website has […]
Copyright protest pics
A reader has sent in some pics from today’s protest at Parliament against the ‘guilt by accusation’ copyright law. Looks like quite a […]
Protest against copyright law
Creative Freedom NZ has organised a protest against the “guilt by accusation” copyright law tomorrow in Wellington: When: 12:00, Thursday 19 February Where: […]
Grassroots healthy
It’s great to see a lot of grassroots activity around the Left at the moment. No Right Turn has set up the Progbills […]
Always look on the bright side
Israel – a failed democracy
The following quoted text is a e-mail response by Mike Treen from Global Peace and Justice Auckland to someone who was complaining about […]
Police nurture a unwise form of direct democracy
The Economist has an fascinating article “Rioters of the world unite“. It is partially about the demonstrations, protests, and outright riots in Athens […]
Animal right activists, farming and the police
On ABC last night there was a excellent video “Animal rights campaigner spreads message“. It is worth watching for people who (unlike me) […]
Have the police been inciting?
There is a slowly emerging twist in police spy scandal. The question of incitement and provocation from an agent of the police. Bearing […]
Howard Broad: Incompetent, dishonest or about to fire some people?
Let us assume, for a while, that Broad didn’t know the detail of SIG’s activities with Gilchrist If his staff were doing their […]
Bill Ralston on police spying
Bill Ralston usually gets stirred by posters at The Standard for what he says. I’ve generally liked him after seeing him give some […]
The limits to tolerance of the police
On discovering that her boyfriend had been spying on her and her friends for the police, and the consequent violations of her expectation […]
Howard – some advice on what questions to ask
Yesterday, Howard Broad made statements about the targets of the SIG (Special Investigation Group) to National Radio. Interview with Howard Broad on his […]
Police Special Investigations – A fundamental lack of humanity
Aside from all the democratic, political and moral issues raised by the Police’s behaviour, there is a fundamental lack of humanity in their […]
No Right Turn: Police State
No Right Turn has written in his cogent style on the police spy issue. With the kind permission of No Right Turn, I’ve […]
Judith Collins – thoughtless idiot
Nothing is quite as important to a democracy as activist groups that engage in peaceful protest for change. In the past these are […]
Sunday Star Times
My niece Rochelle Rees has uncovered some unsavory practices operated by element of the NZ Police directed at peaceful protest groups. You can […]
Class divide
Taken a matter of minutes ago, the Workers Party protest outside John Key’s multimillion dollar Parnell mansion. Just to remind you that we’ve […]
Present
I was sent this by a comrade in the union movement. You can download the A3 poster here to do poster runs. There’s […]
Something to go to in Auckland tonight
We Won’t Pay for Their Crisis Public Meeting convened by Socialist Aotearoa with John Minto, Unite Union Catherine Delahunty, MP Green Party Frank […]
All I want for Christmas
This viral email from the Council of Trade Unions is doing the rounds. Make sure you click on through and tell John all […]
Basin Reserve flyover
Over the last few weeks I’ve heard the odd grumble in Wellington leftie circles about the proposed Basin Reserve flyover but until now […]
Farmers workers protest today
Workers from Farmers stores in the Auckland area will take part in a ‘Skinny Santa’ parade down Queen Street today to protest against […]
NZ Labour supporters site launched
NZ Labour Supporters has been launched as an unofficial online hub for Labour supporters. It looks like a good wee site. Along the […]