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National overthrew local democracy in Canterbury to appoint their own directors of ECAN (Environment Canterbury). And now this - Millions of litres of water illegally taken: Is ECan doing enough? Millions of litres of Canterbury's water may have been taken illegally, as the extent of…
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The world's news is full of new environmental records. Highest temperatures. Extreme weather. Most pollution. Species extinction. Habitat loss. On and on it goes. Here's another environmental record for the world to be proud of: Environmental activist murders set record as 2015 became deadliest year…
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John Campbell and Checkpoint are doing some sterling work. On issue after issue they are presenting real news to New Zealand and changing hearts and minds. One of their latest stories is about a group of dedicated cooks who used to work at Middlemore Hospital and who spent…
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Every year, Auckland is more of New Zealand. More of its real estate risk, more of its social problems, more of its productivity drag. Just more. And hence more of its politics. This government has long since abandoned policy coherence over any Auckland issue: housing,…
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Prime Minister John Key has announced that New Zealand's mission to train Iraqi security forces will continue until November 2018. At the time, Key insisted it would be for two years, max. The deployment was meant to finish later this year. Key has regularly said…
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According to the latest Roy Morgan poll, the tyres are deflating on the National Party Crown Beamers: During June support for National fell 2.5% to 43%, now just ahead of a potential Labour/Greens alliance 42.5% (up 1%). If a New Zealand Election was held now…
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While the government evades and dithers, life goes on at Te Puea Marae: 'Steady as she goes' for Te Puea Marae Thirty-three people stayed at Te Puea Marae in Mangere on Friday night. ... The marae has helped about 95 people who approached them in…
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https://twitter.com/tmurphyNZ/status/744320309231181826 https://twitter.com/Zagzigger2/status/744356921684144129 https://twitter.com/Zagzigger2/status/744380180186050560 https://twitter.com/Zagzigger2/status/744483879453528065 https://twitter.com/Zagzigger2/status/744400485369556996 Not sure how long the offending article was up on Stuff but you can see traces of it all over google. The substance of the criticism, from former colleague Liz Gunn, is all here. Who had this article taken down,…
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Mihingarangi Forbes interviewed Hone Harawira on The Hui yesterday. MF: It’s been said that when it comes to politics the only Maori party that lasts is the one with the guitar. She introduces Harawira with a humorous analogy of Mana’s recent history and whether he…
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In 2009 I wrote a post called The F word. It summarised an article, Is the U.S. on the Brink of Fascism?, which in turn described a definition of fascism and the five stages of the development of fascism in a country, concluding that America…
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