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Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn writes: ______________________________________________________________________________ Friday, October 04, 2019 Climate Change: Join the rebellion In the wake of last Friday's climate strike, Peter McKenzie had an article in The Spinoff about protest strategies. The school strike movement is "polite" and cooperates with those…
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So at the same time as the left is steeling itself to work out what it can actually do to contribute properly to this county's commitment to saving our environment the right have something else they want to champion. Tormenting poor people. From Jason Walls…
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A candidate for the Whau Local Board of Auckland Council has received some rather unwanted publicity. His name is John Subritsky and he is is a Community and Residents candidate. C&R is widely regarded as being a front for the National Party and tends to…
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Riding the righteous wave that was the climate strikes last friday, Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick burns in this searing critique at the Spinoff of politicians' responses to climate change. Starting with a description of what the strike was: Pacifika youth leading, Tangata Whenua making visible…
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October 1st is the National Day of the People's Republic of China. They like to make it a big day, bigger than the United States' July 4th. It's called Golden Week because they all really holiday and reconnect across the country. They shop like lock…
Good to see that the courts upholding the right of venues to decide how they are able to use their facilities and assess risks. From Stuff:- The High Court has rejected a judicial review of Regional Facilities Auckland's decision to block two controversial Canadian speakers…
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