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This was sent to us by a reader (not by Garry Parsloe or MUNZ). Thank you Thank you for showing your support for the MUNZ workers in the Ports of Auckland dispute. The Maritime Union appreciates the community support so far. While we continue to…
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According to this countdown timer, there are only 34 hours left... Dear friends, In 48 hours Australia could save one million square kms of ocean -- but the commercial fishing industry is vigorously opposing this move. The government is holding a public consultation to get…
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Hey remember how the Nats weren't going to cut frontline staff? How's that working out? Headlines from the last few days: 'Broken promise' claim as frontline Defence jobs slashed Frontline health jobs on the line as cuts bite 'D-Day' for MFAT staff Front line staff.…
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As a followup to the "big media" coverage of Christchurch, there are plenty of people posting on their experiences of life in the quake-ridden city. One that I follow is the blog of award winning Kiwi author Helen Lowe. She's been posting occasionally since February…
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Since New Zealand skulled the neoliberal cool-aid, hospital admissions for infectious diseases, the diseases of poverty, increased 51% while dropping in the countries we should consider our peers. The working class life has gotten worse; our wages are lower, our jobs gone, and our families…
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Steven 'White Elephant' Joyce isn't content with building highways to nowhere with costs that exceed the benefits. Now he wants an international convention centre in Auckland that's just as pointless. But he doesn't want the government to pay. So, he's cutting a dirty deal with…
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Kevin Rudd resigned as Australian Foreign Minister in a midnight speech from Washington. It resembled his midnight speech after he was removed as Prime Minister; a desperate attempt to appeal to the people over the head of caucus. He will now return to Australia, consult,…
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Steven Fry's outburst on broadband in NZ, however confused, did at least succeed in putting the state of our broadband access back in the headlines for a bit. It's an issue that the Nats would rather we forgot. Remember these empty promises back before the…
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Asset sales will only happen if Peter Dunne votes for them. It is his choice whether we keep our strategic assets, or lose control of them forever. So, constituents in Dunne's electorate of Ohariu have established the Citizens' Select Committee to hear the arguments that…
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Today is, of course, the first anniversary of the quake that hammered Christchurch. 185 were killed and more than 11,000 were injured. The thoughts of the whole country are with Christchurch today. Because the choice of local coverage is overwhelming, and because it is sometimes…
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National's getting a reputation for not being able to keep its secrets secret. When it's National's political plans (Hollow Men, "we would love to see wages drop", secret tapes, tea tapes) it's a public good when this info gets out. When it's free and frank,…
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Consciences are uncomfortable things and mine's been giving me a bit of trouble lately. I've been on the horns of a dilemma (sorry for the cliche but who can resist the imagery?) about employment practices. We allow ourselves a handwringing moment, a short burst of…
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RadioLive asked "Did the PM's hour influence your vote?" on its website last Friday. Billy the Kid commented: It was my first election. I heard Key and thought he sounded pretty cool so yeah I voted for him. All it takes is one. That confirms…
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Phil Goff must be feeling slightly odd right now. He campaigned relentless on the 'own our future' message for six months and, suddenly, everyone's talking about it - 3 months too late. Economic sovereignty is suddenly the hot issue with the vast majority of Kiwis…
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Key upbeat about quake recovery work - Headline Man, if that guy was any more up beat, he would be speedcore. Well, here's a couple of numbers that might sober Mr Smile and Wave: 28,200 fewer jobs in Canterbury now than a year ago. 1…
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For the first time in history, net government debt has passed $50 billion. New Zealand's net international liabilities, the amount New Zealand owes the rest of the world, is also skyrocketing: $140 billion now, $197 billion in 2016. John Key used to say we had…
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It's not Helen's dad but former Scottish TUC Leader Pat Kelly who will speak at St John's this Tuesday 21st at 6pm on his book Scotland's Radical Exports - Scottish expats who led unions and Labour around the world. All welcome.
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has said that the income gap between New Zealand and Australia may not be as wide as first thought. But there are…
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Was wondering if anything was happening with this reorganisation, since there wasn't anything particularly visible apart from statements in meetings and newsletters that an organisational review would be happening. Young Labour are taking ideas on their website. The Labour website hasn't heard about it yet. …
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The Nats are looking to Queensland for lessons in privatisation. They want to see how incentives for locals to hold on to their shares work. But you don't pay for incentives with magic beans. Any incentives for the few locals who can afford to buy…
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Last night, I saw Kevin Hague on the news talking about mine safety - mining, West Coast, labour rights, and no Labour voice. Same with minimum wage and asset sales. Then there's Metiria Turei getting the kind of cut through on National's corporate welfare and…
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According to the latest 3 News poll, National's long slide has begun: National 47.5 (down 3.3) Labour 29.4 (up 3.4) Green 13.3 NZF 5.0 Conservative 1.4 Maori 1.3 Mana 1.3 ACT 0.2 Had these been the election results, National would not have been able to…
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Coders Your Planet Needs You TheGlobalSquare: Call for coders. Your mission If you choose to accept it: Prevent the proposed creation of a Global Square from becoming the world's biggest talk shop. Empower this new Global Commons to act in the real world to intervene…
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Two weeks into the political year, who deserves the sack? Bill 'it's a guess' English, Lockwood 'small hands' Smith, Paul 'cheeky darkies' Holmes, John 'DJ' Key, Maurice 'Dumb' Williamson, Jonathan 'Dumber' Coleman, Craig 'Goebbels' Foss, Stephen 'Riefenstahl' McElrea, Trevor 'Scalper' Mallard, Tariana 'Slush Fund' Turia,…
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The famous hockey stick is the graph that tells us we're all screwed. Climate change is causing extreme weather turmoil, and the underlying average warming is going to cook the planet. There have been several interesting pieces on the politics of climate change recently. Let's…