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It has been a hell of a week for race relations in Aotearoa New Zealand. On Monday Christopher Luxon visited Kīngi Tuheitia to try and smooth relationships ahead of the weekend hui planned for Ngāruawāhia Marae to discuss the Government's support for the introduction of a…
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It is remarkable that both Biden and Ardern began with strong momentum, yet Labour got smashed at the next election and Biden is now trailing against Trump nearly everywhere. Do Labour and the Democrats have something in common? Like Obama did for black America and…
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In a carefully reasoned and comprehensive report the Independent Electoral Review Panel, comprising of some highly respected academics and public servants, has made various recommendations to the Government about the electoral system. The Government has responded by immediately ruling out some of the proposals, without…
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The Council of Trade Unions has completed its annual survey of workers and the mood is grim. From Felix Desmarais at One News: The survey, the sixth 'Mood of the Workforce' conducted annually by the CTU, gathered 2000 responses. Responses were from people who responded to an…
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Transport Simeon Brown has shown what his true priorities are. In the first three months of his term not only has he cancelled the Auckland light rail project but he has also cancelled the clean car discount policy and moved quickly to impose road user…
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Unsurprisingly this week, we've had an influx of contenders to be a RWNJ, running anti-leftist and pro-reactionary lines. Also unsurprisingly, the mod workload increased substantially. I just spent an hour sorting through various aspects of moderation, most of it related to the current political controversy.…
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This weekend at Ngaruwahia Marae a meeting has been called by Kiingi Tuuheitia for all interested persons to discuss the new Government's policies. There is a lot to discuss. Waikato Tainui have already expressed their disgust with attacks on te reo by seeking Judicial Review…
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Green MP Golriz Ghahraman has resigned from Parliament. From the Herald: “It is a great honour to serve as a Member of Parliament. I am proud of my advocacy work on human rights and foreign affairs, and particularly proud of campaigns that resulted in practical…
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