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National just wants to have some friends
act, climate change, conservative party, global warming, greens, labour, making shit up, national, new conservatives, science, twitterNational clearly needs new friends if it is to regain power. Could the nutty New Conservatives be a possibility?
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Labour’s education reforms
child welfare, Deep stuff, education, greens, labour, national, nz first, Politics, poverty, same old national, schoolsThe Government has released a discussion paper proposing radical change to our education system, including the establishment of regional hubs to improve cooperation between schools and provisions to strengthen the proposition that kids should attend their local well resources and well run school.
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Pride and police
A guest post by Joel Walsham on the decision of the Auckland Pride Board to request the police not to march at the Pride parade in uniform.
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Go Bus Lockout; Hypocrites Ngai Tahu and Tainui Screw Workers
Abuse of power, boycott, business, capitalism, class war, Economy, jobs, Unions, wages, workers' rights, you couldn't make this shit upNgai Tahu and Tainui remind us that they like exploiting working people as much as the next capitalist. They’ve locked out their Waikato bus drivers for asking to be paid the Living Wage.
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My civics – the New Zealand civil war
While looking at a missing post on Briefing Papers, I ran across some material on deficiencies in our current education regime looking at our civil war in the 19th century. So I wrote this post about why I personally think that it matters.
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Jacinda Ardern’s speech
The text of Jacinda’s speech being delivered to the Labour Conference in Dunedin today.
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KiwiBuild doesn’t fly.
business, class war, discrimination, Economy, economy, Environment, health, housing, human rights, infrastructure, labour, liberalism, political parties, quality of life, Social issues, sustainability, useless, vision, welfareMore than that, it needs to be torn down before it makes a serious bid at flight.
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What the Prime Minister Actually Said – Kindness yes kindness
“I am a child of the 80’s. A period in New Zealand’s history where we didn’t just observe international events, we challenged them. Whether it was apartheid in South Africa, or nuclear testing in the Pacific, I grew up learning about my country and who we were, by the way that we reacted to international events.”
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The Government’s plan for a modern and prosperous New Zealand
Text of Jacinda Ardern’s major speech delivered today.
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We are failing kids from poor families
articles, class, Deep stuff, education, journalism, labour, Media, newspapers, Politics, Social issues, tertiary educationKirsty Johnston has produced an in-depth analysis of the current rate of young people from poor backgrounds entering professional ranks. And the news is not good.
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The future of blogging in Aotearoa New Zealand
Morgan Godfery of the excellent Maui Street blog has relaunched his blogsite and made it subscriber based. Is this the future of blogging in Aotearoa New Zealand?
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About freedom of speech
australian politics, clickbait, Deep stuff, democracy under attack, don brash, journalism, newspapers, Propaganda, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, uk politics, us politics, you couldn't make this shit upSimon Wilson in the Herald neatly skewers suggestions that Donald Brash is a free speech warrior and raises important issues about the interplay between free speech and attacks on “political correctness” also known as tolerance and respect.
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Who protects us from water companies?
New Zealand seriously needs a water regulator. Something that will show that each catchment can withstand having that much taken out of it, and that it is being sold for a fair price, and ensures everyone has access to beautiful-quality water.
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Pollwatch: 5th August, 2018
The Return of the Pollwatch: Are Labour getting a baby bump? Are National in decline? Are the Greens in existential danger? And do all the previous questions have the same answer?
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South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand
Africa, Deep stuff, democratic participation, elections, Globalisation, International, racism, treaty settlementsIn 1962, John F Kennedy said “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” Is peaceful revolution possible in South Africa, Zimbabwe or New Zealand?
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Rally Against Racism in Auckland Tonight
There are various protests against the visit of the two Canadian hate speakers in Auckland tonight.
BREAKING NEWS: The owner of the proposed venue, Eden Terrace’s Powerstation, has apparently pulled the plug on the event. And the event organiser’s website says tickets will be refunded.
PLEASE NOTE: The organised protests are still on. Celebrate at Aotea Square at 5.30!
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Free speech champions?
Southern and Molyneux are coming to New Zealand to exercise their freedom of speech by insulting diverse cultures and attacking multiculturalism.
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Simon Bridges caught barking at cars
Economy, employment, Politics, Simon Bridges, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upSimon Bridges has claimed that a miniscule increase in the unemployment rate is a harbinger of Labour caused doom and gloom for the economy.
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There’s No Such Thing as Free Speech
There’s never been Free Speech and that’s not actually much of a problem according to Te Reo Putake, who is no stranger to the downside of Saying Things.
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The free speech coalition that is actually quite expensive
The Free Speech coalition, formed to protect freedom of speech for the far right, has amongst its members some whose views on what freedom of speech actually is are unusual.
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Givealittle legal fund set up for Renae Maihi for defence against Bob Jones’ claim
Abuse of power, Media, Politics, racism, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit upBob Jones has threatened Renae Maihi with a defamation lawsuit for seeking to have his knighthood taken off him. Laura O’Connell Rapira of Action Station has responded by starting a givealittle page to cover Renae’s legal costs.
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Killing Them Softly With…
In New Zealand there is sufficient evidence to show that poor peoples’ lives are cut short because of poverty related poor nutrition. While food banks are alleviating the worst impacts of hunger, their kindness may well be contributing to the problem. Food poverty is a systemic issue and requires a systemic response, a response that successive governments are able to avoid while charities continue to provide a buffer for the system.
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Pollwatch: Colmar Brunton 28/5/2018
Hot on the heels of Reid Research, TVNZ has also been doing post-budget polling, and this one paints a bit of a different picture.
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Pollwatch: Reid Research, 27/05/2018
The latest Newshub/Reid Research poll is out, and it continues to be less than stellar news for the opposition, but also for New Zealand First.
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Marama Davidson – This is what a real Government looks like
Marama Davidson’s speech to Parliament during the Budget debate.
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Australia and New Zealand budget days
Isn’t it time we at least synchronized the New Zealand budget with the Australian budget?
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The election year party donations returns
act, conservative party, democratic participation, election 2017, election funding, elections, electoral commission, greens, labour, mana, national, nz first, Politics, progressivesThe election year donation returns have been released and show a surge of donations for Labour but National still well ahead.
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Radical Socialism
‘nother guest post by Nick Kelly (Upper Hutt boy in London)
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Pollwatch: Colmar Brunton, 16/4/18
In this third edition of Pollwatch, we note Simon Bridges’ leap out of the gate to a hiss and fizzle, and with Roy Morgan still on an unexplained hiatus, our second poll of the year has arrived from Colmar Brunton, with the government’s support down very slightly, but its support partners both in a much more stable position.
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Is New Zealand really as ‘racist as fuck’?
I am inclined to believe that there are at least some New Zealanders who are as “racist as fuck”.
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What did we want from Marama Davidson?
While there has been some informed commentary on Marama Davidson’s ascension as co-leader of the Green Party, some of the more right-wing outfits have failed to understand the dynamics within the party right now. What did Marama promise, and what were Greens expecting of her?
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Green Party female co-leader announcement: Marama Davidson (updated)
Marama Davidson is the new female co-leader. Speech and transcript, with a bit of analysis of what this means for the party and NZ politics.
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Green Party statements on giving their parliamentary Questions to the Opposition
“As Greens, we’ve always stood for modernising our democracy, making MPs more accountable and giving the public better access to the levers of power.”
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Some neigbourly advice for Kirikiriroa from a concerned JAFA
Hamilton or Kirikiriroa? I don’t even know why this is a question. Well, I do, it’s a question because white people are stupid, […]
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Food security in New Zealand
The Standard regular commenter Macro takes a look at the state of food security in NZ
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Post TPPA signing
It’s Our Future spokesperson Oliver Hailes was on RNZ yesterday succinctly pointing out the problem with Labour and NZF’s u-turn on the TPPA. He also recently co-authored an article in the NZ Medical Journal on the TPPA, climate change and health.
