The Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill gets slammed

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Date published: 12:42 pm, November 8th, 2024 - 11 comments
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The Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill has now been released and it appears that the provisions take away more rights from Māori than originally proposed.

Open mike 09/11/2024

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Daily review 08/11/2024

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The Axis of Genocide

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Date published: 2:22 pm, November 8th, 2024 - 8 comments

The West, “will stand by the Israeli regime until they exterminate the last Palestinian”, says Mohammad Seyed Marandi, an American-Iranian academic. Despite being appalled at my government, I winced as a New Zealander to hear my country described as part of the Axis of Genocide.

Open mike 08/11/2024

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Daily review 07/11/2024

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A Heavy Day

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Date published: 3:05 pm, November 7th, 2024 - 40 comments

This short excerpt represents a respite from the US election. Christopher Luxon apologises to Opposition leader Chris Hipkins and more. TPM ask Luxon about using force in boot camps. Plus a quick reminder on what we shouldn’t forget here in NZ either.

Open mike 07/11/2024

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Daily review 06/11/2024

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The Government’s cynical manipulation of the Treaty Principles Bill

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Date published: 10:15 am, November 6th, 2024 - 20 comments

In a cynical manipulation of Parliamentary Processes the Government is changing the date of introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill. And the Waitangi Tribunal has said that the bill is a deliberate attempt to destroy the treaty relationship.

Who is undermining the Government’s approach to reducing smoking rates?

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Date published: 9:07 am, November 6th, 2024 - 11 comments

The Government’s offensive on public servants who express privately held strong views continues with Casey Costello attacking a public servant who alleged that her private research had come up with some papers that were “crap”.

US Election 2024

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Open mike 06/11/2024

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Daily review 05/11/2024

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Open mike 05/11/2024

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The 2024 US Election: A No-Win Scenario

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Date published: 7:18 pm, November 4th, 2024 - 49 comments

Tuesday (Wednesday in NZ) is election day in the United States of America. Where billionaires buy elections, the President is not elected by popular vote, and the nominee of the Republican Party attempted to overturn the results after he was voted out of office four years ago. Somehow, despite his crimes, Donald Trump is a coin-toss away from taking back the White House.

Daily review 04/11/2024

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Open mike 04/11/2024

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The strange case of the I am Hope funding

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Date published: 9:13 am, November 3rd, 2024 - 11 comments

National is scrambling to justify designated funding to the I am Hope charity after Mike King claimed alcohol was good for mental health and preventing suicide.

Open mike 03/11/2024

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Open mike 02/11/2024

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Daily review 01/11/2024

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What’s up with Matt Doocey, Mike King & the $24mn of taxpayers money?

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Date published: 1:55 pm, November 1st, 2024 - 15 comments

Mike King calls alcohol a solution to mental health anguish. But evidence shows alcohol is linked to a 94% increase in suicide and has links to family violence. So what is happening with King and the $24m this government handed him in a highly “irregular” contract process?

Open mike 01/11/2024

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Daily review 31/10/2024

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When a right becomes a wrong

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Date published: 1:26 pm, October 31st, 2024 - 66 comments

The Free Speech Union is wanting an extremist right wing shock jock who the Christchurch Killer described as the person who most influenced him the privilege of visiting New Zealand to host a fundraising event.

Open mike 31/10/2024

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Luxon Promotes Wealthy & Foreign Interests

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Date published: 6:28 pm, October 30th, 2024 - 12 comments

Chris Luxon continues to talk up privatisation and wealthy foreign interests from the Middle East and elsewhere. Privatisation and PPP models have been shown to cost a country – but he and ACT and NZ First seem set on their course to sell NZ assets.

Daily review 30/10/2024

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Open mike 30/10/2024

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Daily review 29/10/2024

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