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Zen and the art of greening the government
Written By: - Date published: 6:25 am, February 3rd, 2018 - 65 comments
Democracy, protest, and what makes this the first ever progressive New Zealand MMP government.
There is a hole left in the world
Written By: - Date published: 12:27 pm, January 24th, 2018 - 17 comments
Ursula K Le Guin has died.
Solidarity
Written By: - Date published: 10:40 am, January 22nd, 2018 - 7 comments
History not forgotten.
You Cowed?
Written By: - Date published: 3:21 pm, January 11th, 2018 - 94 comments
To bleat and wring hands, or to act? Jeez. It’s a difficult one.
The Yellow Peril?
Written By: - Date published: 10:30 pm, November 15th, 2017 - 338 comments
What’s with the academic panic epidemic about China? Two in our media in the same week, referencing each other with vague warnings about the Chinese bogey. It’s not quite Lionel Terry in Haining Street again; more likely in my view a case of singing to someones else’s geopolitical tune. No prizes for guessing whose.
Remember, remember!
Written By: - Date published: 9:03 pm, November 1st, 2017 - 8 comments
Sunday the 5th of November from 12 O’Clock onwards, by the bandstand in Dunedin’s Botanic Gardens.
Lefties on The Standard – 2017 government edition
Written By: - Date published: 8:24 am, October 21st, 2017 - 46 comments
A dedicated space on The Standard for left-wing and progressive people.
A letter to my middle-class, well meaning, professional, liberal friends and family
Written By: - Date published: 10:24 am, October 18th, 2017 - 4 comments
A post about the responsibility to advocate for change in a visible way.
Lefties on The Standard #3
Written By: - Date published: 9:05 am, October 14th, 2017 - 139 comments
Another post on The Standard providing a discussion space for left-wing and progressive people only.
National MP Jian Yang was investigated by SIS for possible ties to Chinese Government
Written By: - Date published: 2:04 pm, September 13th, 2017 - 168 comments
Newsroom and the Financial Times have reported that National MP Dr Jian Yang was educated at a Chinese University specialising on training spies and was investigated by the SIS for possible links to the Chinese Government.
WINZ and Super Scandals
Written By: - Date published: 11:40 am, August 28th, 2017 - 138 comments
Here’s the scandal.
Lefties on The Standard: MMP
Written By: - Date published: 6:30 am, August 20th, 2017 - 116 comments
Another experimental post on The Standard, providing a discussion space for left-wing and progressive people only.
Getting out the vote
Written By: - Date published: 6:25 am, August 18th, 2017 - 10 comments
Tips on helping people to enrol to vote.
The subversive power of joy
Written By: - Date published: 9:09 am, August 12th, 2017 - 9 comments
The subversive power of collective joy is maximised when it occurs in public, politicised spaces as an affirmation of collective identity.
Dylan Horrocks cartoon fundraiser for the Greens
Written By: - Date published: 7:52 am, August 12th, 2017 - 2 comments
…the original black & white art for page 152 of Dylan Horrocks’s graphic novel Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen (published 2014, nominated for an Eisner Award)
Lefties on The Standard
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, August 6th, 2017 - 72 comments
An experimental post on The Standard, providing a discussion space for left-wing people only.
This is no ordinary election (f*ck the polls)
Written By: - Date published: 6:30 am, July 31st, 2017 - 122 comments
This isn’t a set in stone election, it’s one that is in the midst of change, quite possibly big change. The Greens opened a door, what can we do to step through?
Digitally shaping the election
Written By: - Date published: 10:49 am, July 30th, 2017 - 22 comments
Social media offers a rich tool for profiling voters and targeting election advertising or informal messaging. There’s a good piece on RNZ today looking at the issue. How long before we see the methods used by Brexit and Trump campaigns employed in NZ?
Climate Change actions for the middle classes
Written By: - Date published: 1:05 pm, July 28th, 2017 - 33 comments
It’s time to put our money and resources where our hearts and minds and values are.
Raging at Metiria is not about the fraud – it’s that she sided with the lepers
Written By: - Date published: 7:01 am, July 27th, 2017 - 324 comments
Graham Cameron cuts through the obsession over fraud to the cultural values of the last 30 years and the fear beneath.
Did English break the law during Dotcom debacle?
Written By: - Date published: 11:15 am, July 26th, 2017 - 44 comments
David Fisher on the Dotcom spying debacle: “But the legal action which disclosed the extended spying also targets English specifically, saying he acted “unlawfully” when he signed a ministerial certificate intended to bury the spying operation forever.”
Who are the real enemies of the centre left?
Written By: - Date published: 11:22 am, July 15th, 2017 - 80 comments
Simon Wilson recently claimed that left wingers and party members are problems for and enemies of Labour and the Greens. This is why I think he is wrong.
The left bites back
Written By: - Date published: 10:37 am, June 25th, 2017 - 18 comments
A little bit of feel good for a Sunday morning (plus a very clever cat!).
Kiwis send a message to Tillerson
Written By: - Date published: 10:19 am, June 7th, 2017 - 27 comments
As Patrick Gower puts it, “English tries to hide from the reality of Trump’s America”. Fortunately ordinary Kiwis were not so supine.
Prefigurative politics: being the change you want to see
Written By: - Date published: 12:30 pm, May 9th, 2017 - 10 comments
In election year, we have some choices about how to proceed.
Rivers of poo protest
Written By: - Date published: 10:16 am, May 7th, 2017 - 13 comments
Photo: Fairfax / T Manch
A young person’s view on why we have to change the Government
Written By: - Date published: 8:00 am, May 4th, 2017 - 78 comments
At Labour’s North Shore candidate Romy Udanga’s recent campaign launch a fourteen year old young man spoke about why he wants to work to change the Government.
NRT: Spying for the whales
Written By: - Date published: 1:29 pm, April 26th, 2017 - 20 comments
I/S at No Right Turn: “spies are corrosive of our values. Its one thing to spy in wartime, out of military necessity. Its quite another to do it in peace, on your friends, for self-advantage.
March for Science
Written By: - Date published: 12:12 am, April 21st, 2017 - 100 comments
“We, the people, march for science and knowledge to be reaffirmed as fundamental to the democratic decision making that supports society in Aotearoa New Zealand.
We add our voices to the chorus supporting US and international scientists who oppose recent political events that damage and undermine science and its use in the public interest.”
- The Moogai could have been a powerful Indigenous horror film – but gets flattened by its own weigh...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Alizadeh, Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies and Creative Writing, Monash University Elise Lockwood Isn’t raising one’s child supposed to be full of joy and laughter? Apparently not, according to the horror genre. Consider Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), one of the ...3 days ago - Suspected suicide numbers are still high. Can a new action plan turn it around?
The number of suspected suicides rose from 566 in the year to June 2023 up to 617, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund in an extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...3 days ago - Higher traffic fines still stuck in the slow lane
Higher traffic fines are still being considered by the government, three years after work began on raising the penalties. ...3 days ago - Entire secondary school exams team replaced over past year
Just a week before exams start, the Qualifications Authority has admitted that nearly the entire team that supports its secondary school exams has left and been replaced over the past year. ...3 days ago
- Psychological Bias Could Play Role In Civilian Casualties
Warzone bystanders are often mistaken for enemies and ‘acceptable collateral damage’, which could explain the high rate of civilian casualties according to new international research. ...3 days ago - Why abuse survivors want the Solicitor-General gone
Una Jagose was involved in throwing everything at legal efforts to stop victims of state abuse winning their cases. Now some prominent victims don't trust her to lead the government's legal response. ...3 days ago
- Benefit forecasts highlight need for tougher sanctions, government says
The government says the latest figures forecasting how long beneficiaries stay on welfare underscore the need for tougher sanctions. ...3 days ago
- Kiwi CEO of billion dollar supplements firm quits amid criminal scrutiny
The New Zealand founder of a world-leading supplement company has resigned amid a podcast investigation into his criminal history, and unpaid fines and reparations by his now-defunct firms.Former Auckland police officer ‘Chris the Kiwi’ Ashenden has won business acclaim in the United States for building his company AG1 into a ...3 days ago - The true story behind New Zealand’s emporium empire
Before $2 shops and Temu, there were Arthur’s, Geoff’s and Pete’s Emporiums – and that was only the beginning. As these local institutions mark their biggest day of the year, Gabi Lardies delves into their shared history. There are buttons in tubes arranged by colour and to be sold one-by-one ...3 days ago
- The bleak reality of working in mental health when you don’t have Mike King’s funding
While the I Am Hope foundation accepts $24m in government funding, the Counselling Centre in Marton has some tough decisions to make about its future. Centre manager Anna Sophia share her experience and views on life in rural mental health. On a side street lined with abandoned historical buildings in ...3 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 31 October
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- Daily crossword, Thursday 31 October
The post Daily crossword, Thursday 31 October appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Prepare for the worst if Trump wins
Opinion: World needs to focus on what it may mean for international affairs, trade and commerce The post Prepare for the worst if Trump wins appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Why restricting jury trial access will set us back
Opinion: Lofty language is often used when discussing the virtues of trial by jury, with one English judge famously referring to it as “the lamp that shows that freedom lives”.The impact of delay in the court system is also frequently described in emotive terms: the phrase “justice delayed is justice ...3 days ago
- Age barriers fall to Pahlyss’ prodigious talent
Pahlyss Hokianga has swapped one Bay in Aotearoa for another, at the same time as her basketball journey explores new frontiers around the world.The 17-year-old youth grades basketball star grew up in the Hawkes Bay towns of Bridge Pā and Flaxmere in a family steeped in rugby and rugby league.But ...3 days ago
- Vegetable growers fight for survival
Vegetables NZ says at least 60% of outdoor vegetable growing is under threat in Pukekohe and Levin The post Vegetable growers fight for survival appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Book of the Week: Kāwai, turgidly
I have been a long-time admirer of Monty Soutar and his military histories tracing Māori involvement in two World Wars through his books Whiti Whiti Whiti E! and Nga Tama Toa: The Price of Citizenship: C Company 28th (Māori ) Battalion, so I looked forward to reading his entry into the world ...3 days ago
- Give power to powerless in health and safety review
Opinion: A Pike River mother warns the Govt against putting profit before lives in health and safety review The post Give power to powerless in health and safety review appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- Injustice in flashing lights – why abuse victims want the Solicitor-General’s head
They don’t speak with one voice.But the Abuse in Care survivors, those whose cases have been trawled though by the Royal Commission of Inquiry, are after the head of the Solicitor-General, Una Jagose.“They want her to go,” says Laura Walters, political editor of Newsroom.“Lots of different people have different ideas ...3 days ago
- Health ministry employs no one for Long Covid
Despite hundreds debilitated by Long Covid, the ministry has dedicated one tenth of a full-time equivalent employee to the condition The post Health ministry employs no one for Long Covid appeared first on Newsroom. ...3 days ago
- How the world’s favourite green powder blew up, big
Some stories grow from a green shoot; some explode in ways we don’t expect. Our new podcast investigates the super-star endorsements, the science and the health impact of the controversial supplements industry.We’ll follow the ... 3 days ago - Changes to customary marine title ‘deeply reckless’ – law expert
Changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act - which would make it harder for Māori to make customary claims on coastlines - are before the justice select committee. ...3 days ago
- Lake Alice survivors: Relief, annoyance over Crown move on legal fees
One survivor says he is disappointed the reimbursements are not being adjusted for inflation. ...3 days ago
- US elections: Editorial writers at LA Times, Washington Post resign after billionaire owners block K...
Democracy Now! This is Democracy Now!, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I am Amy Goodman, with Juan González: The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post newspapers are facing mounting backlash after the papers’ publishers announced no presidential endorsements would be made this year. The LA Times is owned by ...3 days ago
- DIA restructure finds more job cuts, despite protests from staff, union
The Department of Internal Affairs plans more jobs cuts too, but critics say staff are now overloaded and it will affect the Crown's relationship with Māori. ...3 days ago
- Global Privacy Authorities Issue Follow-up Joint Statement On Data Scraping After Industry Engagemen...
The discussions between industry representatives and data protection authorities enabled all parties to further examine issues related to data scraping. ...3 days ago
- In failing to probe Robodebt, Australia’s anti-corruption body fell at the first hurdle. It now ha...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has released her long-awaited report on the failure of the commission to investigate the Robodebt scandal. The report finds the commissioner of ...3 days ago
- We can’t solve family violence until we include violence between siblings in the conversation
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley Boxall, Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock Domestic and family violence (DFV) has received increasing attention in recent years. It is most commonly associated with intimate partner violence between current and former partners, followed by abuse perpetrated against children by ...3 days ago
- FACT Aotearoa Says New Zealand Should Deny Holocaust Denier Candace Owens A Visa
Candace Owens has advanced dangerous conspiracy theories and antisemitic rhetoric including Holocaust denial, minimising Nazi medical experiments in concentration camps, and false claims about Muslims. ...3 days ago
- David Seymour not keen on swastika ban – despite gang patch crackdown
The ACT leader says that's because he likes "knowing who the idiots in society are". ...3 days ago
- Inflation is sinking ever lower. Now that it’s official what’s the RBA going to do?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Lower petrol prices and an electricity rebate have contributed to a further fall in the quarterly measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index. The rate in the September ...3 days ago
- Martha Stewart paved the way for influencers. But not everyone finds her brand empowering
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Yang, Doctoral student, School of Economics, Finance, and Marketing, RMIT University From showing us how to cook the perfect turkey to mastering the art of folding a fitted sheet, Martha Stewart’s name has long been a byword for doing things well ...3 days ago
- Pacific leaders’ mission to Nouméa – Mapou says New Caledonia at ‘turning point’
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor A three-day fact-finding mission, headed by three Pacific leaders, has wrapped up in Nouméa, and New Caledonia’s President Louis Mapou says the French territory is at a “turning point”. The semi-autonomous Pacific territory has been riddled with violent unrest since May. While tensions ...3 days ago
- Industrial Action Escalates As NZDF Refuses To Budge On Zero Pay Rise
This stubborn refusal to increase the zero-pay rise offer shows how little NZDF respects and values its civilian workers who like many are doing it tough in a cost-of-living crisis. ...4 days ago
- Writers pick their favourite scary stories for the spooky season
We asked a handful of New Zealand writers for some recommended Halloween reading. Here’s what they said. Lee Murray For those folks who insist they don’t read horror, Halloween is a great opportunity to test the waters and broaden our definition of horror. People are often surprised to learn that ...4 days ago
- Chronic school absences reaching ‘crisis levels’, ERO says
80,000 children were chronically absent in term two this year, an major ERO report says. ...4 days ago
- Why the sex scene of the year is from the very British, Disney-produced Rivals
Rivals gets away with so much, and my God, it’s fun. In the early stages of the pandemic, a couple of theories emerged about what a post-pandemic world might look like. Arundhati Roy’s theory hopefully suggested that the pandemic could be a portal to a better world. A rose-tinted view ...4 days ago
- Commonwealth takes bold step to protect freedom of expression
Talamua Media The Commonwealth Heads of Government adopted the Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in Good Governance at their summit meeting in Apia, Samoa, last week. These Principles highlight the importance of freedom of expression and media freedom to democracy. They state that ...4 days ago
- Health system relies on doctors overworking, says burnt out cardiologist
Dean Boddington finished up on Friday and says the Health Commissioner is "living in La La Land" about the state of hospitals. ...4 days ago
- Migrants promised fake job no longer eligible for exploitation protection visa
A newly-released Cabinet document shows migrants who have been defrauded with a fake job offer will no longer be eligible for a Migrant Exploitation Protection Visa. ...4 days ago
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