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  1. Labour’s education reforms

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:08 am, December 9th, 2018 -  58 comments
    Categories: child welfare, Deep stuff, education, greens, labour, national, nz first, Politics, poverty, same old national, schools
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    The 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.

  2. Pride and police

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 10:43 am, November 26th, 2018 -  110 comments
    Categories: human rights, identity, Politics
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    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.

  3. Go Bus Lockout; Hypocrites Ngai Tahu and Tainui Screw Workers

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 1:31 pm, November 19th, 2018 -  70 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, boycott, business, capitalism, class war, Economy, jobs, Unions, wages, workers' rights, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Ngai 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.

  4. My civics – the New Zealand civil war

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 5:19 pm, November 18th, 2018 -  67 comments
    Categories: democratic participation, education, history, military, political education, schools, war
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    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.

  5. Jacinda Ardern’s speech

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 2:03 pm, November 4th, 2018 -  50 comments
    Categories: jacinda ardern, labour, Politics
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    The text of Jacinda’s speech being delivered to the Labour Conference in Dunedin today.

  6. KiwiBuild doesn’t fly.

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 10:29 am, November 2nd, 2018 -  215 comments
    Categories: business, class war, discrimination, Economy, economy, Environment, health, housing, human rights, infrastructure, labour, liberalism, political parties, quality of life, Social issues, sustainability, useless, vision, welfare
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    More than that, it needs to be torn down before it makes a serious bid at flight.

  7. What the Prime Minister Actually Said – Kindness yes kindness

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:00 am, September 29th, 2018 -  50 comments
    Categories: International, jacinda ardern, United Nations
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    “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.”

  8. The Government’s plan for a modern and prosperous New Zealand

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 2:36 pm, September 16th, 2018 -  130 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff, greens, jacinda ardern, labour, nz first, Parliament, Politics, winston peters
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    Text of Jacinda Ardern’s major speech delivered today.

  9. We are failing kids from poor families

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:21 am, September 16th, 2018 -  77 comments
    Categories: articles, class, Deep stuff, education, journalism, labour, Media, newspapers, Politics, Social issues, tertiary education
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    Kirsty 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.

  10. The future of blogging in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 11:25 am, August 19th, 2018 -  54 comments
    Categories: blogroll, blogs, clickbait, David Farrar, dpf, journalism, Media, The Standard, video
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    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?

  11. About freedom of speech

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:44 am, August 12th, 2018 -  97 comments
    Categories: 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 up
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    Simon 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.

  12. Who protects us from water companies?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:00 am, August 10th, 2018 -  78 comments
    Categories: capitalism, Environment, labour, national, same old national, sustainability, water
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    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.

  13. The most likely result from Colmar Brunton's 5th august poll as a pie chart: 7 Greens, 51 Labour, 6 NZF, 1 ACT, and 55 National MPs.

    Pollwatch: 5th August, 2018

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 8:30 am, August 6th, 2018 -  40 comments
    Categories: act, greens, jacinda ardern, labour, maori party, national, nz first, polls, Simon Bridges
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    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?

  14. South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:30 am, August 4th, 2018 -  31 comments
    Categories: Africa, Deep stuff, democratic participation, elections, Globalisation, International, racism, treaty settlements
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    In 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?

  15. Rally Against Racism in Auckland Tonight

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 9:21 am, August 3rd, 2018 -  190 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, democracy under attack, International, pasifika, Politics, racism, workers' rights
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    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!

     

  16. Free speech champions?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:14 am, August 2nd, 2018 -  303 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, colonialism, immigration, racism, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    Southern and Molyneux are coming to New Zealand to exercise their freedom of speech by insulting diverse cultures and attacking multiculturalism.

  17. Simon Bridges caught barking at cars

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 2:01 pm, August 1st, 2018 -  59 comments
    Categories: Economy, employment, Politics, Simon Bridges, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Simon Bridges has claimed that a miniscule increase in the unemployment rate is a harbinger of Labour caused doom and gloom for the economy.

  18. There’s No Such Thing as Free Speech

    Written By:  te reo putake -  Date published: 6:48 pm, July 11th, 2018 -  186 comments
    Categories: accountability, boycott, capitalism, class war, Propaganda
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    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.

  19. The free speech coalition that is actually quite expensive

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:07 am, July 11th, 2018 -  168 comments
    Categories: don brash, human rights, the praiseworthy and the pitiful
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    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.

  20. Givealittle legal fund set up for Renae Maihi for defence against Bob Jones’ claim

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 3:50 pm, June 19th, 2018 -  58 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, Media, Politics, racism, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Bob 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.

  21. Killing Them Softly With…

    Written By:  koreropono -  Date published: 10:24 am, June 11th, 2018 -  48 comments
    Categories: benefits, capitalism, child welfare, class, class war, food, welfare
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    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.

  22. A chart of the expected outcome from this poll. Greens: 6, Labour: 55, National: 58, ACT: 1.

    Pollwatch: Colmar Brunton 28/5/2018

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 7:38 pm, May 28th, 2018 -  59 comments
    Categories: act, conservative party, greens, labour, maori party, national, nz first, polls
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    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.

  23. Pollwatch: Reid Research, 27/05/2018

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 8:32 pm, May 27th, 2018 -  88 comments
    Categories: greens, labour, national, nz first, polls
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    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.

  24. Marama Davidson – This is what a real Government looks like

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:00 am, May 20th, 2018 -  103 comments
    Categories: greens, marama davidson, Politics
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    Marama Davidson’s speech to Parliament during the Budget debate.

  25. Australia and New Zealand budget days

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:47 am, May 7th, 2018 -  23 comments
    Categories: australian politics, economy, Economy, exports, labour, treasury
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    Isn’t it time we at least synchronized the New Zealand budget with the Australian budget?

  26. The election year party donations returns

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:12 am, May 6th, 2018 -  40 comments
    Categories: act, conservative party, democratic participation, election 2017, election funding, elections, electoral commission, greens, labour, mana, national, nz first, Politics, progressives
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    The election year donation returns have been released and show a surge of donations for Labour but National still well ahead.

  27. Radical Socialism

    Written By:  Guest post -  Date published: 7:00 am, May 2nd, 2018 -  43 comments
    Categories: activism, class war, Left, Politics, socialism, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, workers' rights
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    ‘nother guest post by Nick Kelly (Upper Hutt boy in London)

  28. An arc chart of seats in the latest Colmar Brunton poll: Greens 7, Labour 53, New Zealand First 6, National 54, ACT 1.

    Pollwatch: Colmar Brunton, 16/4/18

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 4:00 pm, April 18th, 2018 -  78 comments
    Categories: greens, labour, national, nz first, polls
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    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.

  29. Is New Zealand really as ‘racist as fuck’?

    Written By:  koreropono -  Date published: 1:35 pm, April 12th, 2018 -  85 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, colonialism, discrimination, Propaganda, spin
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    I am inclined to believe that there are at least some New Zealanders who are as “racist as fuck”.

  30. James Shaw and Marama Davidson, standing together as Green Party co-leaders

    What did we want from Marama Davidson?

    Written By:  Matthew Whitehead -  Date published: 8:30 am, April 10th, 2018 -  68 comments
    Categories: greens, leadership, Left
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    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?

  31. Green Party female co-leader announcement: Marama Davidson (updated)

    Written By:  weka -  Date published: 10:47 am, April 8th, 2018 -  208 comments
    Categories: greens
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    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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