The Daily Blog

Shane Te Pou – This Government doesn’t care about care givers!

I genuinely can’t think of a sector of our workforce that’s going to matter more over the next 20 years...

Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update – Trump administration decisions likely to weaken US influence in the Pacific

Recently the Trump administration made several decisions that will weaken America’s relationship with its Pacific allies and partners. The first…

Ian Powell – Why Jews shouldn’t be blamed for Israel’s genocidal ethnic cleansing in Gaza

In my various previous posts critical of Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, including through genocide, wherever possible I have avoided…

The unwritten rules of NZ Politics

I’ve been commentating on politics in NZ for 31 years. Here are the unwritten rules: The Right look for recruits,...

Pensioners not Boomers, Te Ao Māori collectivism over Pakeha individualism – why Aged Care needs a culture shift in NZ

Report calls for action over creaking aged care model An advisory group tasked with assessing the aged care model is...

Alliance Calls For Coal Mines To Return To State Ownership

The Alliance Party says for an effective “just transition” to take place, and to keep profits in the local economy,...

Home Support Contract Decision Puts Thousands At Risk – Alliance Party

The Alliance Party says Health New Zealand’s decision not to renew home and community support contracts with three Auckland non-profit...

Homeless die outside Goldsmith’s office, Upston doges latest beneficiary screw up while child poverty explodes – welcome to Old Zealand

The true ugliness of this Government exposed viciously this week. Right after passing laws to arrest the homeless that Government...

Shane Te Pou – Dear Deputy Prime Minister

I’m writing not as a critic for the sake of it, but as someone who has spent a working life...

MSD culture as toxic as it has always been

The cruelty here is almost unbelievable… Officials keep quiet after Lake Alice compensation botch-up MSD doesn’t say if it’s checking...

Labour promise economic incrementalism to win spooked center

Labour releases fiscal strategy, promises to slash debt Labour has released their fiscal strategy for the election, promising to get...

Israel Has No Place Training New Zealand Teachers About Genocide

Palestine Forum of New Zealand and Alternative Jewish Voices are calling on the Government to immediately reject any proposal to...

China Daily, collaborations, media education and Pacific outreach

Some years ago when I headed the Pacific Media Centre that I founded at Auckland University of Technology, we ran...

National’s new vigilante laws allow for zip tie handcuffing children – why I will stop any adult doing that

National’s insane new vigilante laws allows for zip tie handcuffing children. That’s inexcusable. Under New Zealand law, children under 10...

Immigration back to the colonial future

“They died for New Zealand.” That is what is inscribed on the memorial stone at the military cemetery in Opotiki....

1 on 1 in 10: Māori Unemployment Hits 11.5% — Where Is The Growth?

Māori unemployment has hit 11.5%, food insecurity is affecting 51% of Māori households, and youth unemployment has climbed to devastating...

ACT promise to implement an apartheid public service

ACT pledges to end ‘race-based hiring’ in public service ‘reset’ The ACT Party says it will campaign on reforming public...

My dear fellow Kiwis – I won’t tell you who to vote for (that is your sacred prerogative), but I will tell you WHY to vote

My dear Comrades of Aotearoa New Zealand. I love our country and I love our culture. I love the genuine...