Open mike 12/03/2025. Written By: notices and features Date published: 6:00 am, March 12th, 2025 - 68 comments Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy).

2 days ago · Where Is the Resistance to Privatisation and Austerity? Written By: Elliot Crossan - Date published: 5:19 pm, March 11th, 2025 - No comments. As the Coalition moves to partially privatise our healthcare system, and Seymour fatally undermines the free school lunch programme, it is time for us to take to the streets and fight back, writes Elliot Crossan.

Mar 7, 2012 · Where Is the Resistance to Privatisation and Austerity? Written By: Elliot Crossan - Date published: 5:19 pm, March 11th, 2025 - 9 comments. As the Coalition moves to partially privatise our healthcare system, and Seymour fatally undermines the free school lunch programme, it is time for us to take to the streets and fight back, writes Elliot Crossan.

19 hours ago · Unfortunately, Labour doesn’t prioritise science and tertiary education either. In its recent reshuffle of portfolios Science, Technology and Innovation dropped from 16th to 32nd place and the new spokesperson seems to have zero experience in this area.Tertiary education dropped from 16th to 33rd but the new spokesperson has at least relevant experience.

Nov 25, 2023 · On Friday, three parties finally signed agreements to gain a slim majority in parliament. What this means is that some time on Monday Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro will be able to swear in the new ministers of the Executive Council. On Monday Labour and the Greens will have their constitutional muzzle removed. On …

Jan 26, 2025 · It’s time to highlight what a Labour plan for the New Zealand economy under a 2026 government would look like. And ask questions. On September 11 2023 then-Prime Minister Hipkins released his plan for the New Zealand economy. “Labour’s economic priorities for …

Feb 19, 2025 · RNZ comment from rhe head of another marae organisation in South Auckland which also took part in the vote campaign. The even voice of commonsense. Marae had to follow a process over handling government census and …

Nov 7, 2024 · The world order has shifted significantly, and I did expect this result to a degree, but still feel rocked. What the US election result proves is the battle is not necessarily one of facts, policies, or reasoned impacts, but very much fought on beliefs, perception and awareness.

Feb 11, 2025 · The latest polls are all bad news for National. The One News Verian poll had support for National dropping three points to 34 percent.. ACT went up 1 point to 9 percent while New Zealand First dropped one point to 5 percent. Labour went up four points to 33 percent, the Greens were steady on 10 percent and Te Pāti Māori dropped three points to 4 percent.

4 days ago · ACT don't have a centrist platform, but have been extra-ordinarily successful in negotiating their platform in coalition talks. This is something that the GP needs to learn from – or they'll end up ignored and marginalized again (as they were in the 2017-2020 government).