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December 18, 2017 by Jan Rivers

Was the China FTA a positive for New Zealand?

As the  NZ government is considering signing up to the TPPA next year it might be worth looking at the effects of trade deals already in place. Although the Australian Closer Economic Relationship (CER) agreement pre-dates the 10 year old China FTA has wrought the greatest recent change. We are advised by both major political […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Government, Housing, The Economy, The Environment Tagged With: china FTA, Dutch disease, employment, Inequality, private debt, speculative housing, steel certification, TPPA

October 13, 2017 by Jan Rivers

Who could be who in the new cabinet?

Everyone is so preoccupied with the diversions of government formation that there’s little talk of the outcome and who might be in the new roles. The lack of informed speculation about the policy accommodations of both options is bizarre and the sight of a media crew waiting in the parliamentary complex lobbies to report on […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Election 2017, Employment, Government, Health, Housing, The Economy, The Environment Tagged With: Cabinet, Coalition negotiations, Green Party, labour government, Ministers, New Zealand First

September 27, 2017 by Jan Rivers

PollyAnna politics? The positive possibilities of the Red, Green and Black

    Update 28/2/17 to include policy synergy on Trade Agreements and Employment relations. Printable version of PollyAnna politics All bets are off for the formation of a new government. But everyone seems to want a say. Me too! The Sunday Star Times reiteration at the weekend of National’s “Moral Auhority” (sic) that had been […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Education, Elections, Employment, Government, Tertiary Education, The Economy, The Environment

April 25, 2016 by Jan Rivers

Who owns our water?

Reposted from by Urban Earthtalk with permission. Author Charmaine Pountney. When I saw this heading in huge capitals on a one-page article in the NZ Herald… SHOULD ONE RACE CONTROL NEW ZEALAND’S FRESH WATER? my first thought was “could this be an article about how Pakeha colonists have taken over the country’s natural water sources […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Sectors, The Environment

January 30, 2016 by Jan Rivers

Anti-TPPA tour around NZ : Filling out the picture

When Auckland Law Professor Jane Kelsey and Director and Lori Wallach, Founder of Global Trade Watch, a division of Public Citizen toured NZ this week they conveyed a series of messages that have not had much coverage by the mainstream media. Just for starters had any NZ commentator put two and two together to discover […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Government, The Economy, The Environment

August 9, 2015 by Jan Rivers

Naomi Klein on not looking.

Larger PDF version of How we look away from climate change diagram Here is a model of what Klein identifies as the reasons we use for not looking at climate change in her recent book “This changes everything”

Filed Under: Books, Democracy, The Environment

March 30, 2015 by Jan Rivers

On not reporting on greenhouse gas emissions

The government has made a decision not to report on New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions as part of the package of statistical environmental reporting for the period starting 2015. The new reporting regime was announced today by the Chief Executives of Stats NZ and the Ministry for the Environment respectively, having been vetted by the […]

Filed Under: Democracy, Government, The Environment

May 8, 2014 by Rosemary Neave

Ecology vs Primary Industry instead of Ecology AND Primary Industry

Dr Cynthia Roberts, Ecologist Writes: Lincoln University is proposing to cut the number of ecology staff by at least four. One of the arguments supporting the cuts and reorganization of courses is for Lincoln University to better position itself to focus on primary industry needs.   When I decided as a mature-aged student to return […]

Filed Under: Sustainable Business, Tertiary Education, The Environment Tagged With: natural capital

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Invitation: Next Friday 26 July Family Violence: Working our way through a complex problem. at St ANdrew's on the Terrace Professor Dawn Elder & Dr Ben Gray from Otago Medical School Wgtn publicgood.org.nz/20…

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Glad I've been reading @caitoz who from Australia & with no insider knowledge has been outlining the farce of Russiagate, She and others have some well earned praise. caitlinjohnstone.com…

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A few last minute spaces if this sounds like you. Mindful people build the future. Starts Sunday 5.30 - 7.00 at St Andrew's on the Terrace in Wellington. Could there be societal impacts of widely adopted meditation? Could those impacts include you? scoop.co.nz/stories/…

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@AnneliseJoy @radionz a) its a news website - publicly funded addressing an issue about a bill that has been withdrawn b) to the right of the article there are more stories written from an uncritical pro trans view c) You are claiming fear,ignorance & hate? I don't see that. What are you seeing?

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@felidaebay @radionz Hi Bay, TERF, as you well know is a slur used to try to incite violence & discrimination against feminists who are critical of transgender ideology. Please don't use it. If you do you are trying to normalise slur. #terfisaslur terfisaslur.com

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@felidaebay @radionz I think you are mistaken with all of this. I don't think either accusation is true. Neither is your assertion of pre-colonisation transgenderism. Do you have proof? Otherwise you are defaming a group of women - telling lies to discredit them.

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So this is @radionz's grudging attempt to cover the issue from a feminist POV. Nothing about the speakers? What about the evidence presented? What about explaining gender critical? Or perhaps not using it. Its great to have balance but what about linking to the SUFW website? twitter.com/radionz/…

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  • Healthy democracy requires the voice of dissent. Rosemary Neave

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