Archive for June, 2010

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  Libraries under threat across the country from a right-wing attack - by Gareth Hughes

  
  
  
  The Green Party love libraries and want to protect them. In New Zealand a few special taonga in particular are under threat. The State Sector Management Bill will come to the house in the next couple of months integrates or ‘takes over’ Archives NZ, the National Library (and the Alexander Turnbull Library) in or ‘under’ [...] read more
  June 2, 2010 9:57 pm - 20 Comments
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  Reparative justice and global trauma - by Kennedy Graham

  
  
  
  A courtroom can be a foreign place to victims. Its solemnity and protocol induces, or heightens, insecurity, and anxiety. This impacts on their testimony. To insecurity is added fear of retaliation, and shame, especially for women. That, too, increases trauma. read more
  June 2, 2010 5:17 pm - 1 Comment
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  Inequality in Aotearoa: inequality and social mobility - by Metiria Turei

  
  
  
  You can’t move from rags to riches when there’s a yawning gap between rich and poor. Much of the post-Budget debate has been focused on whether John Key and Bill English’s prescription for the country’s finances will increase or decrease the gap between rich and poor. Despite assuring us that he cares about inequality, Mr [...] read more
  June 2, 2010 5:09 pm - 91 Comments
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  Petrobras comes to NZ - by frog

  
  
  
  It seemed strange to have Minister Brownlee fawning all over Russel Norman during question time in the House yesterday, eager to stress how much he cares about oil drilling safety. read more
  June 2, 2010 1:51 pm - 44 Comments
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  “Mr Prosecutor, Am I Next?”: Hopes and Fears surrounding the ICC - by Kennedy Graham

  
  
  
  We certainly are getting our moments, here in Kampala, with the International Criminal Court. The thing about the ICC is that, without intending anything of the sort, it has become a glorious mix of human foible. And so all of ours are on display. It is the court of the naked human. While it evokes [...] read more
  June 2, 2010 9:00 am - 3 Comments
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  General Debate 2nd June 2010 - by frog

  
  
  
  Lots to talk about? Go for it! And try to remember to register (if you haven’t already) and login before posting comments.  If you login, your comments will appear immediately (apart from the few threadjackers and trolls who have been put into auto-moderation).  If you are not logged in, it can sometimes be several hours [...] read more
  June 2, 2010 8:27 am - 64 Comments
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  Erosion of environmental representation at ECan - by Russel Norman

  
  
  
  And so it begins… Forest and Bird revealed yesterday that the first local committee set up under the new ECan structure to consider the future of the Hurunui and Waiau river catchments was unlikely to have any members representing environmental concerns. I wish I could say I’m surprised, but with the Government’s not-so-hidden agenda for [...] read more
  June 1, 2010 4:45 pm - 17 Comments
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  Bring the SAS home - by Keith Locke

  
  
  
  When John Key was in Afghanistan he flew a kite about extending the SAS mission there beyond the middle of next year. He’d be wise to can the idea, judging by a poll reported in yesterday’s Dominion Post. It shows that 40 percent wanted complete withdrawal and another 37 percent partial withdrawal, with only 10 [...] read more
  June 1, 2010 3:37 pm - 42 Comments
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  Due process for multinationals, not for beneficiaries - by frog

  
  
  
  There is a sharp contrast between the Prime Ministerial responses to last week’s respective indiscretions by two of his more accident-prone Ministers. read more
  June 1, 2010 2:56 pm - 3 Comments
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  Peace and Justice, Power and Law: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” - by Kennedy Graham

  
  
  
  We are well into the parliamentarians’ ICC Conference and it is rich with professional insight. Equally so with political irony. read more
  June 1, 2010 12:58 pm - 6 Comments
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  Supercity saga continues - by David Clendon

  
  
  
  The Auckland Transition Agency has revealed a few more drips and drops of information, and we now know (roughly) who will be housed where in the brave new world of Supercity. read more
  June 1, 2010 9:58 am - 10 Comments
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  Greens on a roll across the Tasman, but may still win no House seats - by frog

  
  
  
  An opinion poll conducted for The Australian newspaper has the Australian Greens polling at a record high of 16%. That’s around 2 million voters supporting the Greens, but they may still win no seats in the House of Representatives. read more
  June 1, 2010 9:39 am - 7 Comments
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  Photo – what’s this? - by frog

  
  
  
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  June 1, 2010 4:20 am - 8 Comments