Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
In response to the Restoring Honor rally, Jon Stewart held his Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear this weekend, attended by ~215,000 people. Here’s his Read More
Month: October 2010
A couple of troubling questions on the Hobbit Bill
Who was telling the truth, John Key or Gerry Brownlee? Their stories differ. And how does this legislation clarify the law as to who are contractors and who are employees in the film industry, when it just seems to confuse an issue the Supreme Court had already made clear?
General debate, October 30, 2010
Let’s talk energy!
Fonterra’s discharge into the Manawatu
I’ve been looking into Fonterra’s discharge of condensate into the Mangatainoka River in the Wairarapa, which leads to the Manawatu. You can read it about Read More
Another podcast with a transcript
Yay, the momentum is building and we have a transcript for another of our podcasts, thanks once again to a very awesome writer who’s been Read More
To queer youth: It gets better! (Now with video!)
We admired the American “It Gets Better” campaign so much that we decided to make our own: The point of these videos is to reach Read More
Greens hosting conference on Sustainable Economics
How can we have an economy that works over the long-term, creating prosperity for our children and theirs? The Green Party is organising a cross-party Read More
The Hobbit Bill or Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment
For those of you who were having trouble earlier accessing the The Hobbit Bill [Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill] , it is now Read More
Questioning Nick Smith on climate change
Last week I attended a seminar on climate change and the prospects for the Cancun summit in December. I know that in our post-Copenhagen catatonia Read More
Establishing a Disability Commissioner
Before I came to Parliament I thought making change happen was all about passing legislation and getting the numbers in the House. In many ways, Read More