Gordon Campbell : On Dealing With Impeccable, Impeachable Lies
By now, the end game the Republican Senate majority has in mind in their setting of the rules for the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump is pretty clear to everyone: first deny the Democrats the ability to call witnesses and offer evidence, and then derisively dismiss the charges for lack of evidence. For his part, does former security adviser John Bolton really, really want to testify against his former boss? If there was any competing faction within the Republican Party, there might be some point for Bolton in doing so – but there isn’t. More>>
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WINZ Quarterly Report: More People Getting Into Work
The December quarter benefit numbers released today show the Government’s plan to get people off the benefit and into work is starting to pay off,” Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni said. More>>
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Changing lives: Boost In Whānau Ora Funding
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PGF Kaikōura $10.88M: Boost In Tourism & Business
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Whitebaiting: Govt Plans To Protect Announced
With several native whitebait species in decline the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage has today released proposals to standardise and improve management of whitebait across New Zealand. More>>
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Education: Resource For Schools On Climate Change
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In Effect April: New Regulations For Local Medicinal Cannabis
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Gordon Campbell: On What An Inquiry Might Look Like
Presumably, if there is to be a ministerial inquiry (at the very least) into the Whakaari/White Island disaster, it will need to be a joint ministerial inquiry. That’s because the relevant areas of responsibility seem to be so deeply interwoven... More>>
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And June Annual Growth Revised Up: Higher Retail Consumption Lifts GDP
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Gordon Campbell: On The Harry/Meghan Affair, And Iran
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Gordon Campbell: On The Iran Aftermath
So, evidently, you can get away with murder. It looks as though a further escalation in the ongoing war between Iran and the US has been avoided – mainly thanks to Iran NOT responding in kind to the recklessly unhinged behaviour by the United States. Given the massive outpouring of public grief in Iran over the murder of Qassem Soleimani, some reciprocal action by Iran was necessary, but (so far) it has been almost entirely symbolic in nature... More>>
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Gordon Campbell: On The Best Music Of 2019
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Gordon Campbell: On The Iran Aftermath
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Gordon Campbell: On The Recent Upheavals Inside Iran
In the fortnight since the Internet got switched back on in Iran, the ferocity of the crackdown on the recent demonstrations has become evident. Reportedly, hundreds of people have been killed, thousands wounded and thousands more have been arrested. More>>
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COP25 Ends: World Screams Out For Action But Climate Summit Whispers
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