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'At the end of the day' #Decision14

Blog entry by Maya McNicoll | September 24, 2014

Decision 2014 is over. When the dust settles on the craziest election campaign in recent memory, what will we say about this wild ride? We’ll say that 1 million people voted for John Key. And we’ll say that 1 million people didn’t vote...

Panama Papers: The plot thickens

Blog entry by Nick Young | May 10, 2016

Back in April, the Panama Papers rocked the world, exposing just how the global elite use offshore trusts in tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands, Panama and the Bahamas to hide their wealth and dodgy deals. Thanks to an...

Fonterra's Climate Crimes: A call to action

Feature story | November 17, 2009 at 0:00

Just before dawn this morning Greenpeace activists shut down a mine pit at the Southland ‘New Vale’ lignite coalmine. This was the third of a series of actions targeting Fonterra’s climate crimes. Support is now building for a public protest at...

Growing opposition to assets sales bridges the generation gap

Blog entry by Nathan Argent | May 10, 2012

This morning I attended the official launch of the Citizens Initiated Referendum - a citizen led campaign to ensure that New Zealand's important assets remain Kiwi owned. This follows hot on the heels of the vibrant, electric and...

Reasons to Believe: Lightbulbs (with Susan Sarandon)

Blog entry by Nick | March 25, 2009

... or in NZ's case -- reason to hang our heads in shame! The Energy [R]evolution is Greenpeace's international plan to save the planet from catastrophic climate change. Susan Sarandon narrates the first of three 'Reasons to...

So special

Blog entry by Kathy | December 2, 2008

The writing is on the blackboard At his inaugural post-Cabinet press conference , Prime Minister John Key confirmed the worst; that New Zealand will plead special treatment at this week's UN climate talks in Poznan, Poland, and try...

Two days, two 'state of the union' speeches, two very different messages

Blog entry by Nathan Argent | January 28, 2011

This week we've seen political grandstanding from both Prime Minister John Key and President Obama about choices and direction. As the two elected leaders stood before their people to outline their plans for the future, the canyon...

John don't be a Rodney

Blog entry by Nick | December 2, 2008

Here's an interesting little campaign that's sprung up in response to the new National Government's back peddling on climate change -- Don't Be A Rodney, John Key This is from the website: The world is watching. On Tuesday 18...

A big win for people power

Blog entry by Nick Young | July 20, 2010

Lucy Lawless heads the March Against Mining Today the Government announced a complete u-turn on plans to mine New Zealand's best conservation land. There will be no mining in Schedule 4 land or any national parks now or in the...

John Key reveals himself to be the clown in charge

Blog entry by Nathan Argent | November 27, 2012

[ share this on facebook ] In an extraordinary statement yesterday, Prime Minister John Key, who is also Minister for Tourism, compared our 100% Pure brand reputation to the McDonalds 'I'm Lovin It!' marketing campaign. You know,...

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