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Venezuela and Vietnam Strengthen Ties

From Green Left WeeklySocialist Vietnam and Venezuela, led by socialist President Hugo Chavez, have agreed to build a “strategic relationship” and to bring their economic…

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Why Can’t We Be Friends?

Expat ACT Goddess, Cathy Odgers has done an interesting guest post on Clint Heine’s Blog. Like most of us she wants Sir Roger Douglas and…

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Peter Harris on Robert Mugabe

After returning from working in an economic commission in Zimbabwe, Peter Harris was interviewed by the Public Service Association Journal of September 1980. He had…

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How "Left" is Peter Harris? Does it Matter?

Peter Harris, the “left wing” half of the Harris/Hooten team canned from Radio NZ is an interesting character. The Listener of 14.4.01 described him as…

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Radio NZ or Radio Labour?

David Farrar’s Kiwiblog reported yesterday that Radio NZ has canned its only anti Government voice. This was the nine to noon politics segment with Matthew…

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My Best Ever Threat

As Pete Lusk will tell you, “on the edge” political activism often invites anonymous threats. I’ve had a few over the years, but by far…

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Red Green Turns Yellow

According to the Dom Post of March 25th, West Coast Greenie, Peter Lusk is chucking in his spokesmanship of two groups because of threats and…

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Humble Apology Time

Pip posted this on David Farrar’s Blog yesterday I am interested that the VP of ACT doesn’t think expropriating someone else’s property is any kind…

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ACT Backs Flat Tax

Excellent!!!!! From a Dom Post report on Rodney Hide’s speech to the weekend’s ACT conference. ACT would press for a flat 15 per cent tax…

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Dump This Dodgy Deal Mayor Moore.

So far, Cristcthurch City Council’s plan to sell a part share in the Lyttelton Port Company to a subsidiary Hutchison-Whampoa has not gone smoothly. So…

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Opposition to Lyttelton Port Deal Growing

From Alliance Party member, Joe Hendren’s Blog The Keep Our Port Public coalition (KOPP) is holding a public meeting in Christchurch opposing the sale of…

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"Kiddie Commie" Skites to Aussie Comrades

Excerpts from today’s issue of Aussie Marxist-Leninist paper Green Left Weekly. Article by Omar Hamed of Aotearoa Radical Youth. On March 20 in the heart…

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Rodney’s Rebels

Part of the new ACT Board at yesterday’s ACT annual conference in Wellington. Standing Warren Jones, Helen Simpson, David Seymour, Garry Mallett (President), Mike Collins,…

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ACT’s New Board

Members of ACT New Zealand have elected Garry Mallett as their new President and Trevor Loudon as Vice-President “ACT members have once again elected quality…

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Congratulations Mr VP

Congratulations to my husband, Trevor, on his sucessful bid for Vice Presidency of ACT today. The party couldn’t have a more diligent, loyal and philosphically…

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