Unions Oppose Lyttelton Deal
Just caught the tail end of a Radio NZ news bulletin. Apparently Lyttelton port unions are opposing the partial sale of the port company to…
Carter’s Socialist Principles Destroy a Dream
From David Farrar’s KiwiBlog There will be some very unhappy people today. After ten years of following the law to get consent for a Whangamata…
Libz Tell Nanny State to Mind Her Own Business
The Libertarianz are telling Nanny State where to get off. Julian Pistorius has coverage of Libz groups around the country burning their census forms. The…
We’re Not Commies, We’re Greenies, Truly We Are, We Swear It, We’d Never Lie To You, Honest, Please Believe Us
Green Party activist, Shawn Tan, writing in the February 2006 issue of Socialist Worker’s “Unity” magazine page 49 “Only an utter rejection of capitalism and…
Sue Bradford, Nice Lady, Shame About the Politics Part 1
Green MP, Sue Bradford, is without doubt one of the party’s most effective parliamentarians. She is liked and respected by many in the house and…
FARC Vows to Defend Venezuela from US
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has declared its solidarity with Venezuela’s socialist President Hugo Chavez and vowed to help defend Venezuela against any…
Heather Roy on Labour’s Health Shame
ACT MP, Heather Roy is effectively the “opposition” when it comes to Health. Here is her latest “Heather Roy’s Diary”, which succintly sums up the…
Life’s Victims
I watched Canterbury thrash Auckland in the Super 14 tonight, on Sky TV. During the break I saw a new “Coke Zero” ad, in which…
S.A.P. Number 7, Philip Ferguson
My seventh Socialist Academic Profile, looks at Canterbury University tutor, Philip Ferguson. I just had to ‘do” Philip after I saw him in sole charge…
Chavez Rep on UN Security Council?
From Green Left Weekly 1st March 2006. Venezuela’s Marxist President, Hugo Chavez is soon to meet new Chilean Socialist president, Michelle Bachelet. According to a…
Li Ka-shing, Beijing and Canadian Energy
An interesting article from the Globe-Mail of November 2004 showing Li Ka-shing’s collaboration with the Chinese government in the purchase and exploitation of Western strategic…
Kim Bryant on Chinese/ Lyttelton Deal
This letter from Kim Bryant was given the banner headline in this morning’s Christchurch Press. Dear Sir, Mayor Garry Moore may like to reconsider his…
Garry Moore’s Reply
Here’s Christchurch Mayor, Garry Moore’s reply to my email on the proposed partial sale of Lyttelton Port Company to Hutchison port Holdings. Dear Trevor Thank…
Canterbury Uni Clubs Day.
Called in to Clubs Day at Canterbury Uni today. ACT on Campus had their stand right next to the Young Nats. Both were doing a…
Marxist-Leninists Launch New Paper
Just what NZ needs, a new Marxist paper. The Workers Charter Movement has just launched their new paper, “Workers Charter”. Clearly modelled on the Australian…
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