In 1991 , ten years after the 1981 Springbok tour that divide families up and down our nation, I made a documentary not just about the tour but about…
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Author: Bryan Bruce
Why are we Selling an not Leasing land to foreign companies?
The government’s decision to allow Japanese-owned Pan Pac Forest Products to bypass the Overseas Investment Office and make up to 25 purchases totaling 20,000 hectares of land for forestry for…
Read/View MoreWho will own New Zealand Tomorrow?
Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liz Truss held talks with Trade Minister David Parker in the Beehive yesterday on shaping a post -Brexit Trade deal with us. RNZ this morning…
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If you only rely on mainstream television broadcasters for your news then your understanding of world events and their possible impact on our lives here in New Zealand will…
Read/View MoreBoris,Brexit and Us
Those of you who have been following what’s happened in the British Parliament today will know the Conservatives have now lost their majority and Boris Johnsone’s power as Prime…
Read/View MoreRemember the TPPA?
Remember the TPPA? Well now our government is involved in a new deal being secretly negotiated called RCEP ( but be careful not to say that acronym out loud…
Read/View MorePolitics,Polls and Property
In 1984,when the 4th Labour Government led by David Lange and Finance Minister Roger Douglas came to power and introduced neoliberal economics to our country, I was a teacher. …
Read/View MoreMy Land,YourLand,Our Land
It is a common human trait to be acquisitive – to acquire things for ourselves and exclude others. I’m not going to speculate on why so many of us…
Read/View MoreGood Grief!
I see National MP Judith Collins has complained to the Auditor General about taxpayer funding being used to underwrite KiwiBuild homes. In the 1950’s and 60’s underwriting new home…
Read/View MoreSuicide and Economics
Suicide and EconomicsIn the year 2017 to 2018 , 329 people died on our roads . Almost one a day – which is bad. But last week we learned…
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