PETE'S KIWI WATCH - My place to rant.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Titiwhai Harawira told to shut her mouth over Waitangi welcoming dispute...

?? and Hone Harawira create some merry mayhem down the corridors of power. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Titiwhai's son, Hone Harawira, 2006 portrait photo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Maori protest during Waitangi Day, national day of New Zealand. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Waitangi House, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, Far North, Northland, North Island, New Zealand (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

http://www.3news.co.nz/Titewhai-told-shut-your-mouth-over-welcoming-dispute/tabid/1607/articleID/285662/Default.aspx

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Read John Ansell's post on the word 'Aotearoa'...

http://treatygate.wordpress.com/

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Something smelly - Whaleoil's alleged dirty tricks?

WikiWhale Fail (Photo credit: William Joyce)

Frankly Speaking? Read what Frank thinks of Whaleoil's blog. Something smelly. Whaleoil's alleged dirty tricks. He's gone all porno, says Frank.

.Read what Frank thinks about Whaleoil's R

http://fmacskasy.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/whaleoil-goes-porno/

Friday, February 1, 2013

Renationalise any shares in privatised Kiwi energy companies...

English: Australian Greens logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Renationalise any shares in privatised Kiwi energy companies...

Labour and the Greens oppose privatisation of our energy companies: They must warn any potential buyers that the incoming left of centre government will renationalise these companies at the original cost price. No interest, no inflation - just what they paid for the shares. Then see if if there are still any potential buyers. They would be crazy to by shares.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Protect prisoners rights in so-called working prisons...

English: Concertina razor wire at a prison (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

More prisoners will have to work under the government's corrections policy and the Greens say their rights must be protected.

Prisoners' rights must be protected under the government's policy to make more of them work while they're serving their sentences, the Greens say.

Prime Minister John Key on Tuesday told parliament part of the government's 2013 corrections agenda was turning more prisons into working prisons.

All the inmates in those prisons would be "engaged in a structured 40-hour week of employment and rehabilitation activities", he said.

The Green's corrections spokesman, David Clendon, says their rights must be protected.
"We must make sure that work is not treated as a compulsory or punitive measure," he said.

"Prisoners must be paid for the work they do, and this money could be saved for their release to help with their reintegration into wider society."

Mr Clendon says private businesses shouldn't be undermined by the scheme.

"Goods and services produced for sale outside of prisons by prisoners should be costed at market rates so as not to unfairly disadvantage businesses with overheads that prisoners do not have."

We have to make sure that the prisons are not the beneficiaries of prison work - just how do we do that in private prisons?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10862336

A blank page to recognise John Key's achievements as prime minister of NZ for the last four and a bit years...

Saturday, January 26, 2013

David Shearer promises clear policy initiatives...

English: Phil Goff Jacinda Ardern and Carol Beaumont at the anti mining march Auckland New Zealand (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Billboards for the New Zealand 2009 Mt Albert by-election. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Labour leader David Shearer is promising to spell out clear policies this year ahead of the next election.

Labour leader David Shearer is promising there will be no airy fairy concepts in policy his party is developing this year ahead of the election in 2014.
He signalled a hands-on approach by a Labour Party preparing to govern in a speech at the Wainuiomata Rugby Football Club on Sunday that contained no new policy initiatives.
"Jobs are our number one priority. We have concrete ideas that will help, including creating thousands of jobs and training opportunities through our plan to put 100,000 families into affordable first homes," he said.
He says the party will develop a clear plan to diversify the economy and will roll out the previously announced KiwiBuild scheme to build affordable houses from "day one when we take office".
"On education, we'll work to improve the transition from school to further training and high-skill jobs. Too many young Kiwis are dropping out or just drifting. We want every child to go through school with a purpose and a plan of where they'll end up."
He said Jacinda Ardern, Labour's social development spokesperson, would produce an alternative white paper setting out ways to lift children out of poverty.
"I can tell you that today I'm refreshed, I'm fired up, and I'm raring to go," Mr Shearer said.