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i'll be voting for david cunliffe 27 Aug 2013 | 01:29 pm
it's time to select a labour party leader once again. a not entirely unpredictable happenstance, given that the person chosen by caucus had little experience as an MP and not much experience of party...
Sour grapes from Family First 19 Aug 2013 | 07:03 am
On the day that many people are celebrating the first marriages able to be made between same sex partners in Aotearoa New Zealand, Family First have got their grump on. They've sent out a really odio...
Guestie: The conversation Difficult Lemon is really fed up with having over and over again 11 Aug 2013 | 02:37 pm
Many thanks to Difficult Lemon, who you can find on Twitter, for this guest post. She was inspired to pen this by recent local events and the Twitter feed of Melissa McEwan. [This is the conversat.....
A few words about rape 5 Aug 2013 | 11:29 am
Content warning: This is about rape and the injustice of it, and stupid stupid rape culture that means many keep asking the wrong questions, and may be triggering for some readers. Most people seem....
The Claytons "Safety Review" saga continues 1 Aug 2013 | 10:10 am
I've already written about the Glenn Inquiry "safety review", which recommended better PR, posher data systems, and fewer troublesome experts involved in advising people with little background in dome...
Grrrrrrr! 29 Jul 2013 | 01:27 am
Anger, oh how often you have visited me lately, let me count some of the ways: The frequently women-hating reaction to Labour daring to suggest that they make take some deliberate, transparent and ne...
Off with their benefits 25 Jul 2013 | 03:37 pm
I have to admit to falling prey to despair in the face of the latest example of incredible idiocy from those in charge of what is ironically known as "welfare". This month a blanket regime for "jobles...
The Glenn Inquiry and selling out safety 23 Jul 2013 | 12:31 pm
What should feminists make of the Glenn Inquiry? Owen Glenn pledged $80 million to sort out child abuse and domestic violence, including a $2 million inquiry to answer the question: "If New Zealand ...
Dance for Women's Refuge 23 Jul 2013 | 03:44 am
If you're in Wellington this weekend, and want to support the work of Te Whare Rokiroki and Wellington Women's Refuge while dancing to funky dub and stuff, get on down to the San Francisco Bath House....
Bit of an update 22 Jul 2013 | 10:30 am
I haven't been writing much here lately, but I have been up to bits and pieces elsewhere - in particular a fortnightly post at The Daily Blog (you can see them all here - I missed last fortnight cos I...
