Category: Local News

Contributors, Local News, Mike Treen, Opinion

New Zealand’s imperialist role from the Boer War to today

Introduction by Mike Treen GPJA editor The attached PDF document is meant as a resource for what is often the hidden, horrific role that the New Zealand military has played in enforcing the world imperialist system. Given New Zealand’s size, this usually means that our rulers ally themselves with a larger imperial power, first Britain and latterly the USA. The system that is being enforced … Continue reading New Zealand’s imperialist role from the Boer War to today

Unknown's avatarMike Treen
Local News, Mike Treen

Anzac Day: Remembering the futility of wars for empire!

By Mike Treen Anzac Day is important to remember because of the utter futility of being part of an imperialist military alliance. New Zealand casualties in that war, killed or wounded, were 58%. That is equal to one-quarter of the adult male population. Our death rate of those who served at 16.6% was higher than that suffered by Germany! “The total number of New Zealand … Continue reading Anzac Day: Remembering the futility of wars for empire!

Unknown's avatarMike Treen
Local News, Opinion

The Treaty Principles bill – get your submission in!

Hi GPJA subscribers, Todays notice is to introduce to you to Torfrida Orme, a great new writer about Aotearoa today. I saw what I think was her first in this Substack format “From independent nuclear-free Pacific nation to part of the US “kill chain” How did we get to this?” which was fantastic. I was then planning on doing my own blog encouraging submissions to … Continue reading The Treaty Principles bill – get your submission in!

Unknown's avatarMike Treen
Contributors, Local News

Why we must oppose the Foreign Interference Legislation by Maire Leadbeater

By Maire Leadbeater Author of The Enemy Within In the draft “Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill” it is proposed to criminalise improper conduct for or on behalf of a foreign power. This offence criminalises the act of “foreign interference”. To commit the offence, a person must be doing an activity for a foreign state, and the person’s actions must include all three of the … Continue reading Why we must oppose the Foreign Interference Legislation by Maire Leadbeater

Unknown's avatarMike Treen
Local News

Ten things to know about Hana’s haka by Dr. Arama Rata

Māori MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke captured global attention with a powerful haka performed to protest the controversial Treaty Principles Bill On Nov. 14, 22-year-old Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke made global headlines when she performed a powerful haka, a Māori war cry, in New Zealand’s Parliament, tearing a copy of a controversial bill as part of her protest. A TikTok video of the moment, posted by Māori Television, has … Continue reading Ten things to know about Hana’s haka by Dr. Arama Rata

Unknown's avatarMike Treen
Local News, Opinion

Jane Kelsey: Rewriting history: how the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny

By Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The Conversation ACT Party leader David Seymour has said the goal of his Treaty Principles Bill is to stimulate an overdue conversation on te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi. At that level at least he has succeeded. His proposal to rewrite te Tiriti through new legislation has certainly triggered debate – to … Continue reading Jane Kelsey: Rewriting history: how the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny

Unknown's avatarMike Treen
Local News, Opinion

Waihopai is a Secret U.S. Spy Base in New Zealand Designed for War-fighting

By Murray Horton Murray Horton is organiser of the Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) and an advocate of a range of progressive causes for the past five decades. He can be reached at: cafca. Reprinted from Covert Action Magazine The news that the Waihopai spy base was going to be built led to the birth of the Anti-Bases Campaign (ABC) in 1987. ABC … Continue reading Waihopai is a Secret U.S. Spy Base in New Zealand Designed for War-fighting

Unknown's avatarMike Treen
Contributors, Local News, Mike Treen

McDonald’s to pay back millions in stolen pay to workers – worth celebrating

By Mike Treen, Retired Union Advocate I want to celebrate the recent decision by McDonald’s to begin repaying tens of thousands of current and previous employees for what I characterised as “wage theft” when I was the union representative dealing with that company. On its website this week, the company said it had been approved by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to … Continue reading McDonald’s to pay back millions in stolen pay to workers – worth celebrating

Unknown's avatarMike Treen
Local News

Susan St John: There are many more past injustices for the state to answer

By Susan St John In 2016 CPAG published Kathryn’s Story: How the Government spent well over $100,000 and 15 years pursuing a chronically-ill beneficiary mother for a debt she should not have. The purpose was to highlight the injustices and the perpetuation of intergenerational trauma when a mother was incarcerated for the so-called crime of “relationship fraud”. The intention was to improve the understanding of … Continue reading Susan St John: There are many more past injustices for the state to answer

Unknown's avatarMike Treen
Contributors, Local News, Mike Treen, Opinion

Roger Douglas continues lying to defend failed policies

What is the truth of recent claims in Spinoff by Roger Douglas, the Minister of Finance from 1984-88 in the Labour Government of that time, that the free-market revolution that he helped implement was necessary and proven successful in getting the economy to compete more effectively in the world? He argued in Spinoff that New Zealand reaped a harvest in terms of increased productivity in … Continue reading Roger Douglas continues lying to defend failed policies

Unknown's avatarMike Treen