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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

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GPJA #442 (Part 1): News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 24/9/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK “… the spirit of the market steals life from the vulnerable” Sir Paul Reeves quoted in Anne Salmond: Shifting New Zealand’s Mindset Sir Paul Reeves BEST ON THE WEB NEW ZEALAND Dotcom illegal spies – how their secrets were reveale http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10836311 Kim Dotcom and the GCSB http://publicaddress.net/legalbeagle/kim-dotcom-and-the-gcsb/ Dotcom Snooping More Evidence GCSB is Not under Control http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1209/S00324/dotcom-snooping-more-evidence-gcsb-is-not-under-control.htm Multiple arrests at welfare … Continue reading GPJA #442 (Part 1): News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 24/9/12

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GPJA #440 (Part 1): News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 5/9/12

ANNOUNCEMENTS WE ARE BETTER THAN THAT Would you kindly spread this to friends, enemies and everyone in between? I have just put up a new Facebook page called, “We Are Better Than That”, my latest effort to bury this awful, proposed asylum detention bill. Would you kindly ask folks to ‘Like’ the page and then share it with their friends? I have also directed and … Continue reading GPJA #440 (Part 1): News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 5/9/12

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GPJA #437: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 7/8/12

NEW ZEALAND GPJA: Bring New Zealand troops home http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1208/S00076/bring-new-zealand-troops-home.htm Gordon Campbell on the haste and waste involved in us staying in Afghanistan http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2012/08/06/gordon-campbell-on-the-haste-and-waste-involved-in-us-staying-in-afghanistan/ Deaths underline need to get out http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10825090 Two more NZ soldiers killed in Afghanistan – why are we occupying this corrupt narco state for America’s war of terror? http://tumeke.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/two-more-nz-soldiers-killed-in.html Review threatens big rent rises for state tenants http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10824511 Crown admits Treaty breaches … Continue reading GPJA #437: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 7/8/12

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GPJA #436: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 26/7/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK STATS OF THE WEEK “National house price to disposable income rose from 2 in 1980 to around 3 in 2003, before doubling to around six in 2008. It is now 5.” Bernard Hickey, Herald on Sunday, 22/7/12 Of the 161 wealthiest people in NZ (with wealth over $50m), only 67 reported an incokme over $60,000 in 2008. then priority for tax … Continue reading GPJA #436: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 26/7/12

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GPJA #430: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 15/6/12

Opposition pledge to delay asset-sale process http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/opposition-pledge-delay-asset-sale-process-4930277 Opposition calls peoples power http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/opposition-calls-people-power-video-4929785 Asset-sales law ‘being rushed’ to dodge poll http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/7062894/Asset-sales-law-being-rushed-to-dodge-poll Govt accused of rushing asset sales bill http://www.3news.co.nz/Govt-accused-of-rushing-asset-sales-bill/tabid/1607/articleID/257090/Default.aspx Ramming asset sales through under urgency – the final insult http://tumeke.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/ramming-asset-sales-through-under.html Aotearoa New Zealand is STILL not for sale! A NATION-WIDE DAY OF ACTION is happening on Saturday July 14th, with marches and festivals occurring all around … Continue reading GPJA #430: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 15/6/12

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GPJA #429: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 7/6/12

GENERAL Pacific people to march for a bigger say http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10810004 Save TVNZ7 meeting Palmerston North & Dunedin this week http://tumeke.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/save-tvnz7-meeting-palmerston-north.html Man hurt after arrest faces possible life in wheelchair http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10810578 ‘Cuban Revolution is example for today’ – New Zealand meeting discusses publication of ‘Making of a Revolution Within the Revolution’ and ‘Cuban 5’ http://www.themilitant.com/2012/7622/762250.html Petitions: Keep University Councils democratic http://teu.ac.nz/2012/05/democratic-councils/ The Foul and Bloody Story … Continue reading GPJA #429: Part 1. News from Aotearoa New Zealand – 7/6/12

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GPJA #428: Part 1. News from Aotearoa/New Zealand – 30/5/12

I will try doing the newsletter in 3 parts on different days for a while and see how it goes. That means we can categorise and tag each newsletter more effectively for reference. Mike Treen Editor GENERAL NEWS Government are in breach on their own legal process, says iwi Stuff raising the retirement age, tax the rich instead! http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/stuff-raising-retirement-age-tax-rich.html NZ Budget 2012 impact on Maori … Continue reading GPJA #428: Part 1. News from Aotearoa/New Zealand – 30/5/12

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