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The May 2013 Edition of Werewolf
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Gordon Campbell on the Speaker’s lifeline to Peter Dunne
Whatever wiggle room exists under Standing Orders, yesterday’s ruling by Speaker David Carter on the Peter Dunne funding scandal will have done nothing for the […]
Gordon Campbell on the latest Novopay revelations
Poor lambs. They were led astray by shockingly poor advice from their officials. All of it was an operational failure within the Education Ministry and […]
Gordon Campbell on racism, and the Nisbet cartoons
Interesting how quickly the debate on Al Nisbet’s cartoons has shifted from the actual content – and the implications if, as claimed, Nisbet has said […]
Gordon Campbell on the readiness to do social experiments on the education of children
The school closures in Christchurch really are a perfect storm – the most stressed community in New Zealand is being led by the most accident […]
Gordon Campbell on the government’s latest bout of hippie punching
On the weekend at one of those gatherings of the National party faithful that seem to occur every other week – as a party the […]
Gordon Campbell on failures of care for those with mental disabilities, and Murray McCully‘s latest gaffes
Hard to imagine a more disturbing insight into the treatment of the vulnerable than the Health Ministry report on Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau. The […]
Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers
Don’t want to be unduly alarmist about this, but we seem to have an outlaw government on our hands – if by that we mean […]
Gordon Campbell on the 2013 Budget
The Budget lockup retains a symbolic value these days, but little more than that. This is the government’s best annual opportunity to bury its usual […]
Gordon Campbell on stonewalling about the GCSB, and MMP
This week has seen two examples of turkeys refusing to vote for an early Christmas – while busily denying the evident self interest involved. First, […]
Gordon Campbell on university essays for hire, and Allie Brosh’s take on depression
Unfortunately, the buying and selling of ghost-written university essays has been part of academic culture for decades. In the mid 1980s for instance, to cite […]
Gordon Campbell on the debt of gratitude that National owes to Aaron Gilmore
Comes the time, comes the man. Aaron Gilmore has become the poster child for everything that is loathsome about politicians and the political process. However, […]
Gordon Campbell on the Mighty River Power debacle
Abuse directed at anyone opposed to what you’re wanting to do. Repeated mis-representations of what you said, and did. Not to mention the flat denials […]
Gordon Campbell on the GCSB’s enhanced role
Remember when the creeping power of Big Government was being manifested only in …the energy efficiency regulations for household appliances? Back in 2008, that seemed […]
Risky Business
The threat posed to our marine and coastal environment by the Texas oil company, Anadarko
Fighting To Choose
An excerpt from Alison McCulloch’s new book about the battle for abortion rights in New Zealand
The Quiet American
Celebrating the career of film-maker, Les Blank
Testing, Testing… But Not Teaching
How standardised classroom tests are producing some frightening outcomes in the US
Iceland Walks Itself Backwards
Iceland’s attempt to write a new Constitution hits an electoral headwind
Campion, Gatsby, Godard and Jesus Franco
What should we make of Jane Campion’s return to television? Also: should you be worried about Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby? Is Godard great – and who was Jesus Franco?
From The Hood : Factual Correctness Gone Mad
In which we hear about the journalistic standard of accuracy and think it sounds like a fantastic idea.
The Complicatist : Precious Bryant
Paying dues to the Piedmont style of blues
One Person’s Trash is Another’s Treasure
Practical sustainability, as a part of everyday life in Argentina
Travelling Light : Argentina Plays By Its Own Rules
A visit to a country with striking similarities to New Zealand, but vastly different policies
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 38, March 27, 2013 * * * * *
The March 2013 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on yesterday’s Anzac Day celebrations
Yesterday’s Anzac Day saw the usual strong turnout at dawn ceremonies, to mark an occasion that is already displacing Waitangi Day – if we can […]
Gordon Campbell on lurching towards the centre on power prices
Anyone looking for legacy traces of the late Margaret Thatcher in New Zealand politics will have found them in the government’s scare tactics – “a […]
Gordon Campbell on the Labour/Greens plan to cut power bills
As sure as night follows day, you could bet some financial analyst would see the death of the free market in the plans unveiled last […]
Gordon Campbell on the same-sex marriage vote, and the current Dotcom law case
Since politics is so often about the perpetuation of privilege, we should all celebrate the times when Parliament gets something right. The passage of Louisa […]
Gordon Campbell on the GCSB's practice of spying on New Zealanders
It is hard to decide what is the most alarming aspect of Prime Minister John Key’s plans to expand the role of Big Brother. Or, […]