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“Blood doping is a logical outcome of a sport where people push themselves to death for the enjoyment of fans and benefit of sponsors. Of the seventy top ten finishers in Armstrong’s seven Tour De France victories, forty-one have tested positive for PEDS. [Preformance Enhancing Drugs]”[1] Joel Cosgrove Within any discussion of modern day sport,
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Members of the Queer Avengers, a queer and trans activist group, have called a protest against a transphobic article by Rosemary McLeod. The rally is taking place at 12:30 Friday 23rd February, outside the headquarters of Fairfax Media, who own the Dominion Post. McLeod’s article states that transmen are in fact women, repeatedly using the
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This article is part three in a series of articles by Polly Peek. The first two parts can be read in the January and February issues of The Spark or online here (part 1) and here (part 2) The low employment rates for people experiencing mental ill health can be attributed to a combination of
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Amongst The Rubble: A Look at the Christchurch earthquake from the Bottom Up, October 2010 Statement on Canterbury earthquake disaster, February 2011 Class imbalance will determine nature of Christchurch recovery, July 2011
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Ian Anderson The National government has introduced plans to sell 49% shares in state-owned enterprises to private investors. Many on the left call for “New Zealand ownership,” but the real issue here is corporatisation of resources; whether by Kiwi or international investors. National describes their plans as a “mixed ownership model,” claiming they’ll cap investment
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The Spark got a mention in the mainstream media recently when the Waikato Times asked for a comment on a new energy drink from The Spark co-ordinating editor Jared Phillips. The new ‘Seize the Power’ energy drink can features the iconic image of Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara and the slogan ‘energise and revolutionise’. The
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2011 Year of the Protester: What Next?5pm, Monday March 12thSU19, Student Union BuildingVictoria University of Wellington
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If assets are in private hands, whether foreign or New Zealand owned, they only care about three things – (1) profit, (2) profit and (3) profit. -Hone Harawira State-owned enterprises, originally introduced under Rogernomics, are a backdoor to privatisation. Run primarily for profit, they don’t care about: Cost of living: cutting your power off if
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Mike Kay The Auckland Māori consultation hui on state asset sales took place yesterday at Tainui’s Airport Novotel under heavy police and Māori warden presence. The hui revealed universal dissatisfaction from Māori about the government’s plans, but also exposed important class divisions within Māoridom itself. In his opening presentation, Minister for SOEs Tony Ryall stated
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If assets are in private hands, whether foreign or New Zealand owned, they only care about three things – (1) profit, (2) profit and (3) profit. -Hone Harawira 2pm Wednesday, February 15 Te Puni Kokiri – Ministry of Maori Development Corner of Lambton Quay & Stout Street, Wellington
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