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  • Election series article # 3 : The Nature of National

    This article by Jared Phillips and Josh Glue is concerned with characterising the type of National Party that is in government today. Originally published in the October issue of The Spark. In a 2007 Agenda interview with then-new National Party leader John Key, Lisa Owen asked him about the difference in leadership style between himself

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  • Queer Our Schools

    “it’s about human rights, stupid” – Oscar WildeThe Queer Avengers is launching its “Queer our Schools” campaign on 6 October with a march from the Ministry of Education at 45-47 Pipitea St, Thorndon, Wellington. We will be marching to Midland Park on Lambton Quay for speeches and entertainment. Our youth-focused campaign is our first of

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  • Election series article # 2: Breaking with the Labour Party

    By Ian Anderson, Workers Party member. Originally published in the October Spark. As leftists call for an end to the oppressive National Party government, we must also understand what the alternatives are. A Labour-led government remains the most immediate possibility. This leads us to consider the opportunities and threats a Labour government would pose for

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  • Election series article # 1: Mana Party pushes working class issues this election

    Drawn from our experiences in Mana this article by Jared Phillips puts forward a socialist appraisal of the party so far. Originally published in the October issue of the Spark. Formation of the Mana Party The Maori Party, after going into government with the National and Act parties fell into line and became supportive of

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  • Pure Advantage: “When we say climate, we mean business”

    Entry into the Pure Advantage “Green Growth” campaign by Climate Justice Aotearoa.

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  • October issue of The Spark – expanded election issue

    Read the October issue of The Spark here This month we present an expanded issue of The Spark which puts forward a socialist position on the upcoming general elections.*This starts with an assessment of the Mana Party project from a socialist point of view.  In the following pages we have an assessment of other major

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  • Southern Paprika Limited dispute outcome

    The following article updates on an earlier post on this blog in which we reprinted a September 7 press release by the Northern Amalgamated Workers Union. On the 28th of September SPL (Warkworth) and Northern AWUNZ Union signed an agreement brokered through the Department of Labour to settle their dispute over the 13 workers made redundant on

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  • ‘We Are The University’ – A Firsthand Perspective on the Auckland University occupation

    This article is written by a Workers Party sympathiser at Auckland University Once again the mainstream media establishment have neglected to tell all sides of a story – in this case regarding the autonomous student action that resulted in an occupation at the University of Auckland on the 26th of September. I feel that my

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  • The Queer Avengers March On

    This interview with Queer Avengers spokesman and Workers Party member Jason Froch was first printed on GayNZ. “Queer our Schools” is the first campaign to be born from Wellington-based group The Queer Avengers, which emerged from the Queer the Night march in the capital. We find out more about the group and what changes it wants in

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  • Vic Students Make Some Noise

    This article was originally published in the SA Anti-Capitalist Uni Special. By Joel Cosgrove, Workers Party member and former VUWSA President. Students at Victoria University have started to fight the cuts and redundancies that have become commonplace over the last five-seven years. The most recent attack that started the current fightback was a change proposal

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