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  • Operation 8: Crown over-reaches

    On October 15th, 2007, the Armed Defenders Squad arrested 18 anarchists and Tūhoe, shutting Ruatoki down at gunpoint. On the 8th of November, the Crown dropped the terrorism charges used to justify their arrests. On Tuesday the 6th of September this year, the Crown announced its decision to drop the charges for 13 of the Read more

  • Kiribati workers, members of Northern AWUNZ, fight redundancies and racism in Warkworth

    The press release below was issued today (7/9/11) by the Northern Amalgamated Workers Union  which is in a redundancy dispute with Southern Paprika Limited. We note that the RSE policy is external to the union. Media Release: Kiribati workers fight horticulture redundancies in Warkworth For immediate publication Workers at capsicum grower Southern Paprika Limited in Read more

  • Gisborne City District councillor stands up for socialism

    Jared Phillips, coordinating editor of The Spark In early September Gisborne City District councillor Manu Caddie hit back against a local figure who is critical of socialism and who was attempting to discredit Caddie by labelling him a socialist. This occurred within a debate over rates differentials.  In an opinion piece in The Gisborne Herald Read more

  • ‘Other People’s Wars’: Real journalism exposing NZ imperialism

     Joel Cosgrove, Workers Party, Wellington Anyone who reads the book will know more about New Zealand military and what it did in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Gulf than any politician in parliament  – Nicky Hager. With his latest book Nicky Hager has blown away the tightly controlled political and military cover for New Zealand’s involvement in Read more

  • In Hamilton: An evening with a shack-dwellers’ movement leader

    S’bu Zikode has been President of the Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement in South Africa since 2005. ABM is the largest organisation of the poor in South Africa and campaigns for housing, water and electricity supplies for the poorest South Africans.   When: Saturday September 3.   Where: Te Whare o Te Ata (Fairfield/Chartwell Community House), 60A Sare Crescent, Fairfield, Hamilton. Read more

  • GLBT campaigning in Wellington – interview with Queer Avengers

    The following interview is with Kassie Hartendorp (Wellington Workers Party branch organiser and Schools Out facilitator and chair of Queer Avengers).  And Jason Frock (Wellington Workers Party branch education officer, Schools Out facilitator, and trainee-coordinator of the Wellington Gay Welfare Group and member of the Queer Avengers). Both have been in highly involved in the Read more