Archive for January 30th, 2008

Food sovereignty

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

The future of New Zealand’s grocery market continues to wind its way through the courts.
Last year the High Court overruled the Commerce Commission’s decision to prevent either Foodstuffs or Woolworths from buying the Warehouse. The Commerce Commission is now appealing that decision and a result is expected from Justice Mallon shortly. […]

Russel’s response to Helen Clark

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Here’s Russel again, this time responding to the Prime Minister’s speech this morning.

And Frog’s got a few questions for the Prime Minister:
If the problem is the poverty caused by the 1991 Mother of All Budget cuts, why is the solution keeping young people in schools (or other forms of education) and a $9 million programme […]

Military style boot camps for young people

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Hmm, I guess John Key was a fan of what was allegedly going on in the Ureweras after all.
[edit] Oh, and take the chance while it’s still on the website to listen to Radio NZ’s Morning Report interview with the Lieutenant Colonel Phil McKee of the Limited Service Volunteer scheme out of Burnham Military Camp. […]