By Dr Muriel Newman | From: NZCPR | November 22 2014 Last week the Waitangi Tribunal released WAI 1040 – a report into the claim by Ngapuhi and other northern iwi that their chiefs did not cede sovereignty to the Crown when they signed the Treaty of Waitangi. This first stage of their inquiry began in…
Phil Vine | TV3 | 5 Nov 2014 The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has responded to election week allegations it carries out mass surveillance on New Zealanders, denying its programmes are for anything other than cyber security. Senior spies at the GCSB’s headquarters in Wellington came forward this week, speaking with 3rd Degree, because…
Andrea Vance | Sunday Star Times | 9 Nov 2014 ‘‘I DON’T want to overstate the risk,’’ Prime Minister John Key said in his much-amped speech on the growing threat of Islamist terrorism. You might be puzzled to learn, then, that Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne has cancelled just two passports so far this year.…
Scoop | 4 Nov 2014 Press Release: Banking Ombudsman 4 November 2014 New quick guide on why banks pay local body rates arrears, then charge customer Why banks can take money from customer bank accounts to pay their council rates arrears is explained in a new Banking Ombudsman Scheme quick guide on payment of overdue…
The Contrail | 4 Nov 2014 I don’t know if you saw the propaganda on the “Rethink” program on TV3 this morning about the draconian Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill (modelled on Australia’s) that’s presently going through Parliament’s legislative process at present which is expected to be implemented in early 2015. Dr Shaun Holt,…
Glenn Greenwald and Ryan Gallagher | The Intercept | 17 Oct 2014 Agents from New Zealand’s national police force ransacked the home of a prominent independent journalist earlier this month who was collaborating with The Intercept on stories from the NSA archive furnished by Edward Snowden. The stated purpose of the 10-hour police raid was to identify the source for allegations that…
Michael Field | Stuff | 1 Oct 2014 Surveillance technology that uses high definition cameras and software that can put names to faces and owners to cars is coming to Auckland. See video The surveillance has the capability to also scan social media and news websites. Auckland Transport, the regional transport provider, announced the multi-million…
The Vinny Eastwood Show | 15 Sept 2014 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VNSTA-jX40?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] Video script Ladies and gentlemen, John Key, Leader of the National Party Prime Minister Of New Zealand since 2008 Everyone Voted for him without knowing his track record, Who he worked for, Where his career originated & how he does business today. By the end…
Andrea Vance | Sunday Star Times | 12 Oct 2014 OPINION: Welcome to the politics of fear. Chiming in with other Western governments, Prime Minister John Key has signalled he will once again overhaul spying legislation. Last year, foreign spying powers were beefed up, on the pretext of an illegal snooping scandal. This time around,…
NZ Herald | 12 Oct 2014 It would be “odd” for New Zealand not join the fight against ISIS when so many of our major trading partners were already involved, Prime Minister John Key said this morning. Appearing on TVNZ’s Q&A this morning, Prime Minister John Key said he was still considering what role New…