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In reality, the student teacher is the single most exploited worker in education. If you posit this to education higher-ups, many would probably argue they aren’t really workers. That’s how normalised the terrible conditions of student teaching are.
Read MoreThe coming election should be the easiest win imaginable for the Labour Party. Instead, per the latest right-wing poll, they’re set to lose. This is attributable to Labour leader Chris Hipkins. He has the charisma of wet cardboard and he’s a pathetic loser.
Read MorePalestine Free from the River to the Sea is not just running candidates in an election it is trying to raise awareness of issues. We chose this name because Palestinians do not enjoy fundamental human rights and freedoms. Our demand is for nothing more than basic human rights and the acceptance of international law.
Read MoreWith the passage this week of a draconian death penalty law that is effectively designed only to apply to Palestinians, more people around the world than ever are noticing that Israelis are in a very dark place.
Read MoreNew Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman would’ve been hoping for a less eventful backdrop to just her third Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled for 8th April. Instead, the US and Israel’s reckless barbarism in the Middle East has thrown the global economy into a rapid tailspin of stagflation, with New Zealand’s already sluggish economic recovery now facing surging oil prices, uncertain fuel supplies, severely disrupted trade flows, and all the domestic economic disruption which inevitably follows.
Read MoreWe think it is important to note that all organisations (and organisers!) will mess up at some point; what matters is the willingness to repair and grow.
Read MoreWhen Hipkins was accused of bad behaviour by his ex-wife, my first response to his teary face on the news was lol, I hate that guy–the same thing I always feel. It’s maddening to watch people stubbornly forget that Labour’s unprecedented majority win involved folding against Covid, faffing around with the most timid reforms possible, and handing power to the most unpopular National-led government in decades.
Read MoreHonouring, activating, and even understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi is not the orthodoxy in our current political environment. The past two and a half years have seen a barrage of attacks on both Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding partnership agreement of this country, and on how Te Tiriti o Waitangi functions in practice in organisations like Health New Zealand and Oranga Tamariki, the two largest single employers of social workers in the country.
Read MoreOn the day that 16 people were killed with brutal violence at Bondi Beach, 9 people were added to the death toll of brutal violence in Gaza. One fact is news that has reverberated globally for weeks. One fact means almost nothing to the world. One fact has seen politics and laws debated. The other will change nothing. One fact will be weaponised. One fact will be brushed aside.
Read MoreThere is a distinction between going out to eat, and being fed. The former, for me, is something active that you do as a diner – you might dress up, head out, and spend your hard-earned money at any one of the thousand restaurants that the city has to offer.
Read MoreIn the immediate aftermath of violent attacks, social media often fills the information vacuum before verified facts are available. That space is increasingly occupied by AI-generated deepfakes and manipulated “breaking news” content designed to mislead, inflame, and spread fear.
Read MoreWe speak with Jen Shields about the ideologically motivated, against all evidence, decision by the National coalition government to effectively ban puberty blockers specifically for trans children.
Read MoreThe New Zealand Government has been sitting on its hands when it comes to Palestine, leaving many wondering why it has abandoned its independent foreign policy along with its principles and robust support for international law.
Read MoreThe "leftist activist" who spent a decade working undercover for New Zealand police and intelligence
Read MoreTranscript: 1/200 S2E149 - Sport NZ and Transgender Inclusion
This episode of 1/200 was recorded on July 26 released on July 27 2025
Read MoreI was seriously disappointed to read a long article from Duncan Greive which discusses and quotes extensively from Sarah McBride's interview with Ezra Klein - one that generated extensive discussion amongst trans communities internationally a full month ago when it aired - and takes a similarly naive, centrist position along the lines of "how can we effectively argue and bargain for our rights while we compromise and allow disinformation campaigns to push the Overton window further right?"
Read MoreThe Government knew this was going to happen. Remember Chris Luxon chiding local government about ‘doing the basics’ and David Seymour’s announcement that ACT are standing candidates in the local elections this year. They knew this was going to happen because they made it happen.
It’s to do with water, and water reforms - both the binned Three Waters/Affordable Water Act and the current Government’s Local Water Done Well reforms.
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