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Book Review: Europe’s New Strongman
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 10:14 am | Byron Clark
While there has hardly been a shortage of strongman leaders for the right to admire in recent years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stood out. Last year Vox referred to him as “The American right’s favourite strongman”1 and British ... More >>
Black and Indigenous Lives Matter: Ferguson protests Wgtn
Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 4:48 pm | Byron Clark
In Wellington at the symbolic time of 12:01pm a protest march was held in solidarity with the people of Ferguson, USA. A collection of between 50-60 (mostly high-school students) gathered to show their support and outrage at the ongoing police violence ... More >>
Fiji Election: Crooks in Suits
Monday, 20 October 2014, 4:32 pm | Byron Clark
On September 17 Fiji held its first election since Voreqe “Frank” Bainimarama seized power in a 2006 coup. With his Fiji First party receiving 59.2% of the vote, Bainimarama will remain in power. More >>
National and its right wing friends
Monday, 11 August 2014, 3:21 pm | Byron Clark
National today appears to be seeing a level of popularity unheard of in the MMP era. But behind the polls, the reality is much more mundane. Most political polls exclude undecided voters and those planning not to cast a ballot, yet these groups can occasionally ... More >>
MANA gets it right on Pacific migration
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 4:21 pm | Byron Clark
Following questions directed at Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse from opposition MPs and media regarding a meeting with businessman and National Party donor Donghua Liu, who in Woodhouses words “had ideas about investor policies and his experience ... More >>
Why the Internet Party is resonating
Monday, 5 May 2014, 1:47 pm | Byron Clark
In the March issue of Fightback we examined the politics at the then new Internet Party. The verdict at that time was that “there is no sign that it represents a progressive force”. There have been some developments since then, Kim Dotcom has ... More >>
The Internet Party: A progressive force?
Monday, 3 February 2014, 11:27 am | Byron Clark
The Internet Party is going to fundamentally change this country’s political landscape, apparently. It’s unusual for a party that has not registered with the electoral commission, and who haven’t announced any concrete policy or candidates, to be ... More >>
300 hotel workers strike in Fiji
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 5:01 pm | Byron Clark
On December 31 close to three hundred workers at Sheraton Fiji, Sheraton Villas, and Westin Denarau Island Resort took industrial action. Workers held a spontaneous protest against the unilateral removal of their staff benefits. More >>
NZ and Pacific nations still poles apart on labour mobility
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:12 pm | Byron Clark
On September 26th acting NZ High Commissioner Sarah Wong joined Barret Salato, Director of the Solomon Islands Labour Mobility Unit in Honiara to make an announcement about Solomon Islanders working in New Zealand. More >>
The dangers of deep sea oil drilling
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 4:44 pm | Byron Clark
Last month the government announced that nearly 434,000 square kilometres of land and ocean floor in New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone would be opened up for oil and gas exploration. The areas in include onshore areas in Taranaki, the East ... More >>
Historian fundraising to publish book on Occupy Christchurch
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 2:02 pm | Byron Clark
Christchurch activist Byron Clark is fundraising to record an oral history of the Occupy movement in the city. “We don’t know exactly how much the Occupy movement will change the world, but Time named ‘The Protester’ as their person of the ... More >>
