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Remembering the troops from our patch
Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 9:16 am | Don Franks
At the end of our street, there’s a little stone memorial. It was raised in 1920, for local working people whose lives were cut short or ruined by the Great War. The young men from Holloway Road and surrounding streets came from tiny dwellings of ... More >>
Maple Menace
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 7:32 am | Don Franks
Now we know that political agitators complaining about Chinese investment in New Zealand have been chasing the wrong bus. Statistics recently released in the NZ Herald show that from January 2013 to December 2014, the biggest direct foreign investor ... More >>
Prison violence, where's it heading?
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 10:56 am | Don Franks
Apart from a few one off nights after political demonstrations, I only spent one period in prison. More >>
Labour's TPP conditions
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 3:27 pm | Don Franks
The NZ Labour party has set down self described "non negotiable"conditions for signing the TPP. More >>
Supporting the foreigners
Thursday, 16 July 2015, 2:28 pm | Don Franks
"What we need is an outright ban on foreigners owning land or houses in New Zealand, a tough capital gains tax to drive local speculators and investors out of the housing market and a massive state house building programme to meet the housing ... More >>
Poem: AUSTERITY
Sunday, 12 July 2015, 10:58 am | Don Franks
Words, such handy little things So much those printed soldier boys can do those little life enhancers saving us from the unpleasantness keeping our tepid brains from harm, since God died we live in our brains so its important now to keep that ... More >>
Fonterra, treating workers like cattle
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 4:35 pm | Don Franks
After several days of rumors, Fonterra today confirmed a series of massive job cuts. More >>
Andrew's little Poem
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 9:19 am | Don Franks
Twas the night before Budget When just for a change Andrew Little’s thought’s did more widely range Labour’s leader cast round in his mind for an angle On which a publicity moment might dangle Some little device that would draw camera’s near More >>
Labour: punishing the poor
Monday, 11 May 2015, 12:37 pm | Don Franks
The New Zealand Labour Party strike a soft cuddly note at the top of their web page: “New Zealand should be the fairest, most decent society in the world. And we can get there together by focussing on the positive things that really matter to Kiwi ... More >>
World War 1 - what's changed 100 years on?
Friday, 24 April 2015, 2:45 pm | Don Franks
16,697 New Zealanders were killed and 41,317 were wounded during World war I. Around another thousand men died within five years of the war's end, as a result of injuries sustained. The lives of countless other men and women were blighted by the conflict. ... More >>
Winston Peters and Northland workers
Sunday, 29 March 2015, 10:59 pm | Don Franks
Yes, it will be nice to see the smirk wiped off John Key's face if, as seems likely, Winston Peters wins tomorrow's Northland by election. More >>
A Mate for Solidarity - Don Franks
Monday, 9 March 2015, 10:05 am | Don Franks
A 20 year-old recycling truck driver critically injured by the machine he was operating has died. In an awful accident that need not have happened. More >>
Don Franks : What NZ Can Teach the Iraqi Army?
Monday, 2 March 2015, 9:55 am | Don Franks
Of all the things our government might do with our dough, they’ve decided to spend millions training the Iraqi army. Why? Few countries soldiers have enjoyed such breadth and depth of training as the Iraqi army. More >>
"They are out there murdering people"
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 4:20 pm | Don Franks
New Zealand's contribution to oppressed peoples’ fighting US imperialism will be high on the agenda of his talks in Wellington today with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. More >>
Don Franks : Andrew Little is a Cake of Soap
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 9:31 am | Don Franks
Labour party leader Andrew Little is advertising for a new chief press secretary to head his party's media and communications strategy. A nice well paid office job here for somebody, but there's a catch. More >>
Future of Work Commission: Labour's shrewd move
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 2:04 pm | Don Franks
Lunging boldly towards John Key, shouting "Cut the crap!" - Andrew Little was great, wasn't he? Labour's new leader spoke for many people fed up with Key's flippant arrogant deceit. Andrew Little nailing the Prime minister on lying about contacting a rightwing ... More >>
Pike River Mine: the Final Cover up?
Friday, 7 November 2014, 2:14 pm | Don Franks
They confirmed yesterday they won’t allow Pike River mine re-entry to recover bodies of 29 workers killed in November 2010. More >>
Thwarting National's tea-break busting bill
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 3:28 pm | Don Franks
National's tea break busting bill will pass through parliament this week. What will this mean? The Government's Employment Relations Amendment Bill makes several changes, including removal of guaranteed tea breaks and meal breaks. More >>
Our rulers prepare for war
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 3:56 pm | Don Franks
“America is back at war in the Middle East, and Prime Minister John Key is weighing up what to contribute. In truth, there are few options.” More >>
Why Labour wasn't worth the worker's ticks
Thursday, 25 September 2014, 11:25 am | Don Franks
In his September 24th post "the election that left one third of us behind", Bryan Gould put some basic questions: More >>
