WORKRIGHTS NZ
Five arrested in migrant labour exploitation probe http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/five-arrested-in-migrant-labour-exploitation-probe-5264340/video
Forestry bosses have blood on their hands http://iso.org.nz/2012/12/10/forestry-bosses-have-blood-on-their-hands/
Being fired for union membership is disgraceful http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00128/being-fired-for-union-membership-is-disgraceful.htm
Streamlined wage scrutiny makes smaller pay rise likely http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10852254
Insecurity picket on TV1 (at 5m 15s) http://tvnz.co.nz/one-news/2012-12-05-video-5263949
Regulate Security Firms – Union http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2540571/regulate-security-firms-union
Govt Cannot Absolve Themselves Of Hillside Responsibilty http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00068/govt-cannot-absolve-themselves-of-hillside-responsibilty.htm
Home carers launch case for travel pay http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/home-carers-launch-case-travel-pay-5235787
Worker clocks up 160km to go to jobs http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/8006085/Worker-clocks-up-160km-to-go-to-jobs
Campaign against youth minimum wage launched http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10850452
Carter Holt Harvey job losses averted http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00098/carter-holt-harvey-job-losses-averted.htm
MPs told starting-out wage repugnant to justice http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/122737/mps-told-starting-out-wage-repugnant-to-justice
Raw Audio: Tour Guide Fired Over Hobbit Incident, Union Membership http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1212/S00063/raw-audio-tour-guide-fired-over-hobbit-incident-union-post.htm
Kill the Hobbit Subsidies to Save Regular Earth http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-04/kill-the-hobbit-subsidies-to-save-regular-earth.html
The Hobbit – tainted love by Helen Kelly Trades Union Council President http://robin.hosts.net.nz/~admin219/helen-kellys-column-3/#more-24647
Govt ignored SME worker warnings http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/8019152/Govt-ignored-SME-worker-warnings
Court backs worker on Kiwisaver http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/8030688/Court-backs-workers-on-KiwiSaver
Company fined $50k after teenage worker crushed http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10852548
NUPE: Fishery Officers Undervalued http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00192/fishery-officers-undervalued.htm
Immigration New Zealand Shatters Migrants’ Holidays & Future http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00190/immigration-new-zealand-shatters-migrants-holidays-future.htm
POVERTY & WELFARE DEBATE
Report on child poverty a breakthrough for kiwi children http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00159/report-on-child-poverty-a-breakthrough-for-kiwi-children.htm
Raising family income key to addressing child poverty http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1212/S00164/raising-family-income-key-to-addressing-child-poverty.htm
More investment needed to reduce cost of child poverty http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00156/more-investment-needed-to-reduce-cost-of-child-poverty.htm
EAG Report Highlights Lack of Access to Financial Assistance http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00157/eag-report-highlights-lack-of-access-to-financial-assistance.htm
Downturn making kids sick, Govt urged to act now http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10853044
Bare Your Soles for Child Poverty http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00077/bare-your-soles-for-child-poverty.htm
Beneficiary Impact – Come get what is rightfully yours http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00133/beneficiary-impact-come-get-what-is-rightfully-yours.htm
So many sick Maori and Pacific children – Government must http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00129/so-many-sick-maori-and-pacific-children-government-must.htm
HRC: Call for national plan to end child poverty http://www.hrc.co.nz/2012/call-for-national-plan-to-end-child-poverty
Feed the Kids http://mana.net.nz/2012/12/feed-the-kids/
Poverty Watch 15 http://thestandard.org.nz/poverty-watch-15/
Beneficiary Impact sees ‘shocking need for food grants’ http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/beneficiary-impact-sees-shocking-need-food-grants/5/143033
NZ ECONOMY
New Zealand’s big four banks are the developed world’s most profitable, ahead even of their Australian parents http://www.interest.co.nz/news/59937/new-zealands-big-four-banks-are-developed-worlds-most-profitable-ahead-even-their-austral
TPP PROTESTS
Unions ask the tough questions about the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00187/unions-ask-the-tough-questions-about-the-tppa.htm
Comment by Mike Treen, Unite National Director at TPPA protest 8.12.12
Policeman shoves Mike Treen in the throat
Two thirds of New Zealanders wary of TPP that allows foreign investors to sue http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00188/two-thirds-wary-of-tpp-that-allows-foreign-investors-to-sue.htm
Jane Kelsey: Secret talks breed scepticism http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10853401
Protesters condemn ‘secret trade deals’ http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/8059002/Protesters-condemn-secret-trade-deals
Gordon Campbell: NZ’s embarrassing TPP overtures to the US http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1212/S00068/gordon-campbell-nzs-embarrassing-tpp-overtures-to-the-us.htm
Plea for Government to prove commitment to democracy http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1212/S00161/plea-for-government-to-prove-commitment-to-democracy.htm
Secret trade deal will affect the cost of health care in New Zealand http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2012/december-2012/10/secret-trade-deal-will-affect-the-cost-of-health-care-in-new-zealand.aspx
Mana: TPPA Negotiations = Giving Away our Sovereignty for Pie in the Sky http://mana.net.nz/2012/12/tppa-negotiations-giving-away-our-sovereignty-for-pie-in-the-sky/
Citizen A TPP Special with Martyn Bomber Bradbury, Mike Dolan from Teamsters & Professor Jane Kelsey http://livenews.co.nz/2012/12/citizen-a-tpp-special-with-martyn-bomber-bradbury-mike-dolan-from-teamsters-professor-jane-kelsey/
Al Jazeera backgrounds TPPA – potential ‘corporate coup d’etat’ http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/global-al-jazeera-backgrounds-tppa-potential-corporate-coup-detat-8171-0
Police presence high http://www.3news.co.nz/Police-presence-high-at-Auckland-Trans-Pacific-Partnership-protest/tabid/423/articleID/279698/Default.aspx
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/protesters-try-force-way-into-free-trade-talks-5273255
Policing stupid and provocative http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/policing-tpp-provocative-and-stupid/5/142910
Copyright clampdown – How we use the internet and access to music, books, and films are at risk in the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations, sector groups claim. Geoff Cumming hears their concerns http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10852640
The TPP – what does it mean for science? http://sciblogs.co.nz/griffins-gadgets/2012/12/05/the-tpp-what-does-it-mean-for-science/
TPPA a threat to the environment https://climatejusticetaranaki.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/media-release-tppa-a-threat-to-the-environment/
Briar Mannering: Put NZ’s health before interests of big pharma http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10852419
TPPA Secret Deals http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=DcozSFrY-_I&NR=1
Video: NZ Police Assault Woman Protester At TPPA Protest http://livenews.co.nz/2012/12/video-nz-police-assault-woman-protester-at-ttpa-protest/
D8 TPPA Shutdown Protesters Refuse To Be Ignored http://occupysavvy.com/2012/12/08/d8-tppa-shutdown-protesters-refuse-to-be-ignored/
"Like GI in the Sunshine"- Police Thuggery at #D8 #TPPA protests. http://socialistaotearoa.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/like-gi-in-sunshine-police-thuggery-at.html
Marama Davidson Speaks for Maori Against the TPPA
