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Focusing entirely on local politics this week with a discussion of the multitude of ways that the National coalition government is currently attacking Māori alongside the longer term goals encompassed by the ACT Party’s racist “Treaty Principles” bill.
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Pmax, Jack
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:38 New Zealand's Most Explicitly Racist Government
7:04 Media and Government
10:59 Dissecting the Sectors
16:34 Health Warning Scale
21:24 Māori and Pasifika in Healthcare
26:01 What Comes After the Cuts
27:56 The Media Class
32:53 Syndication
34:10 Treaty Principles Bill
47:43 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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We chat with Anthony Metcalf and Martyn Pepperell about the state of the music and entertainment industries, what’s happening on the ground and what’s exciting for the future.
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Mitch, Anthony, Martyn
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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Pmax talks about everybody's favourite pedagogical comparisons and why they might not be the silver bullet for our own education woes.
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We’re joined by special guest Bevan Holloway to discuss his report on the Ministerial Advisory Group hijacking review processes to drastically change the curriculum while ignoring expert advice, process and institutional norms. We discuss the issues, the details and the implications alongside the broader rightwing strategy to subvert democracy in favour of ideologues.
bevanholloway.com/2024/08/28/how-a-special-interest-group-took-over-the-refresh-of-the-new-zealand-curriculum/
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Stephanie, Bevan
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:43 The Curriculum Review
7:15 A Brief Rundown
16:36 How Does This Happen With the Ministry
21:25 Removal of Experts
23:31 Killing Ideology
28:45 Curriculum vs Programme
32:38 Picking Up the Pieces of Coverage
37:06 AI in the Classrooms
39:28 Cubical Farming
43:44 How Can We Pushback
49:59 Closings
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System Change Aotearoa have kindly provided us the audio from their 20 August 2024 public meeting about a radical left party in NZ. Enjoy!
Do we need a new party of the radical left? This is a crucial question facing anticapitalists in Aotearoa today.
We live in an era of extreme inequality. The threat of climate breakdown looms over everything. Yet governments around the world sit idly by as the rich get richer and the climate crisis worsens.
On the left, we see a clear explanation for this: the capitalist system is designed to always prioritise corporate profits over people and planet. Yet right-wing populism is on the rise, scapegoating minorities for society's problems. Aotearoa now has the most right-wing government in decades, pursuing an agenda of austerity whilst attacking Te Tiriti.
We must organise to fight back. But do we need a new party to do this?
System Change Aotearoa is excited to host Sue Bradford to speak on this vital topic. Sue is a lifelong activist who has been fighting for working people for decades. She will be drawing on her experience as a former Green Party MP and candidate for Mana, as she shares her thoughts on why a new party is necessary.
Sue published a paper on this subject in 2017. She argued that the role of such a party is not merely to stand in elections. We are talking about a party which seeks to organise the resistance to capitalism across society, in workplaces and in the streets, and in Parliament only when it is strategic to do so.
Elliot Crossan will be speaking on behalf of System Change. He will be speaking on the rebirth of the radical left across the world in the last decade, and why the time for a new party is right.
Website: systemchange.nz
FB: facebook.com/systemchangenz
Insta: instagram.com/systemchangeaotearoa
Twitter: twitter.com/systemchangenz
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This week we talk about the clear lack of shift in the US genocide policy, including the recent escalation by IOF in the West Bank and VP Harris continuing Biden’s platform. In NZ the right-wing National coalition continues to break norms while passing anti-democratic policy without a mandate or giving the public an opportunity to make submissions - we discuss the last minute change to “gang laws” and the hijacking of the curriculum review.
Bevan Holloway’s Curriculum Investigation
This episode’s co-hosts
Simon, Kyle, Gigi
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:32 The Ongoing Genocide on Palestinians
5:59 USA Number 1 (At Aiding Genocide)
10:15 Gigi Joins for An American’s Perspective
14:06 Liberal Media Darlings
26:27 Gang Law Changes
42:40 Education Review
58:00 Political Optics
1:01:01 Closings
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Here's some RAW and UNFILTERED commentary from the chalkface. @PedagogyMaxima takes you through his perspective of the education sector - from ECE to Tertiary.
https://www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2024-05/pc-inq-fcfa-sub-082-douglas-g-higgins.pdf
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The DNC Convention showcased the best of entertainment propaganda to run cover for US genocide complicity but they still couldn’t help themselves but reiterate their thirst for bloodshed. Closer to home lobbying and corruption accelerate in NZ under one of the most regressive governments we’ve ever had.
This episode’s co-hosts
Stephanie, Kyle, Josephine, Ginny
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:00 DNC
19:43 Lobbying and Corruption
35:32 Education Curriculum Review
45:56 Incrementalism
1:03:38 Too Much to Cover
1:06:37 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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We discuss the incredibly punitive changes to MSD social welfare systems, the introduction of new RSE rules and the open war being waged in NZ by the capital class on the most vulnerable workers.
This episode’s co-hosts
Philip, Josephine, Simon, Kyle
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:17 Benefit Changes
31:24 RSE Changes
55:58 Closings
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We talk with University of Canterbury’s Jeremy Moses about BDS actions at UoC, countries boycotting Nagasaki commemorations and the shift of NZ towards integration with US military interests.
https://mickhall.substack.com/p/nz-not-attending-nagasaki-event-insists
https://x.com/jeremy_moses/status/1821777442694140009This episode’s co-hosts
Ginny, Jeremy, Kyle
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:28 Actual Good News From University of Canterbury
7:29 Feeling of Paralysis
12:31 States Standing with Israel
19:15 Gap Between Opinion and Leadership
25:26 Interoperability Between US Military and NZ
32:16 AI Technologies
41:01 Weapons in New Zealand
48:15 Unlocking New Supplies of Weapons
56:32 New Harris Ticket
58:23 What Happens Under a Trump Presidency
1:02:40 Disenfranchisement
1:05:57 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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The National coalition government continues to decimate NZ’s public service and enact disastrous policy even as evidence and public opinion mount against them - we discuss the anti-democratic attack on Health services and the recently released Abuse in State Care report. Over in the US their genocide complicity has a new coat of paint in Kamala Harris, and liberals are flocking to the new campaign.
This episode’s co-hosts
Kieran, Kyle, Philip
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:05 Health Funding Changes
6:11 The Language of Deficit
9:34 Healthcare KPIs
12:15 Abuse in State Care Report
21:56 For Once Good Reporting
23:30 Leaning into Discomfort
28:40 Netanyahu Visits the US
30:36 Maintaining the McMansions
35:01 A Standing Ovation to Genocide
37:48 Capital D Democratic
43:18 Parasocial Political Dissonance
50:31 Fighting Before They’ve Won
1:07:04 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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We’re joined by Kieran Kelly and Jeremy Rose to go over the ICJ Advisory Opinion of 19 July 2024 - “Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”. We talk about the details of the case, the rulings and implications and touch on how NZ should respond.
Executive Summary of the OpinionThis episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Kieran, Jeremy
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
4:51 The ICJ vs The ICC
10:15 History of the Ruling
11:56 History of the Territories
17:32 Responsibility of Government to its People
20:47 Going Over the Ruling
30:00 Three Types of Conduct
30:40 How New Zealand Should Respond
34:48 Outposts vs Encampments
36:54 Getting Ahead of Disagreements
38:10 Exploitation of Natural Resources
40:37 Rules of Occupation
45:15 Things That Can’t Be Undone
47:40 Sanctions and Legal Challenges
49:35 Annexation and Apartheid
52:43 Ethnic Cleansing
57:58 State Solutions
1:00:55 Media Language
1:02:50 Annexation
1:03:39 “Only Democracy in the Middle East”
1:07:22 Discriminatory Legislation
1:08:26 Required Reading
1:11:19 Never Again
1:12:36 Self Determination
1:13:23 What the ICJ Said Should Happen
1:16:42 Like Minded Countries
1:18:27 Restitution
1:19:25 Right to Self Defense
1:22:01 New Zealand's New Movement
1:24:31 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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The ICJ has ruled the Israeli occupation of Palestine illegal. Donald Trump was shot at - what does this mean for the campaign and US politics. And what does a Trump/Vance ticket look like alongside increasingly misanthropic legislation - we look at the immense increase in anti-trans legislative attempts over the last few years.
This episode’s co-hosts
Gigi, Ginny, Kyle, Simon
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:56 ICJ Ruling
8:30 Trump Shot At
24:52 Perpetrated Political Violence
29:33 “Please Don’t Be Trans”
33:17 JD Vance
40:02 Cruel Policy
52:07 Court Rulings and Gender Affirming Policy
1:06:33 An International Issue for Everyone
1:20:02 Closings
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UK Labour have won the 2024 General Election and we break down what happened, why and what this means for Labour and the left. What opportunities and risks does UK politics present over the next four years? And in the US the crisis of leadership continues as rumblings within the DNC about Biden increase, while his core supporters double-down on his run.
This episode’s co-hosts
Branko, John, Kyle, Oliver
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:09 Democrat Panic
11:22 Campaign Expectations
19:15 UK Labor
39:08 The Great Election Loses
44:24 Corbyn
49:25 The Problems with UK Labor
54:14 Easy Mode Politics
58:25 New Zealand Perception
1:03:48 First Past the Post
1:07:19 Final Words and Closing
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Back for another week of current events we kick it off with the US Presidential debate then descend into Israel’s seeming insistence on turning their genocide into a war on multiple fronts. Julian Assange is free, but Kanaky Independence leaders have been taken prisoner and shipped to France. And in NZ the National coalition is increasingly cruel and unfettered by evidence or reality.
This episode’s co-hosts
Simon, Kyle, Ginny, Finlay
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:23 US Presidential Debates
17:05 Israel
22:23 Julian Assange
27:58 Kanaky
32:02 Bootcamps
51:33 A Failed Coup
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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Another current events episode, another week where there’s too much happening. We talk NZ infrastructure failures, Ministers who seem to be the antithesis of their roles, Luxon gaffes, Sinophobia and US disinfo, and the continuing genocide in Gaza.
This episode’s co-hosts
Oliver, Kyle
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
0:53 Northland Pylon
3:35 Beached Interislander
5:02 Disability Top Up Removed
7:42 The Cost Benefit Analysis of Animal Extinction
12:52 Mining Interests
15:32 Scandals Have No Sticking Power
18:21 The C Listers
22:53 Chinese Spies in New Zealand
29:45 Reuters Investigation
40:08 On Gaza
46:20 Closings
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We chat with Rowan Wernham, director of upcoming documentary Pistachio Wars, about water privatisation in California and the impact that billionaire agriculture has on the environment, local populations and global politics.
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Rowan
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
4:06 Film Overview
14:44 Climate Backlash
18:54 Water Crisis
21:53 Growing Pistachios
30:32 The Human Cost
40:08 Power Dynamics
49:03 Parallels with New Zealand and Three Waters
55:35 Iranian Lobbying
1:03:36 Israel Apologia
1:12:46 Distributing a Documentary
1:19:30 Closings
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Another week with too many big events - we cover a bunch of them with as much depth as we can cram into an hour and a half. We discuss Israeli atrocities in the Nuseirat Massacre, the mid-week EU elections, the politics of NZ infrastructure, and the destitute state of NZ media when it attempts reportage on China.
This episode’s co-hosts
Ginny, Josephine, Kyle, Mark, Simon
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:59 Nuseirat Massacre
14:53 EU Elections
25:32 Infrastructure Politics
47:17 A New Rise in Sinophobia
1:25:03 Closings
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We host James Harris co-founder of Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage to talk about his time in the West Bank and his belief that challenging Christian Zionism is a key factor to stopping the genocide.
This episode’s co-hosts
James, Mitch, Kyle
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
4:24 Christian Zionism
12:37 Christian Nationalism in the USA
14:40 Time in Gaza
22:58 The Direct Impact of Christian Zionism
31:37 Clash of Civilizations
36:30 Travelling Through a Settlement
46:35 What's the Solution
51:41 Right Wing Zionism
57:10 Palestinian Christian Voices
58:48 What The West Can Be Doing
1:00:03 Closings
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We discuss the train wreck of UK politics and how it’s indicative of right-wing reactionary drift in western democracies. The US is playing the same game as it continues supporting a genocide and implementing Trump-era policy under a Democratic president. And things aren’t much better here in Aotearoa, either.
This episode’s co-hosts
Ginny, John, Kyle, Philip, Simon
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:57 UK Election News
3:56 Luke Akehurst
9:20 UK Labour Election Approach
20:34 Tory Polling
23:20 UK / NZ Parallels
28:55 Moving the Posts Right
35:27 International Rules Based Order
38:59 Israel Added to List of States Committing Violations Against Children
43:44 Strategic Interest to US Dwindling
49:06 Cancer Treatment Policies
52:16 Health Promises in Campaigns
58:24 Testing the Waters and Year One
1:08:28 Chippy’s Labour
1:17:05 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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