Tag Archives: Politics

the War on Drugs has been a Crime against Humanity

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Bus Tunnel Studios

RNZ story. From Nine to Noon, 1 December 2016, story on the RNZ Site with Audio [ War on Drugs Failure ] ‘We are just recycling vulnerable people’ The war on drugs has been a “failure”, international experts say. Is … Continue reading →

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Child poverty: Are we there yet? Without targets, we’re lost

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Bus Tunnel Studios

RNZ .co.nz      5:20 pm on 4 October 2016 By Max Rashbrooke @MaxRashbrooke source story [ RNZ Post ]   Opinion – Anyone planning their summer holiday will already be thinking about the logistics – the plane tickets, the car hire, … Continue reading →

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Minimum wage ‘doesn’t really cut it’

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Bus Tunnel Studios

8:42 am 1 July 2016 RNZ Maja Burry – maja.burry@radionz.co.nz [ RNZ Living Wage Story ] Employers are being recognised for paying staff the ‘living wage’ including one who had in the past struggled on the minimum wage. The Living … Continue reading →

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busking .v. begging

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Bus Tunnel Studios

 Yesterday I had a meeting with two council officers to discuss the proposal I gave to the council on how to manage the huge increase in the number of people begging on the streets. At the end of the meeting … Continue reading →

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Busking Boom in Wellington

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Bus Tunnel Studios

Boom of buskers in Wellington Last updated 12:42, January 9 2015 ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff.co.nz [ Dom Post Story with video ] Busking is at an all time high on Wellington’s Cuba Street as the fine weather draws large crowds. There’s a … Continue reading →

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Busking v Bludging

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Bus Tunnel Studios

There are some people who think that all are street hustlers and pay little attention to what is happening to New Zealand over the past 2 years or so, since the benefit reforms. The fact is that a lot more … Continue reading →

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Wellington Mayor responds to Living Wage

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Bus Tunnel Studios

  Making another Video I attended the Council’s 10 Year Plan presentation to the Eastern Suburbs public forum, at the Mirimar Community Centre [24 March 2015].  A group of us wore the red Living Wage t-shirts. I also had a … Continue reading →

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Hoards of Panhandlers

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Bus Tunnel Studios

What follows, is an abridged part of an e-mail, I just sent to the Mayor and all City Councilors, about the effects on Busking from an explosion in the number of people just Begging, sit down with a sign. This … Continue reading →

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the great Cycle Lane in the Sky

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Bus Tunnel Studios

This Letter was sent to the Mayor and all City Councillors on 4 June 2014   Focus on Cycle Safety e-mail to Wellington City Council Island Bay Parade already has a bicycle lane. Why spend the better part of the … Continue reading →

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Poet – Mike Dunningham

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Bus Tunnel Studios

Poems – by Mike Dunningham Throughout 2013-14 Mike Dunningham came into the studio to recite some of his poems. These health and poverty based poems, were posted on the UCAN web site ucannz.org.nz United Community Action Network. Coffee and Pie … Continue reading →

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