Ponytailgate – The Waitress has her say about workplace bullying incident

First some international Tweets about the on-going Ponytailgate scandal: The PM in trouble for pulling a waitress’s ponytail http://t.co/cJ1gw1hia0 — CNN EXCLUSIVE (@CNN_EXCLUSIVE) April 22, 2015 New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, once again doing his country proud around the world pic.twitter.com/RfbDvMRimQ — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 22, 2015 For the record, the Hip Group,…

LSE Professor Robert Wade Accuses NZ Minister of “Bullying”

Visiting LSE economist, Professor Robert Wade, has accused Bill English of intimidation at a TV show between recordings. “Professor Robert Wade of the London School of Economics said Mr English made a stabbing motion with his finger towards his chest and berated him in between their separate appearances on TVNZ’s Q+A programme at the weekend.…

Support Gay Red Shirt Day on Friday Nov 9, Gay Marriage is not “Not a Human Rights Issue”

Support is escalating for Gay Red Shirt Day this coming Friday and it could join the thinkb4youspeak.com anti-bullying campaign in what could become an international movement for challenging casual pejorative speech. You can visit the movement’s Facebook page and show your support here http://www.facebook.com/GayRedShirtDay. Gay Red Shirt Day came about after New Zealand Prime Minister John Key made…

NZ ‘Great Place To Raise Kids,’ Not So Great For Teens

Various media outlets are today carrying a story about the release of a new report from the Prime Minister’s chief science adviser, Sir Peter Gluckman, called Improving the Transition. Reducing Social and Psychological Morbidity During Adolescence. This is how Stuff started its coverage of the report NZ teens at ‘unprecedented risk’ – report Adolescents growing…