Eleanor Catton – “A Statement.” And, the Rise of Neo-Fascism in New Zealand

New Zealand author Eleanor Catton recently made some well considered criticism of the New Zealand government (read Eleanor Catton’s Illuminating Take on New Zealand, and It’s Culture of Anti-Intellectualism) Prime Minister John Key was very quick to rebut Catton’s remarks, even though they weren’t aimed at him specifically. That he chose to criticize Catton, while subtly promoting…

Expatexposed Site Suspended. RIP?

  Despite assurances from the site’s owner that it would be kept as a repository of information about migrants in NZ, Expatexposed.com appears to have been offline for some time. People wishing to retrieve information from Expatexposed.com are advised to use Google cache copies of pages before they are removed too. For example. EXPLORE: What…

Young Nats Buying and Burning “Dirty Politics” Book ? “Gypsies and Faggots” Looks Like the Rise of Fascism in NZ.

The Waikato Times today published a story saying the head of the Waikato Student’s union and a former member of the Young Nats is alleged to have bought 202 copies of Hager’s book “Dirty Politics” to burn. The youth wing of the National Party has previously been in the spotlight for anti-Semitism at its annual ball.…