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Chris Trotter
Christopher Marshall Trotter (born 1956) is a political commentator in New Zealand. He is the editor of the occasional '' Political Review'' magazine. Biography Chris Trotter has worked for unions and was on the New Zealand Council (the national council) of the Labour Party. He has contributed to the '' Independent Financial Review''. He makes semi-frequent television appearances as a political commentator. Trotter was a member of the Labour Party, but when Labour MP Jim Anderton quit the party, Trotter followed him into the NewLabour Party (NLP). He stood for the party in the electorate and was NLP spokesperson for electoral reform and state services. Trotter is the author of ''No Left Turn'', a political history of New Zealand. Novelist, poet and critic C K Stead described the book as "a dashingly written and persuasive elegy for the Scandinavian-style socialist democracy New Zealand might have been, and at the same time a realistic (though at times appropriately angry) ac ...
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Trotter, Chris (Alliance)
Christopher Marshall Trotter (born 1956) is a political commentator in New Zealand. He is the editor of the occasional '' Political Review'' magazine. Biography Chris Trotter has worked for unions and was on the New Zealand Council (the national council) of the Labour Party. He has contributed to the '' Independent Financial Review''. He makes semi-frequent television appearances as a political commentator. Trotter was a member of the Labour Party, but when Labour MP Jim Anderton quit the party, Trotter followed him into the NewLabour Party (NLP). He stood for the party in the electorate and was NLP spokesperson for electoral reform and state services. Trotter is the author of ''No Left Turn'', a political history of New Zealand. Novelist, poet and critic C K Stead described the book as "a dashingly written and persuasive elegy for the Scandinavian-style socialist democracy New Zealand might have been, and at the same time a realistic (though at times appropriately angry) ac ...
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Lauren Southern
Lauren Cherie Southern (born 16 June 1995) is a Canadian alt-right YouTuber, political activist and commentator. In 2015, Southern ran as a Libertarian Party candidate in the Canadian federal election. Southern worked for Rebel Media until March 2017, when she began to work independently. In May 2017, Southern supported Defend Europe in their efforts to obstruct search-and-rescue operations of refugees from North Africa in the Mediterranean Sea. Southern was briefly detained by the Italian Coast Guard for blocking a ship embarking on a search-and-rescue mission. Consequently, crowdfunding website Patreon removed her from the platform, accusing her of engaging in activity "likely to cause loss of life". She was also demonetized by YouTube and banned from GoFundMe. Some academics and journalists have described Southern as a white nationalist for her promotion of the Great Replacement and white genocide conspiracy theories, though she has denied being a white nationalist. So ...
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NewLabour Party (New Zealand) Politicians
The NewLabour Party was a centre-left political party in New Zealand that operated from 1989 to 2000. It was founded by Jim Anderton, an member of parliament (MP) and former president of the New Zealand Labour Party. NewLabour was established by a number of Labour Party members who left the party in reaction to "Rogernomics", the economic policies implemented by the Labour Party's Minister of Finance, Roger Douglas, which saw the traditionally left-leaning Labour Party swing heavily to the new right on issues of state intervention, regulation, and taxation. Anderton, who had been among the most vocal critics of Douglas, was joined by a number of other members of the Labour Party, such as Matt Robson, Laila Harré and Phil Amos, and a number of left-wing activists, such as Bruce Jesson. Anderton was the party's only MP before it joined the Alliance. Electoral success In the 1990 elections, NewLabour stood candidates in all electorates. The party gained a certain amount of support ...
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New Zealand Labour Party Politicians
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New Zealand Left-wing Activists
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New Zealand Columnists
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz Albums and EPs * New (album), ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * New (EP), ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 Songs * New (Daya song), "New" (Daya song), 2017 * New (Paul McCartney song), "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * New (No Doubt song), "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 *"new", by Loona from ''Yves (single album), Yves'', 2017 *"The New", by Interpol from ''Turn On the Bright Lights'', 2002 Acronyms * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, a conservative university women's organization * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean film distribution company Identification codes * Nepal Bhasa language ISO 639 language code * New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE stock abbreviation ...
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Living People
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1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ...
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North & South (New Zealand Magazine)
''North & South'' is a New Zealand monthly national current affairs magazine, specialising in long-form investigative stories and photojournalism. In an eight-page article in 2015, for example, "Long Walk to Justice", staff writer Mike White asked if New Zealand’s justice system should establish an independent commission to investigate wrongful convictions. Issues involving justice in New Zealand provide a theme for many of his stories for ''North & South''. The editorial content also includes profiles of New Zealanders, brief stories, essays, opinion, music, film and book reviews, food, and travel. History and profile ''North & South'' was launched in April 1986 by Metro Publications – Mick Mason and Bruce Palmer, under editor Robyn Langwell. ACP Magazines then sold to ACP. It is now published by Bauer Media NZ, based in Auckland. Bauer Media NZ acquired the title in September 2012. Virginia Larson succeeded Robyn Langwell as editor in 2008 until 2020. The magazine has wo ...
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New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party ( mi, Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa), shortened to National () or the Nats, is a centre-right political party in New Zealand. It is one of two major parties that dominate contemporary New Zealand politics, alongside its traditional rival, the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party. National formed in 1936 through amalgamation of conservative and Liberalism, liberal parties, Reform Party (New Zealand), Reform and United Party (New Zealand), United respectively, and subsequently became New Zealand's second-oldest extant political party. National's predecessors had previously formed United–Reform Coalition, a coalition against the growing labour movement. National has governed for five periods during the 20th and 21st centuries, and has spent more List of government formations of New Zealand, time in government than any other New Zealand party. After the 1949 New Zealand general election, 1949 general election, Sidney Holland became the first Prime M ...
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New Zealand Free Speech Union
The New Zealand Free Speech Union (FSU) is an organisation that advocates for some forms of freedom of speech, though primarily focuses on the promotion of conservative politics. It was formed as the Free Speech Coalition in 2018 and relaunched as the Free Speech Union in 2021. Goals and organisation The Free Speech Union's stated goal is to defend and promote the free exchange of information and to educate people of the importance of free speech in New Zealand. Despite its connections to the right-wing New Zealand Taxpayers' Union, the group also claims support from both sides of the political and ideological spectrum. The group has also opposed hate speech legislation and censorship. Since 2021, the NZ Free Speech Union is led by chief executive Jonathan Ayling, a former adviser to National Party Members of Parliament David Bennett and Simeon Brown. By October 2022, the Union claimed 1,500 paid-up members and 70,000 supporters. Since 2021, the organisation has two full-tim ...
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Stuff
Stuff, stuffed, and stuffing may refer to: *Physical matter *General, unspecific things, or entities Arts, media, and entertainment Books *''Stuff'' (1997), a novel by Joseph Connolly (author), Joseph Connolly *''Stuff'' (2005), a book by Jeremy Strong (author), Jeremy Strong Fictional character *A flying creature in the video game ''Kya: Dark Lineage'' Film *''The Stuff'', a 1985 horror/comedy film by Larry Cohen *Stuff (film), ''Stuff'' (film), a 1993 documentary about John Frusciante's life Illustration *Henry Wright (artist), Henry Wright (1849–1937), worked for ''Vanity Fair'' under the pseudonym "Stuff" Music *Stuff (Holly McNarland album), ''Stuff'' (Holly McNarland album), 1997 *Stuff (band), a 1970s-1980s fusion/rhythm and blues music group **Stuff (Stuff album), ''Stuff'' (Stuff album) *''Stuff'', a 1992 album by Bill Wyman *Stuff (song), "Stuff" (song), a 2000 single by Diamond Rio from the album ''One More Day'' *Stuff (Eleanor McEvoy album), ''Stuff'' (Eleanor ...
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