Katie Pickles University of Canterbury Kate Sheppard was around 40 in 1888, the year she and her family moved into the brand-new wooden villa at 83 Clyde Road, Ilam. Now part of inner Christchurch, it was then a rural section some five kilometres from the city centre. Today, 132
Gerry Two Shakes of a Lamb’s Tail Instantly or very speedily Lambs have been long known as frisky animals, prancing and dancing around the paddock—at least, that is, until they lose their tails! In my Dictionary of Cliches, I find that recorded use of the phrase dates from
righttolife.org.uk A prominent member of the House of Lords has called on the Government to stop the provision of ‘DIY’ home abortions, which she says have “proven to be so dangerous”. In a recent article, Baroness Philippa Stroud criticised the Government for introducing a dangerous and harmful ‘DIY’
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. The other day a friend discovered that his favourite YouTube chess channel had been blocked for violating “community standards”. The Croatian creator of “agadmator’s Chess Channel”, which has about 700,000 subscribers, was also puzzled. It turns out
Alwyn Poole Dear Minister Hipkins Firstly – this is official notification that the Villa Education Trust will apply for a 240 student Designated Character School (non-zoned) in central Auckland to begin in 2022. This will be similar to the application that you rejected by stating that: 1. It was not
Bruce Logan The Prime Minister, in the wake of the Royal Commission report on the Christchurch terror attack, would have us believe that hate speech legislation will protect Islam and other minorities from racial and religious disharmony. There is a worm at the root. Hate speech law must always have
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. Obani laba bantu, who are these people? She sang. Abantu baya ndi hleka? people come and laugh at me? Obani laba bantu? Ridiculous. Nobody was going to laugh at Olpha Selepe. No way. She was a 65-year-old
Simon Black Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile sovereignman.com Before committing heresy today and subjecting myself to the unforgiving courts of cancel culture, I’m compelled to state that I am not an ‘anti-vaxxer’. Now, we live in a world where when you say you’re NOT something, you’re
Daphna Whitmore rdln.wordpress.com It is clear from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch massacre that Brenton Tarrant had easy access to a firearms licence. The police failed abysmally in their duty to prevent semi-automatic weapons and ammunition from getting into the hands of a psychopath.
Jenin Younes aier.org Jenin Younes is a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law. Jenin currently works as an appellate public defender in New York City. She enjoys running, restaurants, and reading in her free time. Lest you were hopeful that some semblance of normal
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz Here are seven things I think could help our education system: 1. The government needs to level the playing field in education If I ran a business and paid someone to manage it for me, and if my business continued to lose revenue, I would
Nilufar Ahmed University of Bristol From birthdays to weddings and graduations, this year has seen many personal celebrations cancelled, while communal festivities such as Bonfire Night, Eid and Diwali either haven’t been celebrated or have been more subdued. So it might feel tempting to downplay Christmas too, especially with
Gerry Skeleton in the closet. This refers to having something in your past that is shameful and is to remain hidden. Such ‘skeletons’ could perhaps ruin a person or damage their social standing. To some extent we see a parallel in the ‘Madwoman in the Attic’ that describes some well-
Team Sovereign Man Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile sovereignman.com Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Monday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. Argentina Passes
Sommer Kapitan Jessica Vredenburg Auckland University of Technology Amanda Spry RMIT University Joya Kemper When New Zealand digital media giant Stuff stopped using Facebook as an advertising partner in July this year, it joined the ranks of other openly activist brands. But it also showed how brand activism is moving
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz We’ve all heard the definition of insanity: doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results. That’s where we are at with education in New Zealand right now. The latest TIMSS (Trends In International Mathematics And Science Study) results are in,
