Failing to Read the Room
Heather du Plessis-Allan explains why both Labour and National are failing to read the room over the Treaty Principles Bill.
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The first point on how to improve all things education in NZ is that, so long as any government think that they are the podium of truth in this area, they will fail and all improvements will be marginal (at best).
Like the Pyramids, Machu Picchu and Stonehenge
Why are we not surprised to see the long-suffering taxpayers have been forced to foot the bill for this overhyped ‘compass’.
In Truth Nothing Is Free
The truth is there are no free lunches, no free fees at universities, no free visits to the GP and no free bus or train rides…but there are free elections. On November 7 make sure you don’t vote for this type of idiocy.
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She died on Thursday evening, after her condition worsened due to an intra-abdominal infection, colitis, low blood pressure, arrhythmias, and blood clotting disorders, the palace statement said.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… paranymph (noun) - 1: a friend going with a bridegroom to fetch home the bride in ancient Greece. Also : the bridesmaid conducting the bride to the bridegroom 2a: best man b: bridesmaid Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Paranymph resulted from the marriage of the Greek prefix para-
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They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.