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Attack Raises Parents Voices to a Crescendo
A recent violent incident at Mercury Bay Area School (Coromandel NZ) has shaken the community and opened the door to a much wider conversation.
A Chicken and Egg Parable for NZ Education
I don’t know if they will totally overcome the environment of their early life, adolescence and young adulthood – but they have a chance as they have come to a great place.
Justice delayed, Justice denied?
A young man is dead. And that is a tragedy without qualification. But what does the court outcome actually represent?
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At Least the ‘TheoBros’ Go to Church
Choosing to become the sort of men who build rather than burn.
Orange Cats Prove That Biology Is Real
Orange cats are a neat reminder that sex-linked traits are real, observable and predictable.
Good Oil General Debate
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… comrade (noun) - 1a: an intimate friend or associate : companion b: a fellow soldier 2 [from its use as a form of address by communists] : communist Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In Latin, camara or camera denoted a vaulted ceiling or roof. Later, the word simply mean