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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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Hoggard’s Chainsaw Technique Exposes the Real Threat: Safety Zealots Killing Productivity
Hoggard was out promoting actual environmental work and getting his hands dirty. The outrage merchants should try doing the same instead of reaching for the complaint hotline.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
’We ain’t shutting down farms and we certainly aren’t sending billions of dollars offshore’ – Luxon
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… canaille (noun) - 1: rabble, riffraff 2: proletarian Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : For a creature said to be man's best friend, the dog doesn't get a whole lot of respect in the English language. Something that has "gone to the dogs,