Nic Rawlence Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA Alexander Verry Researcher, Department of Zoology University of Otago Takahe are a striking bird and a national treasure in New Zealand. But the history and origin story of this flightless swamp hen have become a point of scientific debate. Our latest research uncovered
**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s view was looking out at the Schlossplatz from the Ehrenburg Palace in Coburg, Germany, the former home of Prince Albert.
Today, RNZ and both TV news channels lean well to the left, NZME and Stuff have both been captured by a radical interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the Otago Daily Times won’t touch a cartoonist like Garrick Tremain. Don Brash Conservative views are less and less welcome
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I recently wrote an article addressing two significant concerns: 1. The bloating of the Te Whetu Ora HR Department, during its establishment (since then additional roles have been advertised!) 2. The visible promotion of Cultural Marxism, aided by this expansion. For instance, positions like “Group Manager, Organisational Culture Programme” or
Tom Baker Associate Professor in Human Geography University of Auckland It was scarcely mentioned during the election campaign, but we will undoubtedly be hearing more about “social investment”. As the National Party’s election platform stated, it will be the “organising framework” for funding and delivering social services. The finance
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These photos were sent to me yesterday but this problem has been going on for months now. A person who goes to the Curves Gym noticed that the ground was subsiding and then another day some children told this person to be careful as there are rats there undermining the
Alison Pavlovich Senior lecturer in the School of Accounting and Commercial Law Victoria University of Wellington The new coalition government has announced a suite of tax reforms, including reintroducing the ability for property investors to deduct the interest costs on their mortgages against their rental income. Early criticism of the
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Labour has left loads of economic landmines for the incoming Government to step on. Fortunately, they are being discovered but each one presents its own unique set of circumstances to defuse. Labour is the political equivalent of a Hamas IED factory, crafting landmines and other fiscal explosions for the unwary
Dear Editor I am amazed that in the 74 years I have lived the Maori Party are still blaming colonization for the problems that Maori experience such as their health. When they are not blaming colonization they are claiming that the Treaty of Waitangi means co-governance. Enough has been
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