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Paddy Throws One on Matters of Race
Joseph Los’e, the Herald’s Kaupapa Maori editor, had an article in Monday’s Herald featuring Paddy Gower and his thoughts on matters of race. Evidently the problems concerning race are, by and large, caused by old white men. There are a number of points Gower made that I,
Why We Need to Invest in Infrastructure
Bryce Edwards Democracy Project Fixing New Zealand’s rail and ferry infrastructure is becoming the most significant political issue of this year. Having cancelled KiwiRail’s Cook Strait ferry and portside upgrade programme in December without first establishing a Plan B, Finance Minister Nicola Willis has since been grappling, alongside
A Forlorn Hope
Via Stuff we find out that Chris Hipkins wants to mend Labour’s relationship with Auckland, after treating Auckland so harshly during the lockdowns and derisively trying to tell us what to do from Wellington. The Labour Party is on a mission to reconnect with Auckland, after losing substantial support
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It’s Bechamel sauce, not bechamal. It was named after the Marquis de Béchamel, one of Louis XIV’s generals in France, who was reputed to have invented it. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.
Crime and Punishment
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Prime Minister has announced a long overdue no nonsense hard line on fighting crime. He will certainly have public support. But here’s one good move that I doubt has occurred to him and that’s to get more women judges. The constant ludicrous
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Sex Education at Wakatipu High School 2024
Rodney Hide Rodney Hide is a former ACT Party leader and minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 My 13-year-old daughter is a year-9 student at Wakatipu High School. The School’s Head of Health and Physical Education emailed me explaining an upcoming course on Relationship and Sexuality
An Example of Rage Against the Machine
A message I sent to Waipa Council as a private citizen and resident of the district has caused headlines across the country. You may or may not agree with the message (and I am not defending it here) but the follow-up will give you a deep insight into how the
Three Reasons for Free Speech
Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. We once again have Green Party leader, Chlöe Swarbrick, proudly screaming the ‘from the river to the sea…’ slogan from
Roy Morgan Poll: Steady as She Goes
The latest Roy Morgan Poll is out and it is a ‘steady as she goes’ poll, with a slight gain for National and a slight drop for Labour. Roy Morgan’s New Zealand Poll for June 2024 shows support for the National-led Government (National, ACT & NZ First) has increased
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Proverbs 4 13 Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life.
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