As an astute reader noted, I recently referred to New Zealand as Australia’s “Very Special sibling”. I should mock, though: I live in Tasmania. Tassie and NZ have a lot in common: we’re small, remote and like to sell ourselves on our natural beauty. But we’re also
Marta Rychert, Massey University; Kate Diesfeld, Auckland University of Technology, and Lois Surgenor, University of Otago The Conversation We all make mistakes at work. And many factors can contribute to professional lapses, including fatigue, illness and lack of training or professional support. Usually we pick up the pieces and move
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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,
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
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
Proverbs 5 23 He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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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.
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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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
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
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
