To paraphrase author of Catch 22 Joseph Heller: Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. In other words – sometimes there is genuine substance to that which disquiets us. The Post [on Saturday] editorialises Winston Raymond Peters, and the piece is reasonably
Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. nzcpr.com Two separate shootings in Auckland
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The new Transport Minister has delivered a fantasy promise of a new harbour crossing using tunnels. The price tag is eye watering, but they’ve announced it like we are expected to take them seriously. The Government’s pick for an alternative Waitemata Harbour crossing will include two three-lane
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Yesterday, the Green Party launched a policy on making dental treatment more readily available and free for all, not just those under the age of 18. The party wants to see dental vans and mobile clinics increase to 398. Health spokesperson Ricardo Menéndez March said an estimated 40 per cent
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Monica Hughes PhD themariachiyears.substack.com A few months after moving back to the USA from New Zealand in 2021, I flew from Nebraska to Idaho to slap down a few thousand dollars cash for a 1978 Winnebago Itasca. Below are some photos taken upon purchase. It had barely changed
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Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura The news that New Zealand might be a net absorber of CO2 is exciting and challenges our approach to emissions management. The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) requires an emission certificate for each tonne of CO2 equivalent emitted, encouraging consumption choices towards lower emissions. The benefits
Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato theconversation.com When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz proclaimed a “Zeitenwende”, or historical turning point. It resulted in Germany’s first ever official national security strategy. The equivalent wake-up call in New Zealand was the 2019 Christchurch terror attack.
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Opening the online news sites each morning is a routine reveal of yet another crime: another murder, another gun-related incident, another case of domestic violence, another ram raid, another ‘youth’ crime, another case of child abuse, of gang warfare, etc. As it was this week when two people were
