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Donations of the Day
Generous Kiwis have donated more than $100,000 in 24 hours as they rush to support two young Christchurch girls whose parents died from cancer within the same week. Nigel and Marjan Joyce died from brain and breast cancer respectively in recent days, leaving behind two daughters, aged 8 and
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Govt Announces ‘Record’ 4 Billion Funding for Pothole Prevention
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com The Coalition Government has announced a boost of funding for pothole prevention, with indicative funding levels confirmed by NZTA showing a record increase in funding
Ignorance
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In yesterday’s New Zealand Herald is a large display advertisement illustrated ironically, given its content, with a picture of a human brain. The advertisement is on behalf of the News Publishers Association promoting newspaper advertising and its message is, “Neuroscience – the study of the
View from Your Window
**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 photo was the view after I had just dropped a load of fencing off at Flock Hill Station on State
Divisive Rhetoric Chips Away at Communities
bassettbrashandhide.com The following letter to the Gisborne Herald appears under the title above and the name of Eddie Tuhaka: Rawiri Waititi’s divisive comments and behaviour against the present Government, calling them a white/Pakeha Government, is racist and unacceptable. He and the rest of them did not complain
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United Tribes Flag and 1835 Declaration of Independence
Geoff Parker The United Tribes Flag (UTF) was not a Maori initiative, but a Pakeha-brokered expedient to protect New Zealand’s pre-Treaty commerce, and had nothing to do with sovereignty. As Michael King’s Penguin History of New Zealand (pages 153–5) describes it, independent witness Austrian Baron
What’s behind the Med Student Cuts?
Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government democracyproject.substack.com New Zealand has a severe doctor shortage. Hospitals and GP clinics are desperately understaffed. Unfortunately, this looks
The Snakes in the Grass May Be Poisonous
New Zealand is basically a snake-free country. From time to time sea snakes arrive carried on the currents and will come ashore to lay their eggs. It is well known that there are no land snakes in the country…until maybe now. These are the ‘snakes in the grass’
Maori Cannot Re-Write New Zealand’s Constitution by Stealth
Chris Trotter democracyproject.substack.com THE DEMAND for a “Maori Parliament” needs to be carefully unpicked. Some Pakeha, thoroughly alarmed by the incendiary rhetoric surrounding the proposition have taken to muttering darkly about “sedition” and “treason”. This is not a helpful line of reasoning to pursue since a threat, if
Replay Radio: The Crunch
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were Olivia Pierson, Kathryn Ennis-Carter and, of course, we have the Buddies. Enjoy! KATHRYN ENNIS-CARTER: Senior Development Consultant: On The Budget And The Maori Renaissance Being Institutionalised Into Public Policy Kathryn Ennis-Carter, Senior
Dome Valley Mega Tip
The local Kiapara Maori residents endorsed it. The Dome Valley is Auckland’s second largest fresh water resource. To put a mega rubbish dump over it is totally irresponsible. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If