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Capitalist Just when I thought the embarrassing amateurishness from the ACT Party couldn’t get any worse, David Seymour managed to find a way. He has challenged Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson to a debate on co-governance. Oh boy. That sort of thing – debating – was always the trap American
Gary Moller garymoller.com Gary is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance rather than just treating the symptoms. Information Opinion Warning Long read. 2064 words. As I write, the rescue helicopter flies past our home yet again on its
JM White Information Opinion Say what you like about Winston Peters. I remember listening to Parliament on the radio in the 1980s when he took on the Fay Richwhite Cook Islands fraud. Corruption had seeped sewer-like throughout the highest institutions in this land. But surely you know the whole
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com 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. Warning Long Read. 2105 words.
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Earlier I wrote about the corrosive nature of social media against democracy and trust. Today I want to explore the poison dart guns of social media and how they are instrumental in the poisoning and polarisation of society. Social media gives the ‘weak’ a powerful poison dart with which they
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One of New Zealand’s longest-serving and beloved broadcasters has died suddenly – sparking an outpouring of grief from colleagues and listeners. […] “Bruce was a magnificent team member, very talented host and newsreader who brought joy to ZB audiences for many many years… I know this news will be very
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Capitalist There is a marvellous song called “Overkill” by Men At Work, an Australian band from the 1980s. Unless I am very much mistaken, the first verse – “I can’t get to sleep/I think about the implications of diving in too deep/and possibly the complications” – seems to sum
