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Our sovereignty should be a factor in recognising Palestine
New Zealand’s failure to recognise Palestine as a sovereign state is particularly embarrassing when 157 of the 193 United Nations countries have already done so.
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A wall of sound, a reminder of grief and of our progress
A wall of sound, a reminder of grief and of our progress
This month I went to the Koroneihana, the first anniversary of the coronation of the Māori Queen, Ngāwai-hono-i-te-pō, at Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia.
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Minnows, pike and parliamentary sovereignty
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Minnows, pike and parliamentary sovereignty
"In a lake stocked with minnows and minnow-eating pike, freedom for the pike means death to the minnows."
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What message do we send when a right becomes a privilege?
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What message do we send when a right becomes a privilege?
What rights should convicted prisoners have, when, often they are in prison because they violated the rights of their victims?
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‘Woke’ used to silence, dismiss validity of views
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‘Woke’ used to silence, dismiss validity of views
What do being called "woke", "fascist", "racist", "transphobic", or "Marxist" have in common?
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No, I’m not stirring at all, I am merely asking the question
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No, I’m not stirring at all, I am merely asking the question
I have an acquaintance that loves to stir.
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Act doesn’t understand the many layers of rights, their derivation
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Act doesn’t understand the many layers of rights, their derivation
Why should my children have more rights than yours?
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Removing Treaty accountability, obligations could harm generations
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Removing Treaty accountability, obligations could harm generations
Last month I had the joy of meeting up with a young man who lived with us when he was a teenager.
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NZ not just a Pākehā country, but a Māori country as well
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NZ not just a Pākehā country, but a Māori country as well
The 2023 census numbers are out and show that over one-quarter of New Zealand’s population are of Asian or Pasifika ethnicity.
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Programmes offering assistance need to do so without stigma
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Programmes offering assistance need to do so without stigma
The elimination of stigma is an important part of ensuring the effectiveness of any programme promoting social and physical wellbeing.
Forgiving, if not always forgetting
Forgiving, if not always forgetting
I was having lunch with a friend this month when we started discussing how inconvenient it is to have friends who can still remember some of the awful things we did and said when we were younger.