A rare 'flower of grace' from the right....thank you.
"Jacinda Ardern is next prime minister of New Zealand, Winston Peters confirms – live" Up on The Guardian front page within minutes!
The new narrative forming in our midst is the vehicle for the re-emergence of kindness and the will-to-fair play. Neoliberalism, long violating basic values and human decency has degraded the human spirit for long enough and is stalling. The step from the ...
Grew up cooking on open fires (Africa). We got to appreciate the varied flavours imparted to food by indigenous woods. (Ironwood, Acacia, Camelthorn) In NZ I still retain traditional method of a fire on the ground with grid-iron balanced on a few stones ...
In earlier times, when basic decency and honesty were more widespread, the deception by English and Joyce would have earned widespread public outrage. Our drift into alternative facts has followed the insidious pattern of the USA. Mau, Gower and a few ...
A new narrative which places the needs of the planet first, (and thus our own) no matter how skilfully presented, (I nearly said marketed) is faced with the formidable hurdle of human selfishness. To replace "what's in it for me" with "what's in it for us"...
Aside from the moral issue the trouble with being economical with the truth, especially when those we "look up to" are perpetrators, is the slippery slide into a world governed by impression rather than fact, - in which those with the biggest bank balances...
Add P. Gower's 'I'm ashamed to be reporting on my government's dishonesty' or words to that effect (concerning the hole and the tax lie). Now if a few MSM could take heart and run with the ball the incentive to honest government might just get a boost.
Living for 3 years on an outer island of 520 souls (Cook Islands) approximated for us the 'sustainable organic model.' The supply ship was irregular and infrequent, local crops sporadic, fish catches unpredictable. We ate what was available on the day ...
....and a resounding blow to big corporations and destructive capitalism. 'Lets do this!'
Can anyone explain to me why the media ( e.g. Gower et al who expressed outrage) didn't put to Joyce: - "To clear your good name please publish your figures arriving at the 11.7 billion hole so that experts can confirm the veracity of the calculation"?
Much saddened that the success of National's bald lies, so eloquently laid bare by Gowar, will encourage further dishonesty and stealth down the line. As role models (hah!) what signal does this send to the youth and all good peoples of our country?
I have to special vote, this election I had to try 3 times because the line was so long with people enrolling and voting (had to go back to work). Will be interesting to see those numbers and how dramatically they might change turnout.
In our time of rampant post truth, false news and alternative facts we ponder collectively as a race a future without truth, - deteriorating inevitably into an existence based on shadows, nuances and deepening illusion. From advertising to political spin ...
This is correct. Then (as now) voters will be increasingly swayed by the skill of professional spinners and truth as once revered, cherished and honoured will go the way of the moa.
"Neo-liberalism has failed. It's time to hand over the reins to a new generation, and let them shape the future." Salmond True enough, but the new generation has to vote as an initial step towards taking over the reins.
"I think MPs don't tell the truth often enough, and they rely far too heavily these days on these fancy spin doctors, and democracy for you and me I think is worse off." (Duncan Garner) You have to smile at often enough! Can we put a figure to that? How ...
A Nats-favourable surge at the polls despite the blatant and widely exposed post truths of Joyce and English is a saddening reflection of the tone of our country.
Bill and Jacinda stand on the same stair of a flight of stairs. Bill : "Jacinda are you taking one step up?" Jacinda: "No, I'm staying where I am." Upon which Bill takes one step down and exclaims "Hey Jacinda, I see you've taken one step up!" It is ...
My vote is in : Green (Party) and Labour (Electorate).
Prebble's "Jacinda tidal wave has gone out" is an appallingly selected metaphor. A tidal wave (tsunami) that has gone out draws back from the shore so far that where there was water before nothing remains. 37.8 % is hardly nothing, nor is running neck and ...
O'Connor now calling response to his revulsive comment "shrill", - implying over-reactive high pitched hysteria. A comfortable but predictive ploy attempting to trivialise an appalling statement.
"Truth may be losing its value as a moral compass by which we set our daily direction. But the 2017 election result may remind us that truth matters and saying sorry counts." Nice line from Judy McGregor (Herald this am) Surely in a world of false news and...
Try O'Connor's 'Ardern happy to let the elderly bump themselves off but weeps over the multiple youth suicides' . Emotive, twisted spin of the most basic kind.
He's a bit off target with the drug testing comments, one of the big problems at the moment are people turning down job offers because they are scared of failing a drug test and then getting sanctioned. Multiple agencies and NGOs are dealing with this ...
Shows how the media love a pile on once there is a bit of momentum behind a candidate. So many porkies told over the past few elections, they finally decide to call Joyce on it instead of gullible acceptance and jumping on Labour every time he makes an ...
GOOD TEACHER, BAD TEACHER (THE PERSISTENT MYTH) Dave’s students gain grades well above the national average. He focuses on the curriculum and how best to deliver the syllabus according to approved didactic theory. His eye is on assessment dates, the next ...
Stirring, accurate, compelling. +1000
Whilst we continue to be self-referencing (English: "which meatworks employee wouldn't like $1000 extra in his pocket"?) we deny that the poverty in our midst is the poverty of all of us. Steps to levelling the playing fields not only alleviate the ...
Twould be fantastic!
Behind the times by a million miles. Self-paced apps (maths, science, accounting etc) take students step-by step at their own pace through processes designed not only to hone skills but to improve efficiency in these disciplines. What cannot be attained in...
Cats, with their independent spirit and beguiling purrs, have captured the hearts of humans for millennia. In New Zealand, felines are no exception, boasting the highest national cat ownership rate globally [definition cat nz cat foundation]. An estimated 1.134 million pet cats grace Kiwi households, compared to 683,000 dogs ...
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