Too true Tracey.
Perhaps it would be useful to ask what education is really all about and why it is important. I hope that it is not about work which would seem to be the basis of this proposal. Hopefully real education is about critical thinking, innovative thinking and ...
Thanks Anne. Just listened, hopefully some others did too so they realise this is not the end of the world or even contentious.
To OAB, Very sensible, this was mishandled from day one and now we need to wait for the courts to rule before proceeding. The lack of consultation and the ignoring of Iwi rights makes it a very hot potato for any government right now. Just another example ...
Oh yeah!!! Hope.
to Molly, As someone with a child on the spectrum too I fully support your statement and agree with you about playing to your strengths - whether you have ASD or not. You are also right about the social stuff (and I am really not a big fan of the "...
That is a bit of a stretch Greyshark. Maybe these are just ordinary people, fallen on hard times who are reading to pass the days. Most people on the autistic spectrum would return the book to the shelf it came from - because autistic!! All the librarians ...
Something being overlooked in the comments about how awful WINZ staff are is that these people are tasked with implementing policies and regulations they know are bad and will hurt people. They hear dreadful stories on a daily basis and often are powerless...
I don't often comment but this is a step too far BM. Metiria Turei spoke a truth that frightened the horses in the MSM and middle class. She did not shoot herself in the foot, the powers that be shot her because it is much easier to shot the messenger than...
Palmerston North is a city!!!
+ 100% Anne
The answer maybe to simply gazette all citizenships - they used to be via "naturalisation". And if fast-tracked say so. Haven't supported those hawking citizenships - just pointing out it is a fact.
When I was researching my piece I came across this reference - which is the loophole I referred to. https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Citizenship-Become-a-New-Zealand-citizen-Part-5?OpenDocument If you don't meet the criteria If you ...
The whole thing is very interesting. When I was researching my piece I came across this reference - which is the loophole I referred to. https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Citizenship-Become-a-New-Zealand-citizen-Part-5?OpenDocument If...
... it has not been occurring. Fran
Love the poem, what a wonderful way to answer the casual and not so casual racism that has been displayed large this last week.
Sadly, she has spoken an inconvenient truth, we are riddled with structural and institutional racism in this country and most people are blissfully unaware of the very real negative consequences. It is much easier to blame the victims of that racism than ...
+ 1000 Marty Mars.
Thanks Bill, Sobering, thoughtful and right.
@ Weka. Well done here, much of the uninformed comment is not borderline racist it is just racist. Sadly, this is not just a right wing problem but a societal problem. The MP are an easy target because of mainstream perceptions about who Maori are. Many ...
Interesting Andre, given that the biggest study looking at the link between MMR and autism has just been outed as fraudulent by one of its authors. I would love links to the studies comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children as I am aware that ethics ...
Autism has many causes, genetic and from brain injury to name a couple. For some parents, the case that their child's brain injury, resulting in a diagnosis of autism, was caused by a reaction to one of the vaccines is irrefutable which is why they have ...
Not pseudo. Plenty of facts out in the world to contradict your stupid little video but why bother. You already think you know everything.
TRP, it is offensive. Blatant, overweening arrogance which works to disempower people always is.
TRP your comment here is really offensive to all those families whose children have reacted, including those whose children have been diagnosed with autism post vaccination. ACC has covered a number of those children here in NZ, the Vaccine Compensation ...
No, I am not claiming anything except that entrenched positions stifle good discussion. You went right ahead and proved that point with your next comments. I have no answers, just a whole lot of questions which will never be answered because we are not ...
Point made OAB. You say the only good information comes from the pro side - really?
McFlock, your choice can indeed endanger other people. Maybe it would be a good idea to read the package inserts of the vaccines before you make such blanket statements. Some vaccines can shed - and the recently vaccinated can infect other people. This is ...
Thank you for your thoughtful comment Craig. Why everyone recognises the need to question big pharma but exempts vaccines is beyond me.
I guess this means you are only aware of great pakeha arts achievements and have never visited Te Papa. Look a bit further.
I did not lose my ability to think when I turned 50.
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