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New Zealand mine disaster – Greymouth
Very sad day. I will keep it short – many others will write much. This disaster happened in the town in which I was born therefore I have a personal connection. We seem to have had way too many mine...
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Be careful where you give birth!
This article is not a concern for me or my family personally. We are not going to have any more children and all the children we do have, have citizenship of one country or another. Interestingly, my...
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Darker skinned Hobbits
I remember reading The Hobbit as part of the English curriculum in primary school. In, funnily enough, New Zealand where Peter Jackson has developed his own middle earth. As this article reminds us:...
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Education – is it a public good?
Violent protests … a flare is thrown at police Photo: AP There are many reports everywhere of the protests in London by people against higher fees for education. I remember when I started my degree...
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Back to how it was?
Flying between Australia and New Zealand was once a bit like a domestic route. When I first arrived in Australia from New Zealand, I didn’t even have a passport. It wasn’t needed. Today I ran across...
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