Various media outlets are today carrying a story about the release of a new report from the Prime Minister’s chief science adviser, Sir Peter Gluckman, called Improving the Transition. Reducing Social and Psychological Morbidity During Adolescence. This is how Stuff started its coverage of the report NZ teens at ‘unprecedented risk’ – report Adolescents growing…
If you are thinking about emigrating to New Zealand now The Battle of the Student Loans should be enough in itself to stop you from going. Of course if you have children with no aspirations involving higher or further education this won’t be an issue, you can probably stop reading now. However, the chances are…
New Zealand has fallen behind Iceland in this year’s Vision of Humanity Global Peace Index. Read a brief report about it here and find out what Kiwis are saying about it. What can be done to halt the decline? Guidance is provided in the 2011 GPI Discussion Paper How can New Zealand further improve its…
The Rugby World Cup is very likely to become a focus for civil disobedience among NZ protest groups who are threatening civil disobedience and the flour bombing of matches. “…Groups protesting against Government economic policies are proposing “civil disobedience” to disrupt the Rugby World Cup – possibly including flour-bombing Eden Park. The protesters, including unions…
The Wellygate debacle continues with another protagonist attracting attention to the sign, by raising the ire of the Irish. Architect and mayor of Wellington from 1974 to 1983, Sir Michael Fowler, obviously did not win his knighthood for international diplomacy The Human Right’s Commission says it can’t take any action against inflammatory comments made by…
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