A reader has sent in this report about New Zealand’s culture of devaluing children. It was written by Anthony Ravlich, chair of the Human Rights Council of New Zealand, reporting on the recent AGM of the Human Rights Foundation in the UK. Ethical human rights, development and globalization could well be freedom’s last hope. Many…
A TVNZ report has highlighted the shocking state of Auckland’s train system, which failed on the opening night of the rugby world cup, resulting in hundreds (thousands?) of fans missing the opening ceremony and match: “Third World rail system The scenes of rail chaos in Auckland on Friday night back up the findings of the …
Pike River Mine would’ve been illegal in Australia, or in most first world countries for that matter. Ean Higgins, the old-school Australian journalist vilified in New Zealand for asking “difficult questions” at the Pike River disaster press conferences and called a “tosspot” and “boorish” by Gerry Brownlee, was one of the journalists who managed yesterday…
Day’s after a televised broadcast of NZ Prime Minister John Key defending his country’s 100% Pure image on the BBC’s Hardtalk, the Bay of Plenty Times is running the story that tonnes of Kiwifruit have been pulled from the market after a Typhoid scare. “Kiwifruit worth $800,000 – including some bound for overseas markets –…
Why is it that in New Zealand councils seem to think that putting signs up is the answer to dangers in play parks? You’d think after the scalding death of the little Toromon in Rotorua’s Kuirau Park, councils would have learned that signs are not enough where the safety of young children is paramount. This…
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