Exclusives
What is Tikanga Māori and how would it work in NZ law? – Part 1
Tikanga has an inherently elusive, unwritten nature, that makes it hard to incorporate simply in written law.
May 26, 2024
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Category: Social Issues
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Exclusives
Centrist attends tense protest at Wellington UNSILENCED Conference
Protesters’ baseless accusations of transphobia, outside the Inflection Point NZ conference, frustrated at least one protester who tried to play the xenophobic card on behalf of the group.
May 26, 2024
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Summaries
Karen Chhour: “All I’m asking is for Oranga Tamariki to make sure that we’re putting safety and wellbeing first. Everything else must come second to that”
According to some politicians, this makes Chhour not “the right kind of Māori.”
May 24, 2024
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Summaries
Māori population approaches 1 million, at 17% of total NZ population
However, we observe that these things may be more subjective than they appear.
May 21, 2024
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Social Issues
“You don’t say?!”: Study shows school cellphone bans have huge benefits
Did you really need a study?
May 17, 2024
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Social Issues
Peru’s government has classified LGBTQ+ people as mentally ill, for controversial reasons
How will we treat “ego-dystonic sexual orientation”?
May 17, 2024
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Social Issues
Good Times Gone: The “Great Un-Wokening” has companies shying away from social issues
Bud Light, anyone?
May 14, 2024
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Social Issues
Journalist Steve Braunias on the Liz Gunn trial
“(T)o encounter Liz Gunn in the wild is, in my opinion, to think oh please shut up.”
May 11, 2024
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Social Issues
The influence of Michael Johnston on government’s education policy
How much influence should one person have over education policy?
May 11, 2024
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Social Issues
Increasing violence towards children worsens while Waitangi Tribunal resists making Oranga Tamariki “colour-blind” and “child-centric”
What exactly are we calling “progress” here?
May 7, 2024
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