Leftist Kiwi Writes Education, New Zealand Affairs

Where does Civics sit in the New Zealand curriculum?

Is it time for the New Zealand teaching curriculum to include Civics? (Min. Education) Introducing Civics to New Zealand education is controversial. My musings were further fuelled by watching an American judge, Raquel West dealing with defendants in her Texas court room, and being amazed at how many needed to be nannied like children in … Continue reading Where does Civics sit in the New Zealand curriculum?

Leftist Kiwi Writes New Zealand Affairs, New Zealand First, Parliament, Political Parties, Politics, The Opportunity Party

Past thoughts of being a political leader in New Zealand

Forming a political party was not quite a Eureka moment for the author (Chat GPT). I once had an idea for a political party many moons ago. It was a time when I was starting to find out the limitations of the big parties in Parliament, the realisation that the glacial pace of change for … Continue reading Past thoughts of being a political leader in New Zealand

Leftist Kiwi Writes Defence, New Zealand Affairs

Lest we forget the price of New Zealand at war

Remembering the price of war: crosses for fallen N.Z. personnel (R. Glennie) In 2018, I stood in W.W.1 trenches in near the Belgian town of Ypres, a town outside of which five significant battles were fought in W.W.1. The worst was Third Ypres (Passchendaele), with about 550,000 Allied and German soldiers killed. Third Ypres was … Continue reading Lest we forget the price of New Zealand at war

Leftist Kiwi Writes Conservation, Energy, Environment, New Zealand Affairs

The strong case for New Zealand having tidal power

Kaipara Heads, where a 200 turbine tidal power station was proposed (N.Z. Herald). Tidal power - imagine turbines in the sea, or a tidal zone with strong currents, hooked to a generator and creating electricity on the most reliable renewable energy source in the world? Tidal power is just that. Like clockwork each day the … Continue reading The strong case for New Zealand having tidal power

Leftist Kiwi Writes Foreign Affairs, Government, New Zealand Affairs

New Zealand’s prospects if we have W.W.3

The chart of the Doomsday Clock since its inception in 1947. This was made before the 2026 adjustment to 85 seconds to midnight (Wikipedia). In 1947, noting the accelerating post-W.W.2. arms race between the U.S.S.R. and the western world, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists was established. Then, before climate change registered as a potential problem, … Continue reading New Zealand’s prospects if we have W.W.3