The Broadcasting Standards Authority is being abolished. What will come next? (B.S.A.) The Government is waging a war on New Zealand media. In a week where Reporters sans Frontieres announced that New Zealand media freedom had dropped 17 places in 12 months on its global scale, two very disturbing events nearer to home, should be … Continue reading The Government offensive against New Zealand media
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?
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
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
The need to reform N.Z.’s energy sector
Marsden Point refinery should not be the only energy infrastructure we invest in. (Wikipedia) As the U.S./Israel war against Iran continues, it is clear that Iran holds a degree of geopolitical influence in the Middle East that many have overlooked. It also highlights how important a body of salt water between Iran and Saudi Arabia … Continue reading The need to reform N.Z.’s energy sector