GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Blending false narratives with scapegoating; think pots, kettles and black!
In my previous post of Otaihanga Second Opinion I discussed the role of false narratives in Aotearoa New Zealand’s health…
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GUEST BLOG: Geoff Fischer – Sovereignty
The ACT Party’s Treaty Principles Bill has opened a proverbial can of worms. For decades New Zealand politicians have used…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Surgeons College exposes false narrative that frontline services don’t depend on ‘back office’ functions
A false narrative is a commonly held belief that is based on incorrect or incomplete information. Often, false narratives refer to…
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GUEST BLOG: Nick Rockel – A Hole In The River
There’s a hole in the river where her memory lies From the land of the living to the air and…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – An email that almost says it all
The term ‘social wage’ was once used a lot in public discourse in Aotearoa New Zealand but much less so…
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GUEST BLOG: Geoff Fischer – Mission Accomplished: The Treaty Principles Bill
There is general agreement that the ACT Party’s Treaty Principles Bill is going nowhere. To be precise, that it will…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Puberty blockers and the Hippocratic Oath
I am proud of the fact that despite some criticism (including vitriol) I have taken a public position for trans…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – From financial illiteracy smear to understanding healthcare complexities; history repeating or rhyming?
When Prime Minister Chris Luxon and Health Minister Shane Reti announced that the government-appointed Board of Health New Zealand (Te…
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GUEST BLOG: Mick Hall – Colonialism as a Bulwark Against China
The 53rd annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), which opened Monday in Tonga, takes place amid a backdrop of simmering violence…
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – The Singularity is Near
The most famous futurist in the world is Ray Kurzweil, whom I’ve had the privilege of meeting at the A360…