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A moment of reflection on the fact that we have laws about defamation and slander is proof, if proof were needed, that freedom of speech and opinion in everyday life has never been absolute and arises from the underlying principle that to have a civilized society requires being civil to each other.
Tai Tokerau Border Control met last night to discuss plans to deal with the latest threat to the people of the north – the community case of the more contagious South African coronavirus strain.
I went with Rawiri to Waikeria. No one in the Māori Party makes judgements on those who have done the crime and are now doing the time.
Four years ago, just before Trump was inaurgurated, I wrote the post I have copied below. At the time I…
HE SAID: An innocent man who was mistakenly arrested and held at gunpoint by police says he is traumatised and…
Firstly, I am extremely fortunate to be able to write this blog.
The struggle for land rights at Ihumātao reveals the ‘secret’ of capitalist society in Aotearoa much more dramatically than the…
The pandemic has been and continues to be hard on people worldwide. It’s caused many deaths, some countries hit harder…
The point emerging appears to be: It’s okay to invade parliaments if the Main Stream Media say it’s okay This…
The day after the mob assault on the US Capital Building I listened to a number of commentators comparing the…