To improve education standards we must reduce inequality
It’s been refreshing to see National putting our crisis in student underachievement into the spotlight. The crisis is real, it’s…
John Minto
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1973 to 2023 in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park – what’s changed?
Aoraki Mt Cook National Park in 1973 I’ve just come back from spending a week as a voluntary DOC warden…
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Yes, there is a big double-banger policy which would attack climate change and the cost-of-living crisis simultaneously
The Greens are rightly annoyed at the Labour Party holding a bonfire of climate change policies developed as part of…
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20 years after the invasion of Iraq – the biggest war criminals of this century are still free
“George Bush – TERRORIST, Tony Blair – TERRORIST, John Howard – TERRORIST” has been among the chants that have resonated…
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Aotearoa New Zealand should follow South Africa’s example and end diplomatic relations with the apartheid state of Israel
“New Zealand should follow South Africa’s lead and end diplomatic relations with Israel” says John Minto, National Chair of the…
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Stoking the flames of race-hatred against Palestinians – open letter to the Prime Minister
Hon Chris Hipkins Prime Minister Parliament Buildings Wellington 2 March 2023 c.hipkins@ministers.govt.nz Kia ora Mr Hipkins, Stoking the flames of…
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SA sport faces tough questions after Israel rugby debacle
I was stunned to read that the South African Rugby Union (Saru) was to host a rugby tour in March by…
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Ending the war in Ukraine
One year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on the warpath urging world…
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How much longer can New Zealand afford to carry the rich?
The Salvation Army released its State of the Nation 2023 report – Nga Rourou Whakaiti this week. It’s a depressing…
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Computer-based learning in classrooms: an educational disaster compounded by Covid
Computer-based learning in classrooms has been a major focus of educational policy in recent years with the assumption that access…