GUEST BLOG: Moana Maniapoto – Anzac in a time of COVID
Anzac Day saw Bubbles all around New Zealand stand at dawn. By the mailbox. In gardens. In lounges. Physically distant but united. Reflecting. On life. On loss. On war. On history.
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GUEST BLOG: Shirin Brown – Who have you been in level 4? The Covid archetypes
Slightly bored empty nester I do miss pilates and my hair’s starting to look a bit shabby at the roots….
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GUEST BLOG: The Lockdown With Bryan Bruce: Day 33 How Much Can We Go It Alone?
One of the things I hope we will do as a nation in the post pandemic economy is to focus on being more self-sufficient as a country. There are lots of things we once made – like shoes and garments which companies outsourced to places like China and Vietnam where labour was cheaper.
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Political Caption Competition
Name the above: A murder of crows, a Parliament of Owls or A Caucus of Arseholes
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday – 28th April 2020
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Fortress Aotearoa: What changes culturally after the NZ pandemic?
This pandemic is a universal shared experience, and with all universal shared experiences, it will have enormous unseen ramifications throughout our culture, politics and economy.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Weighing the options
It has been interesting to see the increasing fractiousness in the USA and UK over the question of when to re-open the economy.
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GUEST BLOG: The Lockdown With Bryan Bruce Day 32: Emerging into the Light
As we move to Level 3 on Tuesday let’s be aware that while more movement is allowed the level is labelled “restricted”
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Honouring all victims of war, not just on ANZAC Day
This year ANZAC Day parades were cancelled for the first time ever. Instead we were invited to stand at dawn and remember the war dead. For this one day of the year we were called to think of the cost of war. We’re called to be mindful of suffering, conflict, the forging of a nation, and Trans-Tasman solidarity.
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Life in Lock Down: Day 31 & 32
April 25: Day 31 of living in lock-down…