Posts by Jonty
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Speaker: Not in my name, and not in his either,
<.....the effect of your support will be to further reduce the claimed 20% of regular churchgoers. >
Which is why I'm flabbergasted at the enormous sums being bandied about to rebuild Christchurch Cathedral. While I mourn the loss of a splendid piece of architecture, I feel the 20% who will use it should bear the cost of it's reconstruction ... otherwise, forget it.
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Hard News: Violence in the streets,
<Also, Jesse Ryder plays cricket, not rugby.>
Doesn't matter which code, being a top sportsperson you go to the top of the priority list, natch. Plus you're assured of a great job after retiring, often one you're not particularly qualified for. You can even make Race Relations Conciliator just for playing squash.
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Hard News: The Wogistan form book,
It may have been mentioned in an earlier post, but there's a constant accusation of racism being levelled at Prosser. He may well be a racist, I don't know, but this rant was about Islam. There are many Muslims in NZ who come from many different countries and hence (mainly) of different races. Let's get it right.
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Hard News: Cultures and violence,
Peace and joy at Cristmas:
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Hard News: Cultures and violence,
Family Christmas card ... US style:
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OnPoint: Because Statistical Rigour,
Of course, this ongoing tinkering with the state education system, as with hospitals, is intended to ultimately lead to private academies (and private health care) and the dismantling of the state systems. The majority in this government believe in that idealogically ... get the state out of everything. NS is part of this steady erosion by trying to show private and fee paying schools as superior.
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@Sacha: <Any beef should be with the government who directed the collection of this information knowing full well what might be done with it.>
Precisely ... and Banks wins again.
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I think when we in Godzone can produce a spectacle half as good, maybe we'll have the right to crticise?
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<The slightly humdrum closing ceremony ...>
We must have been watching something else. Check this:
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Hard News: Friday Music: When there were…,
Met up with Pete Terry, the organiser of Nambassa, a couple of months ago. He now lives in Oz and is creating a website <http://www.nambassa.com/> for anyone fancying a nostalgia trip.
