 Christopher Horan
The necessity of working for one’s keep, an adage once universally understood and accepted, is a foreign concept to people conditioned to believe they have a right to be exempt. Why do some people assume that uttering this discomforting truth is beneficiary-bashing? |
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 Paul Smith
Is illiteracy just another abstract, nothing we readers should worry about? Poor reading skills at an early age delay students’ ability to learn later. Some observers, ranging from heads of police to reading advocates believe there is a clear causal link between illiteracy and crime.
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Changing democracy: doing it to the politicians
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Colin James
Going to vote in your council elections? Or do you think it doesn't much matter who gets in? If so, join the majority. Representative democracy's grip is loosening. That bothers some public-spirited people. Should it? |
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 Brian Viner
...can we compare the New Zealand Herald to the Times? First thought, no, no way - but let's spread the love: the Herald is changing. It doesn't really know what it is. A "Thunderer" as the Times is known as or an "Old Grannie" as the Herald was always thought of. Sorry about that old grannies.
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Grandparenting in 2010 across the globe
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 Lynn Clayton
The rewards for being grandmother are numerous; you get baby puke on your best clothes, poopy diapers to change, temper tantrums to settle and the words "I want Mommy" often… But then you get small people climbing into bed at 7am for a story and cuddles... |
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Lisa Knight
Yay – I’m heading North to the Kaipara for Christmas. I’ll be taking the hams as I have done for some years now – Black Rock from Nosh. Note to self: Don’t drink too much red wine on Xmas Eve, you have to glaze the ham in the morning. |
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Wellington - simply the best
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For this book he was up in choppers or planting his tripod in twilight to take shots of Wellington - it’s what he’s always done.
The difference is that he’s 78 and shouldn’t really be leaning out of helicopters... |
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Humour, ageism, and non-molestation travel… |
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India: Ooty to Mudumalai (Part 2)
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 Kate Frost
We sat outside (the Jungle Hut) for a while listening to unfamiliar sounds out in the bush, hoping that the electric fence and cattle stop were adequate deterrents for whatever surprises the bush might hold. Back inside and preparing for bed, we decided to ignore the strange scratching sounds we could hear somewhere in the room and to avoid as best we could, the large ants in the bathroom.
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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: Headlong into the future
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 Graham Reid
Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah on the northernmost tip of Malaysian Borneo… may be one of the fastest growing cities in Malaysia, but the old world is never far away. Just minutes from the city centre on the highway north are the scrabbles of water-village houses on stilts above inlets and rivers. As are the older, cheaply constructed government-sponsored housing from two and three decades ago where washing hangs like semaphore flags and the fungus patchwork exteriors are notable for the battered air conditioners hanging from walls. These areas are not represented in tourist brochures but are alive, fascinating and available. It is possible to amble through the water villages on shaky but solid planks. This is Old World Malaysia, unchanged by development... Read more: http://www.elsewhere.co.nz/travelstories/2219/kota-kinabalu-sabah-headlong-into-the-future/
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Cruising the world (20) - Athens & Mykonos
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 Frances Garland Our very attractive guide (and I swear she wasn't wearing anything under her flimsy frock) talks on and on and on about Greek mythology and some ancient God - my attention is wandering... All this in the stinking hot sun as we try to listen intently through the crackling head sets which drive us all nuts.
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early September highlights |
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Kiwi Kulcha - the way it was …
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KIWIOSITIES Kiwi babyboomer culture An A-Z of New Zealand traditions & Folklore by Gordon Ell This issue:
Gone up North for a While |
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Conservation: A past issue?
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A reminder from the past to mining-minded politicians: 'The time has arrived in the history of our colony when our scenery should be preserved, when the historic and beautiful places should be for all time conserved...' |
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