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At Getfrank we offer competing points of view politically, economially, aesthetically; and leave it to you, our esteemed reader to make up your own mind. We feature bloggers from left and right of the political spectrum, feature interviews with people you need to know about, and original content from the New Zealand Comedy Guild. We encourage you to join the discussion and add your comments - our articles are but a prompt for discourse - and let us know what think. Cheers, Frank
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Budget 2013 - Good policy or good luck?
They say some politicians are just plain lucky. They seem to do the same things as other politicians who are perceived as failing, yet they somehow manage to charm voters or the media, or ... More about Budget 2013 - Good policy or good luck?
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National acts on child poverty?
Stuff reports that child poverty will be a surprise focus in Thursday's Budget, with possible moves on food in schools and on family tax credits (they also seem to be extending income-related rents to the social housing sector, having spent... More about National acts on child poverty?
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Short
The Keep Our Assets petition to force a referendum on privatisation has fallen short by 16,500 signatures. Over 25% of signatures submitted were invalid, unable to be matched to people on the electoral roll. This is a normal part of the process; ... More about Short
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The place of the Treaty of Waitangi
A Speech on the place of the Treaty of Waitangi and its ‘principles’ in a new constitution for New Zealand given in a debate organised by the Maxim Institute at the Auckland University Business School on ... More about The place of the Treaty of Waitangi
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Climate change: 400 parts per million
Atmospheric CO2 concentrations are expected to hit 400 parts per million in the next few days. 400 ppm is the level at which we would have had a good chance of avoiding the two degrees of global temperature rise considered by the international... More about Climate change: 400 parts per million
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North Korea a threat? You must be joking
With each passing article from the mainstream media about North Korea, something seems amiss. Beneath all the tough talk by Kim Jon Un about launching invasions lies a sad reality. North Korea poses no serious threat to anyone. As I mentioned in a... More about North Korea a threat? You must be joking
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$100 million
That's how much analysts think the Labour-Green electricity market policy will reduce Mighty River's profits by: The Labour-Greens proposal to restructure the electricity market would put a $100 million dent in Mighty River Power's ... More about $100 million
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Climate change and the social importance of scepticism
A lifetime of observation and work in the social sciences has convinced me of one thing. George Orwell was partly wrong in his classic novel 1984. The threats to the open society do not come from above. They come from all ... More about Climate change and the social importance of scepticism
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Public protection orders and human rights
Last year, in a moral panic about the release of Stewart Wilson, the government introduced the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill. The bill would allow people like Wilson to be detained indefinitely upon completion of their sentences, to... More about Public protection orders and human rights
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Changing an unwritten constitution
I am a long time believer that an unwritten constitution of the sort you find in New Zealand today, or the United Kingdom before it was enmeshed in the European Union, is a very good sort of constitution indeed. Among... More about Changing an unwritten constitution
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