Editorial - Page 7
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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The Actual Habits – Sir Bob Jones
“I would normally write a polite declining response to your request for an interview in your magazine. However, having seen your question list and its reference to “leadership” I am delighted to accept so as to spread the... More about The Actual Habits – Sir Bob Jones
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Pointless waste
Today's example of the pointless waste of the "war on drugs": a woman jailed for two years for growing her own cannabis: A leading figure in Kaikohe's arts and business communities has been jailed for two years after being found guilty... More about Pointless waste
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Answers John Stringer
Tell us a bit about your background. Grew up in Christchurch in Burwood and Merivale. Went to Chch Boys High School.Centennial year valedictory speaker. A twin, with two other siblings. Married twice, have 5 kids and this year two grand... More about Answers John Stringer
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Why are we signing this again?
The government is currently "negotiating" (meaning "accepting whatever other countries demand, because we have nothing to offer them") on the Trans Pacific Partnership. They've insisted that it will be a good deal for New Zealand, but this... More about Why are we signing this again?
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Fact or Fearmongering?
If New Zealand is currently experiencing one of our coldest winters. Temperatures in some parts of the country have plunged to the lowest levels ever recorded. Chilling temperatures however, have not stopped the media and politicians repeating... More about Fact or Fearmongering?
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The Actual Habits: Andy Hamilton – CEO of The Icehouse
Andrew Hamilton has been CEO of business growth centre The Icehouse since it was founded back in 2001 to provide support and education to growing New Zealand businesses. Since then The Icehouse has worked alongside over 2500 owner managers of... More about The Actual Habits: Andy Hamilton – CEO of The Icehouse
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Prosecuting Sonny Tau
I am pleased to hear that the Department of Conservation is prosecuting Sonny Tau, big man in Northland’s Nga Puhi, for the possession and indeed, so I understand, for the killing of five native wood pigeon or kereru (Hemiphaga... More about Prosecuting Sonny Tau
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Being passionate about education
Last week a fifteen year old schoolgirl created an uproar in the education sector when she dared to publicly criticise the teaching profession. Asked to “write a persuasive speech” about something year 10 students had strong opinions... More about Being passionate about education
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Fundamentals of football betting in 2017
New-fangled people into the world of betting are usually confused, people thing that the traditional way to go for betting is only physical betting shops, however they do not know that there are online websites also for online betting, and to... More about Fundamentals of football betting in 2017
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But not like this
The Justice and Electoral Committee has reported back on the New Zealand Flag Referendums Bill, and recommended it be passed with minor amendments. While the public commentary is focusing on the referendum structure - which is quite sensible as a... More about But not like this
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