Editorial - Page 10
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: Justine Troy and Geoff Ross
Getfrank spent a morning with Justine Troy and Geoff Ross, author of the book ‘Every Bastard says NO!’ which chronicles 42Below’s journey from a clandestine vodka brew out of a wellington garage, to being served in some of... More about The Actual Habits: Justine Troy and Geoff Ross
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The Death of Democracy
“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and under-nourishment.” – Robert Maynard Hutchins Apathy and indifference are indeed major... More about The Death of Democracy
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Eliminating Charter Schools would be a tragic failure
Eliminating Charter Schools would be a tragic and unwise. It would further reinforce the failure of New Zealand’s left in the education department. So many college classrooms are overflowing these days with students who cannot tell you... More about Eliminating Charter Schools would be a tragic failure
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A Snapshot of New Zealand in 2014
2014 has been a turbulent year – with the rise of ISIS, the outbreak of Ebola, the shooting down of a fully laden passenger jet … and closer to home, a general election that was hijacked by dirty politics and scandalmongers. While... More about A Snapshot of New Zealand in 2014
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Expanding Our Markets
New Zealand has been a trading nation from the earliest of times. During the Australian gold rush in the 1850s, a thriving export trade in foodstuffs was created and a fledgling wool industry established. With the development of refrigeration,... More about Expanding Our Markets
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Re-writing History
Last week the Waitangi Tribunal released WAI 1040 – a report into the claim by Ngapuhi and other northern iwi that their chiefs did not cede sovereignty to the Crown when they signed the Treaty of Waitangi. This first stage of their inquiry... More about Re-writing History
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Secret "justice" in the UK
Surprise, surprise! Britain's secret "trial" has resulted in a conviction: A man accused of plotting terrorist attacks in London has been convicted of possession of a bomb-making manual. Erol Incedal was found guilty six days ago, but... More about Secret "justice" in the UK
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The Dangers of Cannabis
Last week in Parliament the Health (Protection) Amendment Bill passed its first reading and was referred to the Health Select Committee. The bill contained a section banning sunbed use for young people under the age of 18. Such sunbed... More about The Dangers of Cannabis
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No social mobility in Britain
Earning poverty wages in Britain? Congratulations - you're probbaly going to stay on them forever: Only one in four low earners has managed to permanently escape the prison of low pay in the past decade, according to a major study... More about No social mobility in Britain
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New Parliament - New Challenges
New Zealand’s 51st Parliament was officially opened last week. Members were sworn in, Select Committees were formed, and the Governor General gave the Speech from the Throne. Then the wrangling began – and it was... More about New Parliament - New Challenges
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