Editorial - Page 14
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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Ending racial discrimination in local government
A window of opportunity presents itself to amend the egregious errors of the flawed proposed Auckland unitary plan. Original submitters on the plan have been emailed by Auckland Council’s John Duguid, Manager Unitary Plan, to tell them they... More about Ending racial discrimination in local government
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"Talking about the things that matter"
There's been appalling news today about the housing crisis, with the $34.53 increase in the annual average (not median) massively outstripped by a $38,000 increase in the average house price. So naturally Labour is talking about resurrecting... More about "Talking about the things that matter"
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Climate Voter
On Monday, an alliance of environmental organisations launched the Climate Voter campaign. The aim is to get people to signal their intention to vote on the basis of climate change policy, in the hope of driving parties to compete for that bloc... More about Climate Voter
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Interview: Winston Peters Part One
There is just something about Winston Peters which makes me smile in admiration and cringe at the same time. He has the ability to wriggle out of any situation imaginable. Perhaps his most memorable situation from recent memory comes with the... More about Interview: Winston Peters Part One
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Farmers are poor sensitive little souls
Water quality is a major issue at the moment, with dairy farmers poisoning our lakes, rivers and streams with their runoff. So I was surprised yesterday to learn that the Waikato Regional Council was cancelling airborne spot checks on water... More about Farmers are poor sensitive little souls
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Policing for profit
Something I missed: last month, the government announced that it was allocating $6 million seized under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act to anti-P initiatives. Almost two-thirds of the money - $3.87 million - went to police to fund further drug... More about Policing for profit
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Challenge and reward in growing ethnic mix
The 2013 Census figures show that overseas-born New Zealand residents now represent 23.6 per cent of the country’s total population, compared with 21.8 per cent in the 2006 Census and 18.7 per cent in the 2001 Census. These figures, which... More about Challenge and reward in growing ethnic mix
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National’s Sixth Budget
Judged in conventional terms, the National-led Government’s sixth Budget looks pretty good. As promised, the Minister of Finance can point to a small surplus in the Underlying Operating Balance (before gain and losses) in the... More about National’s Sixth Budget
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Environmental Reporting Bill submissions
Parliament's Local Government and Environment Committee began hearing submissions on the Environmental Reporting Bill last week. Today, those submissions finally hit the website. Browsing through them, there are a couple of obvious features: ... More about Environmental Reporting Bill submissions
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A Failed Utopia: South Africa 20 Years Later
Last year my article South Africa revisited examined the potential which there is to make something happen in South Africa. Despite every opportunity to make a difference, many of the people in power have been riding the same merry go round for... More about A Failed Utopia: South Africa 20 Years Later
Features
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Cocktails, Shots, & Drink Recipes Drink in style.
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Funny Jokes Updated daily for your twisted enjoyment...
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Daily Video Check out today's videos, they take up our broadband bandwidth but these Youtube clips are particularly worth it!
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