Editorial - Page 5
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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Undemocratic Mayors
Some local mayors just don’t seem to understand they serve at the behest of their community. The iconic leader of this hall of shame is of course Andrew Judd, the current, and soon to be former, mayor of New Plymouth. But he is not... More about Undemocratic Mayors
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Award Winning Lawyer, Entrepreneur & Author to speak at TEDx in the Whitsundays
Sarah Bartholomeusz believes nothing is impossible, even though it may seem like it is. The Adelaide lawyer, entrepreneur and author of How to Avoid a Fall from Grace: Legal Lessons for Directors is speaking at the Tedx Whitsunday event on Friday,... More about Award Winning Lawyer, Entrepreneur & Author to speak at TEDx in the Whitsundays
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Silencing free speech
In this politically correct world, our right to free speech is increasingly being eroded by the apparent rights of others who disagree with our views. State broadcaster Television New Zealand came under attack last month, when they were accused... More about Silencing free speech
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Grand National 2016 Odds and Tips
On Saturday April 9th, at 5.15pm, strong teams of horses and trainers are set to make history during the biggest horse race of the year, the Crabbie’s Grand National. The race, which has a maximum of 40 runners, has both horses and trainers... More about Grand National 2016 Odds and Tips
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The Dark Art
Politics has been called the “dark art”. In an interview last year in the Telegraph, Lord Michael Dobbs, the former chief of staff of Baroness Margaret Thatcher and writer of the popular television series ‘The House of... More about The Dark Art
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Are the SIS refusing to prosecute terrorists?
In 2014, John Key rammed through changes to the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act allowing urgent, warrantless surveillance in terrorism cases. Today, the SIS tabled their latest interim report on such surveillance in Parliament,... More about Are the SIS refusing to prosecute terrorists?
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Upfront and personal with Sven Schroeter
Getting upfront and personal with complete strangers isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but for German ex-pat, Sven Schroeter it’s all in a day’s work. Sven is a photographer who specialises in portrait and street imagery.... More about Upfront and personal with Sven Schroeter
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Thieving employers should be prosecuted
Radio New Zealand reports that employers are stealing their employee's KiwiSaver contributions: Tens of thousands of workers are missing millions of dollars from their KiwiSaver accounts because their employers have failed to either... More about Thieving employers should be prosecuted
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Time for Submissions on the RMA
A report on the burden to economies of environmental policies, prepared by the OECD in 2014, ranked New Zealand 28th out of 34 member countries. It highlighted that real problems exist with our system of environmental regulation. While... More about Time for Submissions on the RMA
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Ali Williams - The Actual Habits
He claims to be no success, but Ali Williams has nudged up a fair amount of runs thus far in his short term. From representing New Zealand with the All Blacks for going on 8 years and now eying up the World Cup, co-founding one of New... More about Ali Williams - The Actual Habits
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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