Mining – a third way?
As always Rod Oram offers a considered approach to issues of the day. In today’s Sunday Star Times he offers his analytical skills to mining.
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Interesting observations
Interesting times – on both sides of the political divide currently. Over at the Pundit, Tim Watkin provides some thought provoking observations on selections, mining, and asks ‘Why are National and Labour trying so hard to LOSE Auckland?”
Strange beauty
A building with built in wind turbines that can generate a portion of it’s own power needs as well as feeding into the main grid? Well there’s a new building called the ‘Razor’, in south London, which can do just that, and looks like something out of science fiction. View the photo display featured in the Guardian.
The Greatest Show on Earth: Richard Dawkins
World Renowned evolutionary biologist and atheist, professer Richard Dawkins, presents the case and evidence for evolution. His New Book, The Greatest Show on Earth, explores the evidence for evolution and why it should be considered fact, not theory. Links to the Podcast of his talk in Christchurch.
Gender gap alive and well
Next Monday is International Women’s Day (8 March). I know a few readers will ask Do we still still need to worry? According to Asha-Rose Migiro, UN Deputy Secretary-General, the answer is yes. Among the areas where progress has lagged is in tackling the scourge of violence against women…
Have your say on unfair dismissal laws
Kate Wilkinson (Minister of Labour) has opened public submissions on a review on personal grievances, with the release of a discussion paper today. Details are here on the Dept of Labour website and submissions close on 31 March.
Lovin’ Alice
A burst of ‘popular’ culture to mull over the weekend, with the Guardian providing comment on the upcoming Alice in Wonderland. According to […]
British poll finds fewer believe in climate change
According to a Guardian poll today, public conviction about the threat of climate change has declined with the proportion of adults who believe climate change is “definitely” a reality dropped by 30% over the last year, from 44% to 31%, in the latest survey by Ipsos Mori. Overall around nine out of 10 people questioned still appear to accept some degree of global warming.
Poll shows race closing in Britain
Britain could be heading for a hung Parliament, according to the latest Guardian poll.
With no more than three months to go until polling day, the Conservatives have fallen to 37%, down three, while Labour’s support, at 30%, is up one. The Lib Dems are unchanged on 20%.
South Africa honours Nelson Mandela’s walk to freedom
Twenty years ago, on 11 February 1990, after 27 years of incarceration, Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster prison on a hot Sunday afternoon. And history changed.
Colin James on Labour 2010
I know Standard readers follow politics closely almost by definition, but for those who don’t here’s Colin James’ observations on the year ahead […]
Obama’s State of the Nation
I suspect more than one reader of the Standard would have been glued to the live stream yesterday of Obama’s state of the […]
Outsourcing away
We’ve had a few posts about the lack of action from the government – but over on Bernard Hickey’s blog he’s spotted progess […]
Thoughts on Massachusetts
I enjoyed this piece by Jane Young over on Pundit so much I wanted to share: The brain in the White House appears […]
NYTimes to charge for online
From today’s (free online) Guardian: America’s most popular newspaper website today announced that the era of free online journalism is drawing to a […]
Between a rock and a hard place
At the end of the month the new kindergarten year begins. Reading this article in the SSTimes from yesterday reminded me of just […]
Enough considering already!
When first writing about my thoughts on Phil Goff’s speech little did I realise that it was turning into an ongoing issue! Perhaps […]
Rod Oram on the Brash report
All the arguments in one handy location – thank you Rod Oram, who in his SSTimes column says: …All it [the report] can […]
More people considering…
According to Vernon Small: Labour leader Phil Goff will be asked to explain his controversial “nationhood” speech at next week’s party caucus meeting. […]
With some time to consider….
I’ve been thinking about the reaction Phil Goff has had to his Nationhood speech, and whether Team Labour would be happy with the […]
The Key to change?
Will Key go to Copenhagen? Or rather, why wouldn’t he want to go? According to TVNZ tonight: At least 90 world leaders are […]
Education flaws: Just plain scary
Primary school education has been the focus of debate here in NZ with the introduction of ‘national standards’. Today we hear on RNZ […]
End of year polls
Not much to say but spotted the new Roy Morgan: The latest NZ Morgan Poll shows support for John Key’s National-led Government is […]
Blame it on the genes
The American asks: Who are smarter, liberals or conservatives? This is the kind of question that could spark fierce and endless debates between […]
Images of the ’00’s
Pausing for a moment from the steamroller of local politics – here we have some of the significant moments of the last nine […]
It will happen, not today, not tomorrow but…
As I scanned the stuff website I came across the latest TV3 poll results. Scarcely what I’d regard as cheerful Sunday night reading […]
Image-ination: postcards to the planet
Have you heard of the 10:10 campaign in the UK? It aims to inspire individuals, businesses and organisations to commit to cutting their […]
Sniffing the breeze on climate change
Climate change and the Emissions Trading Scheme are front and centre of political comment at the moment it seems. I thought this item […]
After Edge of Darkness
I just read that the Troy Kennedy Martin, the screenwriter responsible for Edge of Darkness died earlier this week. I wanted to mark […]
Rod Oram: Burn after reading
As usual Rod Oram presents an insightful argument: New Zealand’s climate change credibility is hanging by a thread. If the government indulges in […]
Hijacked by climate change?
Richard Black, environment correspondent for the BBC News website asks an interesting question – Has climate change hijacked the wider environmental agenda? If so, […]
Guardian readers’ standup: the winner
Last month, the Guardian launched their first YouTube standup competition. They’ve put up their findings here: In the end (and it was close, going […]
Stopping family violence: must do better
Shocking to see these figures: Almost a third of Kiwi women and one in five men will experience violence and abuse at the […]
Women on the web
Is the blogging world becoming more gender balanced? This story in the Times indicates there’s a group who are wanting to get some […]
Video: Rhys Darby Global Warning Poem
Couldn’t resist some weekend humour
Provoking change
Good interview with Labour’s Justice spokesperson, Lianne Dalziel this morning on her private members Bill in the ballot that would remove the defence of […]