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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Bloggers, lift your game, not your hit ratesI used to read a lot of blogs. I don't read so many now. Some of the ones I used to read a lot have lost their mojo, others are way better than most of the top 20 of the Tumeke Rankings. I have adjusted my [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Your eyes do not deceive you - that is Andrew Stroud on the grid on an F4 or "bucket" race bike, taking part in the inaugural Mel Jackson Memorial Bucket Extravaganza. Mel's not actually dead, merely resting, so some cunning [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Monday, September 28, 2009
Political blogging and the mediaEarly this morning over breakfast, political journalist Fran O’Sullivan addressed a decent size group of people on the topic of the Accidental Empire of Political Blogging. The hosts were Rural Women NZ – although there [...]
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Words & Pics: H-DBringing customised affordability to the New Zealand marketHarley-Davidson roars into 2010 with six new motorcycle models, one of the most expansive new-product introductions in the history of the Motor [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Saturday, September 26, 2009
More irrelevant research from the Families CommissionFamily First has alerted the media - unfortunately embargoed til Friday - about the latest research from the Families Commission. It has labelled a report on gay and lesbian parenting as unnecessary, [...]
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Happy 21st, ShihadShihad turns 21 this year. They are the local group with the most appearances on the New Zealand singles charts. And they are still going strong, as I put my clock forward for the summer. [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Friday, September 25, 2009
ACT on Campus and democracyIt is no surprise that ACT on Campus supports voluntary membership of student unions. Even if 51% of students want compulsory membership, the group believe that a " fundamental human right" should not be taken away from [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Thursday, September 24, 2009
Sue’s legacySue Bradford reminds me a little of Tim Barnett. Both politicians were very effective, listened to people, pissed off the Christian Right, and were easy to get hold of – even though both knew that some of the core values held and promoted [...]
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Sue Bradford to resign from ParliamentNot long ago, Sue Bradford wrote this message on her Twitter account, breaking her own embargo.Media conference 10am to announce I'm standing down from Parliament at end October - but am not resigning from Greens [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Backbenchers was a lot of fun last nightI was at Backbenchers last night. I haven’t been for a while but decided to go, not even knowing who was on the panel. Parliament was out as members day finished earlyIt was one of the best ever- so many MPs. [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Voluntary Student Membership and freedom of associationupdatedAs the Government is not going into urgency today, it is members day, and the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill to allow for voluntary membership of student unions will have [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Friday, September 18, 2009
Don't be too hasty to report potential child abuse to CYFS: Children's CommissionerChildren's Commissoner John Angus believes that too many people are ringing up CYFS to report potential child abuse. Speaking at the Family First forum, Angus said that [...]
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If you can't be a stable parent - don't have childrenThere. The statement is made. By Phil Goff. Yesterday.If you cant be a stable parent, don't have children. We as a community have to find ways to protect our children and give them the best start [...]
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PM says it is ok to smack your kidsI was at the Family First forum in Auckland today. John Key was one of the speakers. He said it was "ok to smack your kids", and the law is administered "the way I want it to be". Therefore in some situations it is [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Queenstown's Scotty Columb, spearheading the Suzuki assault in the MX2 class at the nationals this season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTeam Suzuki is fizzing to go racing at this year's New Zealand Motocross [...]
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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Baldock's petition question has been acknowledgedLarry Baldock's petition question has been formally acknowledged. It is:Should Citizens Initiated Referenda seeking to repeal or amend a law be binding?Binding on WHOM? On this wording the Government [...]