In 1985, New Zealand’s Attorney General, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, launched the ‘great quango hunt’. He threatened ...
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Politics – Rating the Budget (24 May 2010)
In Thursday’s budget speech the Minister of Finance, Bill English announced that this budget had four ...
Beatlemania Part Two
The Beatles in Australia June 1964 - concert and historical footage of the reaction to Beatlemania.
Politics – Shedding Light on the Rising Cost of Power (2 November 2009)
The fact that one man with a forklift was able to take out the power supply ...
Politics – Welfare is Bad for Health (31 May 2010)
“…long term worklessness is one of the greatest risks to health in our society. It is ...
Politics – Too Much Secrecy (29 June 2009)
On Wednesday, eight central North Island tribes will take control of 170,000 hectares of forests in ...
Politics – One Year On (9 November 2009)
In his book The Vision of the Anointed, economist and senior fellow at the Hoover Institute, ...
Politics – In Pursuit of the National Interest (5 July 2010)
Over the last few years the information revolution has transformed the way we communicate and access ...
Politics – Controversy, Conservation and Consultation (6 July 2009)
Last week a controversial review of Labour’s 2004 foreshore and seabed legislation was published. It recommended ...
Politics – The Copenhagen Saga (30 November 2009)
From the 7th of December through to the 18th, the much publicised United Nations Climate Change ...