Author Archives: khakis5_wp

Who will rid me of this troublesome journalist? – Blog no. 7.

Spring has sprung in Marlborough. The grape vine is sprouting the first flush of green [...]

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30
Oct
Why Mass Surveillance Sucks… – Blog No. 6.

Following Snowden’s appearance on Dotcom’s flopped ‘moment of truth’ there can be no New Zealander [...]

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20
Oct
Lessons from the last election: the Green Party’s position on the NZ political spectrum – Blog No. 5.

Dr Kennedy Graham, Green Party spokesman on foreign affairs, recently had an op-ed published in [...]

13
Oct
No More Truth Telling Mr Hager! – Blog No.4.

I’ve been on a business trip down south for a few days – paying no [...]

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09
Oct
Fools Rush In – Blog No. 3.

Alas for New Zealand: a democracy without an effective opposition party is in effect a [...]

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02
Oct
Public Misperceptions – Blog No. 2.

Recently, Dutch aviation investigators published a preliminary report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines MA-17. [...]

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30
Sep
Land Sales – Blog No. 1

Given the most recent instance of sales of agricultural land to foreign interests, the media [...]

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30
Sep