Posts by Sacha
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OnPoint: My last name sounds Chinese, in reply to
She's from Raro?
very good
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OnPoint: My last name sounds Chinese, in reply to
I mean a single individual is only one of the ethnicities anyway
Multiple ethnicities per person are becoming more and more common here.
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OnPoint: My last name sounds Chinese, in reply to
We don’t know the exact details of how Salmond got his name proportions, but he says it was from census data
wasn't it the electoral roll?
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Polity: House-buying patterns in Auckland, in reply to
yep. I meant more the security of tenure. But anyone valuing the postion of renters rather than owners is great Coalition fodder.
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Polity: House-buying patterns in Auckland, in reply to
One of the things that shits me about housing debate in NZ is its laser focus on owning when we could improve people's lives so much with better security of tenure and minimum standards for housing.
Yes. Let's see more parties than the Greens promoting that.
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Polity: House-buying patterns in Auckland, in reply to
I find it hard to say the study is racist by design
only in presentation
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Speaker: Identification strategy: Now…, in reply to
Great distinction, thanks. Racism is often so pervasive, structural and history-laden we are all swimming in it no matter what our personal intent. Political parties know this stuff. I have seen plenty of people describing Labour's behaviour as racism without describing any person involved as a racist.
I've heard a pleasing maturity accepting that the underlying issue about foreign capital inflows is valid while decrying the ham-fisted way it has been presented. Also some loudly insisting you can't hold both positions at once, sure.
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Speaker: Australia's NDIS: Great ideas,…, in reply to
My impression from a couple of conversations is that Kevin grasps the issue well, drawing on his professional health sector background as well as ACC portfolio work. Now if only he were a Minister ..
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Editorials from DominionPost and Otago Daily Times.
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Speaker: Identification strategy: Now…, in reply to
and subvert discussion
that was my concern at the outset - and sure enough, days later what are we talking about?
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