Posts by Ian Dalziel
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Hard News: Crowded houses, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Darlinghurst-Paddington border
I remember an old woman who I regularly saw (on the way back from gigs late at night, back in 1980) sleeping in a bus shelter outside the Victoria Barracks on Oxford street - she was always well swaddled and was apparently a local 'institution'.
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Listening to John Campbell talking to someone in rudimentary WINZ 'emergency housing' - which is costing $190 a night that they have to pay back - how is that helping?
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Hard News: Crowded houses, in reply to Emma Hart,
They made him an appointment, at least. Their soonest appointment, which was for in two weeks’ time. Then he can begin the process.
Meanwhile he has to still sleep rough?
That doesn't square with what that nice Mr Key was implying, nor what the people on the radio this week were saying - it's as if they don't realise they're dealing with peoples lives, self esteem and survival... -
Hard News: Crowded houses, in reply to Kumara Republic,
..that tent cities be pitched in the leafy suburbs to make a point.
Why not, now that freedom glamping is really taking off.
After all Key is the Minister of Tourism, and it's just a jump to the left... -
Hard News: Crowded houses, in reply to Russell Brown,
Stuff and the Herald have made great play of a flubbed Andrew Little press conference yesterday
Barry Soper had a dig in his Herald ‘Chalk n Cheese’ piece as well – while not answering his own question
Can you influence decisions by throwing a bit of cash around?
…a fairly self-evident answer I’d have thought under the current regime…
<edit> oops, I see you already added this to your comment Russell, c'est la vie.
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Cracker: Breaking the Silence, in reply to BenWilson,
Just going through the motions...
Sir Isaac Newton being in charge of the Mint ... Loved his work, apparently.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree?
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Alfie,
The Colin Craig Show keeps running...
... now don't be giving MediaWorks new ideas for fresh reality TV concepts!
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monitoring usage…
…or from my ‘cursory’ understanding of modern English (and devices):
’Should young children’s use of screens be limited?’
could fly, obviously children (and reporters) need a few ‘pointers’…Perhaps there’s an arguable case for a hyphenated
‘screen-use’ in the Herald iteration…Whichever way they look at it,
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Ear today…
RNZ’s Our Changing World should be required listening,
This way Up is also a great window into current developments in science as it affects the world we live in.
Sad to live in a country that would marginalise or exterminate ‘OCW’ but enable John Key's 'my way or th ehighway' approach and fund Mike Hosking and his sneering anti-science venom.I’ve just been reading some discussion booklets that the Armed Forces Education and Rehabilitation Service put out in 1944 (or thereabouts) that show a world long gone – where the machinery of the Government produced documents that were designed to promote understanding and provoke discussion, that treated citizens (or as in this case returning and serving soldiers) as intelligent and inquisitive adults.
One issue of Cue has this introduction:
Trends
That the average soldier is taking an increasing interest in his future civic affairs is indicated by the number of discussion groups that do exist in the 2 NZEF. Some are formal groups while others are but impromptu affairs held in hospital wards and such places, but there is no doubt as to their sincerity.
Cue has tried in the past to give leads in this direction through the section entitled ‘What do you think?’ which has suggested possible improvements in the Dominion’s social life.
In this issue there appears an article on democratic government which may, perhaps, give a clearer picture of what might be termed the ‘mechanics’ of government as New Zealanders know it. It should be of some help to those who feel that they will not be content to stand by and let others do all the work of running the community.
In the post-war days to come, everyone will have a definite part to play so that plans that are made for them do not fall to the ground. The keener the interest, the more likelihood that the development of the community for the common good is certain.(my bolding)
Other issues had articles on: Olives; Commercial radio; Wool exports; Plastics; Farming; Kauri; Music; Tax; Fishing; Mediterranean cultures (including the Etruscans).
An issue of Korero (April 1944) had informative articles on: the future of Oceania; Middle Eastern oil; Greece; Buying a business; Quartz mining…
Another series of AEWS Current Affairs Bulletins addressed: Advertising; Trade Unions; Mutual Aid; Stabilisation; Fitness – all in a measured, balanced and intelligent way and all for common consumption…
Where did we go wrong?
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Hard News: Friday Music: Got Knox?, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
A3 printer/scanner
..and thanks to Mike, Moz and Joe for those tips, as well...
