A Life Worth Living
A few months ago, my oldest son told me he has a friend who has seven siblings, four with Down Syndrome. As a mother of a large family who has one child with Down Syndrome, I was astounded. Five biological children, three adopted, four with Down Syndrome and homeschooling? “Peter,” I said to my son,…
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Good morning, welcome to our daily General Debate. On General debate, you are encouraged as a commenter to share your own stories, discuss other news, bring NEW news, catch up with friends or make new friends with other commenters. To participate you’ll need to sign up for a Disqus account which is free, quick, and…
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The Lower Hutt Library recently sent me an email to advise a book I had placed on reserve was now available. So I sped down to the local branch (Stokes Valley) to pick the book up, in the expectation I would be well entertained over the weekend.
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There are three systems of jurisprudence in the world. The civil system is used in Europe, south and central America and various other countries that have…
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Thirty to forty years ago Australia was very well governed. In Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and even in most opposition Liberal party figures, you had…
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In business, you are accountable. Mistakes carry a penalty. People are fired for incompetence. Why is it that in the parallel world of government and the public service,…
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This week, Nicola Willis and I announced the latest step in the Government’s plan to rebuild our economy and ease the cost of living for Kiwis.
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Here are the 5 most read articles from yesterday for you to enjoy today.
Keep readingReplay Radio: The Crunch
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were John Banks, Simon O’Connor and, of course, we have the Buddies.
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After more than 24 hours of letting the story run freely, Qatari mouthpiece Al Jazeera deleted the page featuring their former story, which accused Israeli soldiers of allegedly…
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As the beating of cream yields butter and striking the nose causes bleeding, so stirring up anger causes quarrels.
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