Citizenship Ructions and a Rabbit
In a world of angry and sometimes fearful people shouting past each other over all manner of real and imagined problems it is refreshing to… Read More »Citizenship Ructions and a Rabbit
February 2021
When traditions prevent common sense
A couple of weeks ago, following an unseemly bout of infantile intolerance over the use of te reo Maori at a Grey Power meeting, I… Read More »When traditions prevent common sense
Climate change affects Farmers more than most.
These tough times will include the most dramatic changes in farming systems since we put the last of the working horses out to pasture and began using electricity to replace steam engines. There will be fewer and smaller dairy and beef cattle herds, improved breeding technology for cattle and sheep. There will also no doubt be a requirement for a much-reduced reliance on artificial fertilisers.
NZer’s should not be homeless or hungry in the land of plenty.
We have proven to ourselves, and to the world, that we are very good at handling emergencies when we all pull together for a common cause. We now have two new closely linked emergencies for many people simply because one section of the community is taking advantage of the situation to make obscene profits from the unavoidable hardship of others.