07 December 12
What would it take to improve our public debate in New Zealand?
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07 November 11
A vibrant, public moral-cultural life is what democracy and the free market needs, to guard against their potential excesses and power.+ more
08 March 11
"If I must drool, I may as well drool on cashmere." This quote caught my breath a few weeks ago. It was written—or rather blinked—by Jean Dominique-Bauby, a man who used to be the editor of the French fashion magazine "Elle." High-flying Bauby had a stroke in 1995 that left him almost entirely paralysed, unable to control any part of his body except one eyelid.+ more
13 April 10
Zimbabwe's Minister of Sport, David Coltart, last week expressed his disappointment in NZ Cricket pulling out of the black caps tour to Zimbabwe in June, as advised by the New Zealand Government. It raises questions around the role of politics in sport.+ more
07 October 09
Research shows forgiveness to be a benefitial way of responding to past hurt.+ more