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Vocational surgery required
Our vocational educational system is on life support— haemorrhaging badly in desperate need of surgery. Four of New Zealand’s sixteen…
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Dom Post and The Press feature Alex on Jordan Peterson
As conversation increased around noted academic Professor Jordan Peterson’s visit to New Zealand, Alex Penk’s op-ed was printed in The…
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The status of our own history
While many of us are raised with storybook histories of pharaohs, kings, queens, and notable events from all over the…
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Make the change, don’t keep the change
Quick question. If a checkout operator gives you too much money back in change, do you tell them and give…
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Kathryn Mannix Event Series
Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial Conversations with Dr Kathryn Mannix Maxim Institute is proud to be…
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Alex Penk responds to Maryan Street’s op-ed in Stuff newspapers
In response to Maryan Street’s op-ed that predicted the End of Life Choice Bill would pass this year, CEO Alex…
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Financial responsibility goes beyond mere “Rules”
Sometimes the most important ideas are the ones that aren’t being discussed. This came to mind with the release of…
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Killing the cult of consumerism
“Our Gross National Product…measures everything, except that which makes life worthwhile.” Bobby Kennedy’s famous 1968 speech decried how measures like…
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The process of voting on our voting process
Last week, Justice Minister Andrew Little flagged the possibility of having an MMP referendum at the 2020 election to reconsider…
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Alex on NZ Herald panel discussing the Living Wage
Alex Penk joined the NZ Herald Kiwi Workplace Lunchtime live streamed panel discussion on the Living Wage. You can watch…
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The little things that can change us
Last weekend, my daughter was shrieking in my ear with a mixture of delight and fear as we skimmed across…
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On Common Ground
Illustrations by Anieszka Banks “I could have hit him, I could have hurt him…but something in me said, you know…
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Euthanasia op-ed in Stuff newspapers
After David Seymour stated he would be open to seeing amendments to his End of Life Choice members bill, Alex…
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Learning Support funding should bridge to work
School can be difficult for everyone, but for students with disabilities the difficulties are generally heightened. The Prime Minister acknowledged…
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The Politics of Diving
Soccer goalkeepers sure look spectacular with their acrobatic dives during penalties, but studies show that simply standing in the middle…
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Two-and-a-half cheers for child poverty bill
I was born at the tail-end of Gen X, so I grew up with a pop culture saturated by “fear…
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Shaking off stardust politics
Famously elusive about her political leanings, pop sensation Taylor Swift recently went beyond her usual neutral get-out-and-vote message to endorse…
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MIC 10 | Wasted Efforts? – The realities of recycling and disposal in New Zealand
It’s becoming harder to ignore the long-term effects of our society’s habits of consumer consumption. More and more, New Zealanders…
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Better the ballot box we know
When online banking was first introduced, my Dad was sceptical. He worried there would be problems with security, access, and…
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Flint & Steel Volume 05 | Magazine Launch
“…IN THE BONDS OF LOVE WE MEET.” It’s a phrase most of us have sung with varying degrees of passion,…
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