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God Bless America

I love these kinds of stories, the ones that for some reason could only happen in America. From cbswashington.com A Charlottesville-area elementary school has been accused of making students sing a...

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Stephen Hawking turns 70

Happy Birthday Stephen Hawking The world’s most recognised living scientist Stephen Hawking was too ill to attend his 70th birthday celebrations overnight but was hailed by colleagues as one of the...

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TVNZ lead again with Destiny Church

I have to say again that the news seems slow at the moment. I don’t mean that disrespectfully to Destiny, but this doesn’t seem to be a story news worthy of leading our largest source of daily news. Is...

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It’s not about Race or Age or Gender or Religion…it’s about Poverty

For a long time I have had a bit of an untested theory. I’ve come to a place where I don’t think the negative statistics in New Zealand are about race, age, gender or religion.  I think they’re about...

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The Daily Show with more insight into Palestine become a country in the UN

John Oliver from The Daily Show does a two part story on how when America decided to pull funding from UNESCO as they, along with 100 organisations have recognised Palestine as a country, there ended...

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The Panel with Ian Wishart and Steve Tollestrup

Steve Tollstrup and Ian Wishart talk about what David Shearer needs to do to make inroads into John Key’s domination and paying teachers performance bonuses Filed under: David Shearer, Ian Wishart,...

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Hekia Parata speaks a foreign language…or maybe that’s all politicians?

Hekia Parata was on the show this morning and I decided I needed a translator to help me decipher the answers given. Question – There is a potential for class sizes to increase, is that correct? Answer...

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NZ Celebrities engage in the Marriage Equality debate

A list of pretty high profile New Zealanders have lent their names, faces and opinions to a campaign supporting marriage equality. In the 90 seconds you see… Tamati Coffey (TV Presenter) and his...

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Criminal Minds creates a stir in the ex-gay community

This Monday night there is one of the most controversial episodes of Criminal Minds ever. Certainly in America when it aired February 20th it created a storm. The episode is called ‘Broken’ and its...

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Malala Yousafzai Interview

Malala Yousafzai the girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan for wanting an education, who since has spoken to the UN and has become the youngest person every to be nominated for a...

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A powerfully, disturbing diversity excercise

This video is powerful, disturbing, uncomfortable and I think a must watch for everyone who wants to learn a bit more about how a minority might feel. The teacher is Jane Elliot. Jane is also a...

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Please can we stop talking up ‘election bribes’

Key and Cunliffe handing out the presents at election time So today Labour has promised to eliminate school donations by giving “an annual grant of $100 per student for schools in lieu of voluntary...

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What would Pope Francis do?

I am a product of the Catholic schooling system although have not been a part of the Catholic Church since I was 16 and have not considered myself a Catholic since then. I am proud of my association...

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Stephen Hawking turns 70

Happy Birthday Stephen Hawking The world’s most recognised living scientist Stephen Hawking was too ill to attend his 70th birthday celebrations overnight but was hailed by colleagues as one of the...

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TVNZ lead again with Destiny Church

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