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| Do the electronic media foreshadow the end of old fashioned reading and writing skills? Opinion | |  |
By Jill Mitchell, ex primary school teacher, author of the ‘Frog Book' series of Early Readers and the owner of the Frog Pond Reading and Writing Tuition Base in Pukekohe, and Geoff Austin, Professor of Geophysics at the University of Auckland who does research on the meteorology of floods and the physics of clouds, as well as the climate ... |
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| Selling Out New Zealanders Opinion | |  |
“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realise that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
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| A Concerned Parent Speaks Out Opinion | |  |
How many of our predecessors over the centuries have prepared themselves for battle, marched up to the line, drawn their sword and ……”hold on a minute, I’m on the wrong side, excuse me whilst I just hop over to the other side?” ... |
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| Anna Campbell Says Farewell as 2011 Covergirl Opinion | |  |
I have recently returned from Waihi Beach, where I spent five days of bliss with my four best friends: Natasha, Saskia, Erika and Eden. We had been planning this road trip from the start of the year and it was one of the things that kept me sane when everything at school was getting a bit too much. I had a countdown in my diary and it was the ke ... |
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| Chief Hotu Wai Ariki Speaks Out! Reply by David Child Dennis Opinion | |  |
What about Hawaikian, i am Hawaikian. No not Hawaiian. My great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather was King Uenuku of Hawaiki. His bloodline being extremely ancient has been kept in my Whanau for along time indeed. Should we go back to Hawaikii is what you’re sayin ... |
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| Climatemania Whips up Storm Opinion | |  |
Debate Not Rhetoric is Needed
Bryan Leyland is a power industry consultant based in New Zealand. He specializes in renewable energy and chairs the Economics Panel of the New Zea ... |
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| Democracy - What Democracy? Opinion | |  |
100 Days – Claiming Back New Zealand
We have always had a very approximate form of democracy in this country, basically reduced to throwing out a government which has let ... |
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| Forum - Blog us at elocal.co.nz Opinion | |  |
Have your say by blogging us online or writing in and we will publish your response in the next edition of elocal.
Include your name or we can withhold your name at your request. www.elocal.co.nz or post to ... |
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| Gossip Girl Opinion | |  |
BLOG QUESTION
SCHOOL - The place where we spend the majority of our lives. For the past 12 years I have lived and breathed school. I wake up to make school on time, I stay after school for sports, I get home and do school homework and then wake up to do ... |
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| GOSSIP GIRL - NOVEMBER Opinion | |  |
Blog question
Attitude. How many people can honestly say their mum has never pulled the “watch your attitude” or “you won’t get anywhere with an attitude like that” line. From day one we are fed information on how to behave, ... |
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