All articles by Richard Prosser

The End of the World as We Know It

Opinion • elocal Digital Edition • February 2020

by Richard Prosser

Through all of history, everywhere in the world, recorded or otherwise, it has been proclaimed that The End is Nigh. Preachers, politicians, protestors, pundits of every ilk and hue; from the pulpit to the podium to the sandwich board in the street, all …

Where Britain Goes, Maybe NZ Should Follow?

Opinion • elocal Digital Edition • January 2020

by Richard Prosser

Whatever reservations one might have regarding the wisdom of holding an election on the day of a full moon, Britain has just done just that, and the result has been a stunning but completely predictable victory for Boris Johnson and the Conservatives.

Cops, Guns and Untruths

Opinion • elocal Digital Edition • December 2019

by Richard Prosser

Right now, in New Zealand, a quiet revolution is taking place. It isn’t technological, or a change to the education system, or a new and widespread understanding of an holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Rather, it involves the steady, systematic,…

Conservation

Hate and Poison The New Black

Opinion • elocal Digital Edition • November 2019

by Richard Prosser

Seven hundred-odd kilometres south of Papakura, as the crow flies, the Department of Conservation is waging war on introduced pests. Great stuff, many people might think, giving the matter a quick nod of approval before carrying on with their busy lives.