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.