HE WAHI TAPU – A SACRED PLACE
I have two very vivid early memories. The first is of being bullied for my physical appearance.
Read moreI have two very vivid early memories. The first is of being bullied for my physical appearance.
Read moreWhile many of us are happy to steer clear of raucous debates and controversy, the inhabitants of Parliament have made a career of talking about the big issues ...
Read moreIn this age of identity it is tempting, and frighteningly possible, to reduce the fullness of a human life down to a single action, opinion, or caricature.
Read moreThroughout history the places we have used to gather, speak, and make ourselves heard have not always been actual pub ...
Read moreTeaching is not simply baby-sitting, or a mechanical transfer of skills. To help form minds, awake curiosity, help human beings to grow; that is an exercise in ...
Read moreWhile we expect news media to perform their societal function as the “fourth estate,” the arrival of the internet has upended the business model that used ...
Read more“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.” ― Jane Addams
Read more“Freedom, I found is not only in the running but in the heart, the mind, the hands.” - Louise Erdich
Read moreOne of our last truly public rituals, Anzac Day claims a sacred space in New Zealand’s national attention. Historian Rowan Light describes how Anzac commemor ...
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