Volume 05

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HE WAHI TAPU – A SACRED PLACE

Jade Hohaia

I have two very vivid early memories. The first is of being bullied for my physical appearance.

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Parliament

A PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE

Jeremy Vargo

While 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 ...

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THE FACE OF MY NEIGHBOUR

Dr John Fox

In 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.

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HERE WE WERE

Throughout history the places we have used to gather, speak, and make ourselves heard have not always been actual pub ...

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Education 2 CMYK

IN FORMATION – REFLECTIONS ON A CAREER IN TEACHING

Dr Michael Reid

Teaching 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 ...

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EDITORIAL – VOL 05

WELCOME TO THE FIFTH VOLUME OF FLINT & STEEL

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REFLECTING THE NEW MOSAIC

Tash McGill

While 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 ...

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Houses Half Page

ON COMMON GROUND

Kieran Madden

“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

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SIDE BY SIDE

Lydia O'Donnell

“Freedom, I found is not only in the running but in the heart, the mind, the hands.” - Louise Erdich

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THE ART OF DISAGREEING AGREEABLY

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PROTEST AND PATRIOTISM

Rowan Light

One 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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