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Unedited Roger Douglas Interview. Full transcript. July 23rd 2008.

Conrad Reyners — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:40:07 +0000

I sat down with Sir Roger Douglas, former Labour Party Senior Cabinet Minister, Minister of Finance, founder of the ACT party, current ACT electoral candidate in Hunua and the main proponent of the economic reform policies of ‘rogernomics’ in the 1980’s. An abridged version will appear in print next week for all those who are too lazy to educate themselves. The full interview follows after the jump. And its hot off the press due to the large interest thats been indicated. So go away grammar nazis.

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Crosby Cluster Fuck

Dr Peter Manglethwaite — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:04:08 +0000

Conservatism = fun party time! (more…)

I’m down with Te Reo

Jackson Wood — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:35:43 +0000

A poll on stuff.co.nz the other day asked readers whether they would be making an effort to use Māori during this week, as it is Māori language week. The options were, YES a little, YES but I won’t go out of my way, NO I’m not good with languages, NO I don’t care. This struck me as odd, because Māori is one of the three official languages of New Zealand, and has been since the passing of the Māori Language Act in 1987. (more…)

Government considers cost of a universal student allowance

Seonah Choi — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:11:19 +0000

In a move that may signal an upcoming election promise of a universal student allowance, the government revealed last week that it had considered the cost of implementing such a scheme, with the resulting bill found to be about $728 million. (more…)

Massey scraps ‘grandparenting’ of international fees, Vic dislikes granny too

Samuel Sachdeva — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:10:43 +0000

As Massey University decides to discontinue the practice of fixing international tuition fees, the introduction of “grandparenting” fees for international students at Victoria appears unlikely with a recent Council report describing the scheme’s potential restoration as “imprudent”. (more…)

American Supreme Court judge visiting Victoria

Seonah Choi — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:09:02 +0000

Former American Supreme Court judge, Sandra Day O’Connor, will be giving a public lecture at the University’s Pipitea campus this Wednesday evening. (more…)

Britain closes purse for former subjects

Seonah Choi — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:08:09 +0000

The British government’s decision to cut funding for a scholarship programme that has enabled hundreds of New Zealand students to pursue tertiary education in England has been met with anger and criticism from academics and past recipients of the scholarship. (more…)

Massey students going for gold in Beijing

Jessie Kay — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:07:07 +0000

21 Massey University students and two recent graduates will make up more than 10 per cent of the team set to represent New Zealand in next month’s Olympic Games. (more…)

Patriot Act extends to Turnitin

Nigel Green — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:06:51 +0000

Students at New Zealand universities face the possibility of being investigated by the American Office of Homeland Security (OHS) thanks to plagiarism software Turnitin. (more…)

Searching for Terror

Danny Keenan — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:05:42 +0000

The Police Raids
On 15 October 2007, squads of New Zealand Police swept through a number of locations throughout New Zealand, dressed in full riot gear with machine guns, handguns and knives strapped to their black garments. They smashed doors and furniture, arresting people, confiscating computers, cameras, files and papers. They were searching for evidence in order to charge 17 suspects with ‘terrorism’ offences under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002.

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