http://www.salient.org.nz Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:56:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.salient.org.nz/blog/unedited-roger-douglas-interview-full-transcript-july-23rd-2008 Conservatism = fun party time! http://www.salient.org.nz/blog/crosby-cluster-fuck 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 ... http://www.salient.org.nz/blog/im-down-with-te-reo 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. http://www.salient.org.nz/news/government-considers-cost-of-a-universal-student-allowance 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”. http://www.salient.org.nz/news/massey-scraps-%e2%80%98grandparenting%e2%80%99-of-international-fees-vic-dislikes-granny-too Former American Supreme Court judge, Sandra Day O’Connor, will be giving a public lecture at the University’s Pipitea campus this Wednesday evening. http://www.salient.org.nz/news/american-supreme-court-judge-visiting-victoria 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. http://www.salient.org.nz/news/britain-closes-purse-for-former-subjects 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. http://www.salient.org.nz/news/massey-students-going-for-gold-in-beijing Students at New Zealand universities face the possibility of being investigated by the American Office of Homeland Security (OHS) thanks to plagiarism software Turnitin. http://www.salient.org.nz/news/patriot-act-extends-to-turnitin 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. ... http://www.salient.org.nz/features/searching-for-terror-the-police-raids-of-2007