Monday, June 5
Why we should avoid using ‘Wokespeak’*

Why we should avoid using ‘Wokespeak’*

About seven months ago, after a series of deeply unsettling conversations with an old friend, I became convinced that the changes to language and meaning that we have observed over the last decade ar...
The blah leading the blah

The blah leading the blah

In praise of older women

In praise of older women

Video

Culture

Why we should avoid using ‘Wokespeak’*

Why we should avoid using ‘Wokespeak’*

About seven months ago, after a series of deeply unsettling conversations with an old friend, I became convinced that the changes to language and meaning that we have observed over the last decade are not the result of ...
The blah leading the blah

The blah leading the blah

In praise of older women

In praise of older women

In defence of violent neighbourhoods

In defence of violent neighbourhoods

Playing hard ball with bread and butter?

Playing hard ball with bread and butter?

Politics

Playing hard ball with bread and butter?

Playing hard ball with bread and butter?

The universities in New Zealand are in a funding crisis - with the current exception of the University of Canterbury. The on-going effects of covid lockdowns on high school student achievement and focus, the reduction in international student e...

Science

Young New Zealanders are being rushed into medical gender transition

Young New Zealanders are being rushed into medical gender transition

Rushed medical transitions can have tragic consequences for vulnerable young people. One example is the story of Zahra Cooper, as told by the New Zealand Herald in a compelling video documentary. Zahra is a young New Ze...