Unexpected History and Other Ramblings

A GUEST-POST about the Middle East and other topics by NEWZEALANDDOC   It’s late at night and I should be preparing for sleep but I’m restless. The gathering events not only of the past few days but of the past year have been plying me, pushing me, kneading me, and ...

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Trump’s Inauguration. Some say it will be: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss!”

by Mike Bee The daily countdown to Trump’s Inauguration is almost over. Warnings of terror attacks, from dirty bombs to swa...

LESSONS FROM RHODESIA-ZIMBABWE

by Thomas S. Several years ago I worked for a farmer who had come to New Zealand some time ago as a refugee after fleeing fro...

“A HIKOI VERSUS A COUNTRY”

One month after the Hikoi, this is a reprint of an article by OLIVIA PIERSON   “The Hikoi protest is nothing short of ...

EIGHT DAYS IN A HOSPITAL. Reflections in poetry  

by Mike Bee  A little while ago, I was forced to spend eight days in an Auckland hospital. These are some reflections of tha...