Saturday, December 28, 2024

A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree

December 23, 2009 by  
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Kingi Ihaka was born at Te Kao, Northland, in 1921. His great-grandfather, Paraone Ngaruhe, signed the Treaty of Waitangi. Kingi’s father was a prominent Anglican, a qualified interpreter, and a friend of

Minding your own Small Business

December 22, 2009 by  
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I’m discovering here in New Zealand that Small Business owners don’t back themselves enough when it comes to deciding and knowing what’s in their best

Cui Bono

December 21, 2009 by  
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My previous blog ended with alliances being formed. “This political, legislative and fiscal background allowed a Council decision without resort to a referendum. With respect to community water fluoridation in New Zealand, Hastings represented the primary interface between

Consensus As scarce as Hen’s Teeth

December 20, 2009 by  
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“Analyses of events or data can result in differing interpretations depending on the perspectives and bias of those involved. Moreover, the long evolution of community water fluoridation has its beginnings anchored in the duality of

Listening to the Juke Box

December 19, 2009 by  
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“Clearly, the fluoride argument is a very complex issue, many differing scientific studies, with many different stakeholders who have many different perspectives, some well meaning and some self-serving, motivated by profit, and many just ignorant of the facts. Cui bono (latin for “as a benefit to whom”) more colloquially, WHO benefits?”

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