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Chronicles of a U-Nut; A story of Testicular Cancer
A few weeks ago something big happened, my boyfriend was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It was pretty scary. We soon found out that testicular cancer is actually the most common form of cancer for men in their 20s. A month later we’re … Continue reading
What I Want My Young Sisters To Know…
(tw: rape – roast busters) Amidst the anger, shock, sadness – essentially all the feelings possible to associate with in light of the growing ‘Roast Busters’ scandal I’ve found myself increasingly dwelling on what the actions of those young men … Continue reading
To Write With Pen On Pad
Sometimes I feel that it’s easy to forget how to write. Not in a figurative sense but in that we forget the act of writing. To write with pen on pad is something which I’ve come to embrace in recent … Continue reading
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Tagged art, billy collins, hand writing, on writing, Poetry, purity, Style Guides, Typewriter, Writers Resources, writing, Writing Exercises
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On ‘Hating’ Strong Female Characters in Film
With feminism storming my social media feeds I felt like having a dabble in the waters with my thoughts on what seems to be another contentious topic: the strong female character. I’ll preface this by saying the prospect of even … Continue reading
Māori and Beneficiaries are used to Surveillance – Are You?
It has seemed that no matter how insulting and ridiculous this National government has been that very little actually shifts its position in the polls. Until now. With the GCSB Bill due for its third reading tomorrow night the Labour … Continue reading
Clown Politics
I haven’t done one of these in a very long time. And I’m going to keep this one very short. All it takes is for you to follow THIS LINK and spend 2 minutes and 11 seconds watching a news … Continue reading
Why a Male Doctor isn’t the End of the World
This morning the BBC in a flurry of excitement and anticipation, pomp and circumstance announced the identity of the actor who would take on the mantel of playing the 12th Doctor: Peter Capaldi. I suppose they can be forgiven (slightly) … Continue reading
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Tagged bbc, Doctor Who, female doctor, feminism, male doctor, new doctor, Peter Capaldi, Steven Moffatt
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Indigenous Rights Discriminate Against Indigenous People
A note on what you’re about to read. This piece was written for a debate where the moot was, ‘That indigenous rights discriminate against non-indigenous people.’ Personally I believe that there is validity in indigenous rights. Indigenous rights are no … Continue reading
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Tagged Indigenous People, Indigenous rights, maori, Māori Land Court, Māori language, Māori Language Week, Māori people, Te Ao Māori
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Should Rongoā Māori be Publicly Funded?
The question of funding for Rongoā Māori is controversial. Late last year funding for Rongoā hit the headlines as medical specialists compared the traditional medicine to witchcraft and wizardry. Michael Laws put in his two cents suggesting that the idea … Continue reading
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Tagged health, health issues, Indigenous People, maori, maori politics, Mason Durie, Ministry of Health, new Zealand, rongoa maori, socialised health systems, who
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History is Written for the Victors
Since I’ve gone to uni one thing has become astoundingly clear. We do not get taught shit about New Zealand history in New Zealand. Sorry for swearing. But honestly, to use an old adage, if I had a cent for … Continue reading →