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John MacDonald: Is ANZAC Day a time for protest?

There is one thing I’ve never heard one of the old soldiers you always see or hear on the news on Anzac Day saying. There are less of them now, of course,

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John MacDonald: The Government is playing placebo politics

Have you ever heard of a placebo policy? That’s what this Three Strikes law is, and I don’t think bringing it back is going to make one bit of difference. 

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John MacDonald: Feels like big brother is being put in his place — and it's brilliant

It feels to me like big brother is being put in his place. And I think it’s brilliant. Well, maybe not completely in his place. But we’re getting there, wi

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John MacDonald: Good night kiwi: can TV be rescued?

It happens all the time in New Zealand, doesn't it? Something goes pear-shaped and people start banging-on about the Government needing to step-in and do s

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John MacDonald: Would later starts get more kids turning up at school?

Instead of banging-on about things like fining parents who don’t send their kids to school, the Government should be finding out what’s already working to

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John MacDonald: Why all the fuss over Māori wards?

Some things should never be put to a vote. Because, if they were, nothing would happen. Nothing would change.  I’m not the only one who knows this. The Gov

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John MacDonald: We can only learn from history if we know about it

When it comes to history lessons, our schools are focussing too much on local and Māori history, leaving out things like national and global history.  That

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John MacDonald: Why shouldn't Chch have a rainbow pedestrian crossing?

When I was in Wellington a few weekends ago, a couple of things happened.  One: I was walking down Cuba Street in the central city and it occurred to me ho

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John MacDonald: This is where our driver education is failing

It was a tragic Easter for some, with seven people dying on the roads - the highest Easter toll in three years, and the second highest in 14.  The worst wa

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John MacDonald: The cyclone review findings that astound me

I am astounded by what’s come out of this review into how well-prepared Civil Defence was prior to Cyclone Gabrielle and its immediate emergency response. 

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