Bowalley Road

Ruminations of an Old New Zealander

Wednesday, 9 June 2021

A Failure of Tone: The National Party’s Week of Woe.

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Tone Deaf? From a party-political point of view (and what other point of view should a National Party MP be taking?) Paul Goldsmith’s comme...
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Saturday, 5 June 2021

Who Poses the Bigger Threat: The Far Right, Or the Far Left?

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Anyone Heard Of The 'Horseshoe Theory'? The notion that the political spectrum isn't really a straight line, but actually more ...
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Friday, 4 June 2021

The Many Faces Of Racial Terror.

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Tulsa's Greenwood District Burning, 1 June 1921. In a frenzy of race hatred, a veritable army of whites descended on the prosperous Afr...
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Sucking Up and Kicking Down: The NZ Media Covers the Queenstown Summit.

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Steady-On, Cobber: After the vicious attack on New Zealand’s prime minister and foreign policy, broadcast on Channel Nine’s “60 Minutes” pr...
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Wednesday, 2 June 2021

Australia’s Eschatological Diplomacy.

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Riders In The Sky: This extraordinary snapshot of a thunderstorm over Brisbane reveals nothing less than the Four Horsemen of the Apocalyps...
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Monday, 31 May 2021

Let Racism Show Its Face.

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Pre-Programmed, Or Re-Programmed? Is New Zealand at risk of becoming a nation of “Stepford Citizens”: people who smile politely, nod encour...
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Like We’ve Been Here Before: The “Friends” Reunion.

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From I To We: The selfishness of “Friends” Joey, Chandler, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe and Ross was an absolutely crucial aspect of the iconic 1...
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Chris Trotter
Chris Trotter has spent most of his adult life either engaging in or writing about politics. He was the founding editor of The New Zealand Political Review (1992-2005) and in 2007 authored No Left Turn, a political history of New Zealand. Living in Auckland with his wife and daughter, Chris describes himself as an “Old New Zealander” – i.e. someone who remembers what the country was like before Rogernomics. He has created this blog as an archive for his published work and an outlet for his more elegiac musings. It takes its name from Bowalley Road, which runs past the North Otago farm where he spent the first nine years of his life. Enjoy.
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