Bowalley Road

Ruminations of an Old New Zealander

Monday, 31 October 2022

“Governor” Of The People.

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Topsy-Turvy:  Justice Minister Kiri Allan has got the direction of power and control in New Zealand completely upside-down. “AS A GOVERNOR.”...
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Saturday, 29 October 2022

The Empire Strikes Back.

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From The Periphery To The Metropole: Beyond its personal dimensions, Rishi Sunak’s rise speaks to the extraordinary dynamism and diversity o...
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Eliminating The Racism Virus.

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Mistaking Metaphors For Reality: The experience of the public fight against Covid-19 has revealed just how injurious to social cohesion and...
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More Than One Way To Skin A Cat.

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A woke government, served by a woke broadcaster, might just be persuaded to embark on a bold new broadcasting journey. NOBODY HAS YET come ...
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Thursday, 27 October 2022

Passing The Tests.

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Professional Failure: New Zealand’s education system – once celebrated as one of the most successful in the world – is in free-fall. By all ...
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Sunday, 23 October 2022

Jackson's Trap.

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Tight Spot: Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson has been left holding a draft implementation plan for the UN Declaration on the Right...
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The Language Of Those With Nothing Left To Say.

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Running Wild: Three of the more than 100 young people who trashed and burned a Wawa convenience store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, e...
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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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