Bowalley Road

Ruminations of an Old New Zealander

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

After The Deluge.

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On that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. And rain fell on the earth. Genesi...
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Friday, 27 January 2023

Jung At Heart.

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The Clinical Magus: Of particular relevance to New Zealanders struggling to come to terms with the sudden departure of their prime minister...
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Thursday, 26 January 2023

After Ratana.

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Smiling And Waiving A Golden Opportunity: Chris Hipkins knew that the day at Ratana would be Jacinda’s day – her final opportunity to bask ...
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Ominous Similarities.

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Extremism Consumes Itself: The plot of “Act of Oblivion” concerns the relentless pursuit of the “regicides” Edward Whalley and William Goffe...
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Tuesday, 24 January 2023

What Is Co-Governance?

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Two Flags, Two Masters? Just as it required a full-scale military effort to destroy the first attempt at Māori self-government in the 1850s...
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Monday, 23 January 2023

Does Chris Hipkins Have The Spinal Steel To Force A Change In Labour’s Course?

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A Different Kind Of Vibe:  In the days and weeks ahead, as the Hipkins ministry takes shape, the only question that matters is whether New Z...
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Thursday, 19 January 2023

Jacinda Resigns.

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An Astonishing Rapport: Jacinda Ardern's "Politics of Kindness" raised so many progressive possibilities. Her own tragedy, and...
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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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