Bowalley Road

Ruminations of an Old New Zealander

Tuesday, 29 August 2023

Going For Broke With Woke.

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Not Welcome Here: Once celebrated for its broad inclusiveness, Chris Hipkins’ Labour Party has opted to greet potential supporters with a g...
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Sunday, 27 August 2023

The Election Labour Has To Lose.

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Bonjour Tristesse: The next time you see Chippy on the news, take a look at his eyes. There you will see the sadness and resignation of a m...
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Tuesday, 22 August 2023

The Song That Everybody In The USA Is Talking About: "Rich Men North Of Richmond" by Oliver Anthony.

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  He's a working-class Christian from the American South with a simple message of hurt and frustration that has touched the hearts of Am...
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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today: More at Stake Than Sun and Sand.

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In The Public Domain: The territory of New Zealand is the collective possession of all the people who inhabit it, and the question of how be...
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Signs of the Times.

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The Words Of The Prophets: The practice of New Zealand politics, and the reporting of it, has changed – and the voters have noticed. Many m...
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The Radical Consequences Of Doing As Little As Possible.

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The Man With His Hand On The Handbrake: NZ First’s participation in government is defined not so much by what it does, but by what it preve...
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The Pity And The Terror.

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A Public Catharsis: Such was the effect which the authorities of 300 years ago were hoping to elicit from the “drama” of a public execution...
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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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