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Rex Hamlin
Auckland has chosen wisely
I doubt I would be wrong if I guessed that the most disappointed man over the election of the council for greater Auckland last Saturday would be Local Body Minister, Rodney Hide. As the architect of the shape of the amalgamation that would form the super
Israel’s Claim to Entitlement: the Mythology.
Author: Rex Hamlin
Category: World Affairs
Created: 11:21 AM, Thursday 30 September, 2010
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Once again, leaders of Israel and the Palestinians are sitting down and debating whether the Palestinians have a legitimate claim to sovereignty in their own land. If the recent past has any lessons for us, it teaches us that these talks are unlikely to b
Meet Roger Kirk
It’s odd that I should introduce Roger to you like this, because I don’t know him personally, but I have met him in his dream time. And, what a dream!
The Turin Shroud – the truth is in the picture
Author: Rex Hamlin
Category: Conspiracies
Created: 11:07 AM, Thursday 09 September, 2010
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I have often wondered why the subject of the Turin Shroud is raised every few years. That it continues to exercise the minds and time of academics and Church historians leads to the suspicion that there is something to be gained by reviving interest in th
The Battle for Auckland
The original spark for the Super City arose from the “Symposium for Auckland”, promoted in 2006 by the Labour led government of Helen Clark. The concept that arose from that gathering was of a unified, super city that would drag the cities, boroughs, and
In Praise of the Caring Society: the so called Nanny State
Author: Rex Hamlin
Category: Caring Government
Created: 06:12 PM, Tuesday 24 August, 2010
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The well-being of its citizens must always be the first priority of a democratic government; good government should always be a caring government. It follows that, if there is developing behaviour of some that puts the safety of others at risk, good gover
Race for the Mayoralty – Auckland Super City – Len Brown
In 1991 I ran, with my wife, a small food business in Otara, that notorious Manukau suburb. It was an interesting experience. The degree of poverty in the township, almost certainly accounted for the place's epidemic of petty crime. Leaseholders were desp
Auckland Super-City and the super mayor
Auckland’s John Banks, in his second incarnation as Mayor, wants the top, second-most powerful job in the land. His ideas for Auckland have me worried.
I want to believe in a personal God; But my brain won’t let me
Most religions want us to believe that it was created thus; that god created the earth, filled it with life, and wanted obedience, gratitude and worship in return. Oh, that it were so simple.