by Miles Lacey In New Zealand there is a phrase that is commonly used in all walks of life: “She’ll be right”. Until recently the term generally had positive connotations, reflecting our laid back attitude to life. In more recent times the term has become increasingly negative as it often refers to a complacent attitude […]
Read MoreArticle by Rufus Tyler The Covid-19 virus most likely originated from the wet markets of Wuhan, China. It is certainly not a manufactured disease as proposed by former United States President Donald Trump – who claimed that it came from a Chinese lab – and it wasn’t spread deliberately by American military personnel during the […]
Read MorePrior to the European settlement of New Zealand, most Maori lived in small villages where the very notion of ownership was unheard of. Housing was usually allocated according to the position held by a person, or more commonly, a family within the community. The houses were usually made of whatever materials were available, […]
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Article by Sione Ma’u After the formation of the Labour-led coalition government in 2017, there were hopes that the housing crisis was going to be tackled. Labour promised a mass house-building programme called “Kiwibuild” that would build 100,000 new houses over a decade. The Government would play an active role in driving this programme […]
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