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John Minto: Welcoming the storm of outrage
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 11:26 am | John Minto
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee knew he’d provoke a storm of outrage with his plans to open up conservation land for mining companies. His announcement came out of the blue at a speech he gave to the Australasian Institute of Mining ... More >>
John Minto: Rugby brawling and the pro-smackers
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 10:33 am | John Minto
Just what are we teaching our kids in school sport? The spectacle of an all-in brawl involving players and supporters from Kelston Boys’ High and Auckland Grammar 10 days ago was an ugly symptom of a bigger problem. More >>
John Minto: Booze barons rule in liquor review
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 9:28 am | John Minto
Earlier this month the Law Commission released its issues paper reviewing the sale and supply of alcohol. Since then there has been paltry public comment with most reporting being focused on the tentative suggestions the Commission made for law ... More >>
MPs caught wallowing in the trough
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 9:25 am | John Minto
Think back two weeks to the announcement by parliament’s speaker that travel costs of MPs would be released for us to get our first real insight into their expense claims. Now ask yourself why was it that, well before the announcement, the major ... More >>
John Minto: Lack of courage in Afghanistan
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 1:55 pm | John Minto
News reports over the weekend confirm what most people who have followed the Afghanistan conflict have known for many years – New Zealand was a participant in US operations which led to torture, abuse and death of suspects. More >>
Income inequality is the culprit in rising crime
Monday, 27 July 2009, 9:16 am | John Minto
Chief Justice Sian Elias’s comments that we need to look at alternatives to putting more people behind bars was the opening of a door in a windowless bunker. It was a sudden relief after so long in the stultifying, claustrophobic atmosphere of irrational ... More >>
John Minto: The media cannot be trusted
Thursday, 16 July 2009, 4:41 pm | John Minto
The debate over national standards in education turned pear-shaped last week. The media waded into the fray with editorials across the country attacking school principals and teachers for their opposition to the publication of so-called league tables which ... More >>
John Minto: Private hospitals – cream only please…
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 10:40 am | John Minto
Health Minister Tony Ryall’s announcement last week of policy changes under which District Health Boards will have wider scope to contract private hospitals to perform elective surgery was not surprising. More >>
Night school funding slashed
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 11:38 am | John Minto
Have you ever done a night school class at a local secondary school? If the answer’s yes then you’re in good company. Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders have expanded their interests, tried new things or built up skills for a new job via night classes ... More >>
John Minto Considers A ''Rich Pricks'' Budget
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 8:30 am | John Minto
John Minto writes: In a budget dominated by threats to downgrade New Zealand’s credit rating and projected budget deficits for the next decade it was expected National would produce a predictable, conventional budget. More >>
John Minto Sth Africa On Its Way To A Failed State
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 8:42 am | John Minto
John Minto writes: I’ve been on my first visit to South Africa. Having been a critical observer from a distance since the first democratic elections, I was keen to see how the post-apartheid policies were affecting the everyday lives of people. More >>
John Minto: West Papua, A Neighbour Needs Our Help
Friday, 3 April 2009, 8:24 am | John Minto
John Minto writes about a message from Neles Tebay, a Catholic priest from West Papua who visited New Zealand last week, who spoke how one of our nearest neighbours is in serious trouble and desperately needs NZ's help. More >>
John Minto: Migrant Workers - A Unionist's Position
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 8:49 am | John Minto
John Minto writes: Late last year I received a request from the Department of Labour to comment on a security company application to bring in overseas workers to fill vacancies they said couldn’t be filled from within New Zealand. The response I ... More >>
John Minto: Nick Smith Thrashes About In Shallows
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 9:02 am | John Minto
John Minto writes: If Nick Smith thought he would frame himself as the strong, decisive Accident Compensation Corporation Minister when he gatecrashed a parliamentary select committee last week he failed. Instead he looked like a pompous prat. More >>
John Minto: Who Is To Blame For Binge Drinking?
Friday, 13 March 2009, 8:40 am | John Minto
John Minto writes: Each week we see the inevitable result in scenes of drunken, boorish behaviour by teenagers engaging in binge drinking. It’s quite impossible to see the increase as separate from the rise of deliberate, cynical exploitation of young ... More >>
John Minto Statement On Nomination For Tambo Award
Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 9:21 am | John Minto
I understand the South African President’s office has issued a statement denying a nomination had been made for myself to receive a Companion of OR Tambo award. More >>
Award: Open Letter to President of South Africa
Monday, 28 January 2008, 10:45 am | John Minto
John Minto: I understand a nomination has been put forward for me to receive a South African honour later this year, the Companions of O R Tambo Award, on behalf of HART and the anti-apartheid movement of New Zealand for our work campaigning to end apartheid ... More >>
Letter from John Minto to Chris Trotter
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 3:13 pm | John Minto
I don't usually write to people like this because there are usually more productive things to do. However I'll make an exception in this case. More >>
Race, Sex, Class - The Greatest Of These Is Class
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 4:12 pm | John Minto
E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga hau e wha - tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa More >>
