On Roast Busters and Radio Live – rape isn’t a drunken oversight.

Warning: Trigger warning for rape. The following story was sent to us and for obvious reasons the writer asked to remain anonymous. 

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Peter Dunne: It’s my party and I’ll agglomerate if I want to

United Future leader Peter Dunne writes on the perils of a two-party system and why we must cheer on our minor party friends.

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Metiria Turei: Our own will rightly hold us to account

Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei has submitted the below as a guest blog. We didn’t ask for any specific topic so it was fair game.

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You Don’t Know Me: Heather du Plessis-Allan – I will be a rock star yet

We’ve invited a group of well known New Zealanders to submit pieces about subjects that they aren’t well known for.This will be an irregular series so check back often. This is the second such piece and it’s written by Seven Sharp and TVNZ reporter Heather du Plessis-Allan.

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Judith Collins: Dance of the Desperates

By Hon Judith Collins I grew up Labour – in the days of Norm Kirk and the more forgettable Bill Rowling.  I knew David Lange – having chosen to intern in his Mangere Electorate Office while at Law School.

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You don’t know me: Ali Ikram

We’ve invited a group of well known New Zealanders to submit pieces about subjects that they aren’t well known for.

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Defending the 2nd amendment

In response to today’s piece on gun control in the US, Linoge, a reader in the United States had the following to say in rebuttal To follow the same pattern as the article, I see three primary faults in it.

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Defending the celebration of death

Lord Sutch tackled the celebration of death in his recent post. I’m inclined to agree with his final thoughts, but specifically in a New Zealand context.

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