Another World is Possible (OFNR)

#gopeaceable – vision of a global grassroots movement

Imagine a day, not too far off, when each encounter you have is met with empathetic…
WHY I NO LONGER SAY ‘WELL DONE’!

(A speech written to present at Toastmasters Kerikeri prior to the 2020 General Election.) E rangatira…
PEACE TROLLING – using social media to build a global culture of peace and respect

Imagine by 2025 if across the world, people of every nation, every language, young and old,…
January 2021: a journal

1st Jan. As the new year opens, I, like a moko kakariki (local green gecko), appear afresh, a…
A vision: Paihia 2030
Leadership: “What is mine to do?”

“Leadership is the ability to create change,” explained Martin Luther King. I long for change in…
‘How Did We Get So Lucky Grandma’? Far North Holdings 2040

“How did we get so lucky here in Tai Tokerau, Grandma?” a child in 2040 asks…
Universal Basic Income – get the facts right

Dear Editor (letter to New Zealand Herald 1 May 2020) While Mathew Hooten’s recent article purports…
WHY WE NEED SINGLE TRANSFERABLE VOTES!

By September this year, the Far North District council must decide between 2 alternative processes for the next…
Post-Covid 19 :‘REPLAY’ or ‘RESET’ ?

Ko Ranginui e tū iho neiKo Papatūānuku e takoto nei ( From a speech first prepared…