Oct 26, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, It’s been one of those weeks when you’d rather hide under the covers and not see another news broadcast! From the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi and its associated lying and coverups to infighting and accusations here in New Zealand to strangely...
Oct 19, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone The political news has been unedifying. It is easy to sound moralistic making comment at all. However, I want to have a try, hopefully in a nuanced way. Let’s link a survey foreshadowed today which describes lack of well-being among polytechnic staff...
Oct 12, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone Lynne and I are back from the parallel universe which was GA 2018. We’ll be talking about it on Sunday. As a prelude, however, let’s background two major items. One was the Church’s response to the End of Life Choice Bill. This is an emotive subject,...
Oct 5, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, I’m writing from General Assembly 2018. St Andrew’s College, where we are staying, has lots of new buildings including the hostels so life is comfortable. The weather has been good – a little cold standing out in the powhiri last night but a lovely...
Oct 2, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, At the SATRS AGM tonight, I’m making an attempt to assess where religion and society have wandered on their merry way from 1984 to the present. It’s been fascinating to research and re-live those 34 years. It brought home to me (thanks to...
Sep 21, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone This week has seen the 125th anniversary of the granting of the vote to New Zealand women. There are interesting differences across the world in the degree to which women were extended political rights: below is an edited summary of the suffrage...
