Posts by Hilary Stace
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The standard ethical principles of beneficence, respect and justice aren't that hard to follow, surely? The ethical principles of the Treaty of Waitangi - partnership, participation and protection - provide a pretty good guide too.
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Steven, I'm intrigued. How did the sea cure you?
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I see seriously bad sociological problems in using shipping containers as prison cells. Shipping containers are loaded with symbolic meaning.
I agree - reminiscent of the 'ship of fools'.
'Michel Foucault, in "Madness and Civilization", claimed that "ships of fools" were used as primitive concentration camps, to dispose of people having mental disorders. He further claims that these ships were routinely denied permission to dock anywhere, and thus were stranded at sea, sailing endlessly from port to port.' -Wikipedia
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Russell, you must have been in pain for some time.
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The Queens wharf event centre development happened when the ownership and governance structure of the area was different. These inappropriate and ugly buildings were part of the reason that Wgtn citizens became more attentive and demanded more input.
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Thanks for your insights too Sophie. Lived experience and personal stories much more engaging than theory.
I remember Miles and Shelley from those 1990s? documentaries. Would be good to watch again and see if attitudes have changed at all.
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Thanks David. This might sound tactless but I love the synchronicity of the research at the spinal unit and then the lived experience of wheelchair use. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had 'universal design' and all our houses were built fully accessible, for any such future events. My partner is a wheelchair user and there are still some parts of my house he can't get to because of too-small doors or steps.
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Islander - just a question and I'm interested in your opinion. My pakeha ancestors arrived here in 1823 - that's not far off two centuries and I think about 7 generations ago. Will there be any point in the future when my family line can claim indigeneity of Aotearoa/NZ?
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Answering New Zealander skewed a lot of otherwise useful census data. But I heard - and there must be people here who actually work for Stats NZ and so know much better than me - that it was most likely to be used as an answer by older pakeha men in the south island.
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Remember that Helen Clark received a lot of criticism for not including it as part of the electoral ballot in November?