Posts by Hilary Stace
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Great that it was shown on Prime so accessible to a lot more people. Hopefully the final will be too.
I am one of those who know about cricket through their kids playing. At primary school it was an inclusive sport through local clubs so all kids could play, girls and boys together, including those with disabilities. So long as you did your parental duty including occasional scoring - as I tried to do while standing on the side of cold windy parks around Wellington concentrating on whether it was a dot ball or a wide and hoping that I recorded it correctly. Some kind and dedicated parents coached and managed the teams.
At secondary school it became a lot more serious and only the skilled were allowed to play - but those inclusive primary years were important.
I like that there seems to be a real team culture under the current Black Cap leadership. And it is nice that real men can cry and comfort as the South Africans did last night.
What was particularly pleasant was the lack of the PM using it as a personal photo op. I doubt we will be so lucky on Sunday, however.
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It would be nice if NZers were shocked and horrified by latest revelations that NZ spied on Tim Groser's rivals for WTO post. Do we care so little about our foreign policy, ethics and the importance of building good relationships for a stable world that this rates merely a passing mention?
Even usually sensible journalists saying this morning, Oh well everyone does it, always done it, no big deal.
As a small independent country we should and can do better. I care.
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If I compile an occasional online newsletter for an NGO or community or voluntary group and include Scoop links would that require a licence?
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Instead of this debate we should perhaps be talking about Advanced Care Planning.There is even a Conversations that Count Day in April, to start having those difficult conversations with family and friends about plans for old age or terminal illness. Info on the website. http://www.advancecareplanning.org.nz/
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Thanks for this post Chelle
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Access: Right to die?, in reply to Angela Hart,
If the law distinguishes between terminal illness and disability where does something like child cancer fit?
The Belgian law also applies to child cancer (and other childhood conditions). So parents and even children can theoretically ask for euthanasia. I know a bit about child cancer and know children who have survived and others who have died.
Risks for children under a liberal euthanasia policy:
1.It is very hard for parents and clinicians to watch children have some tough treatment over a long time, especially when a successful outcome is not guaranteed.
2. Children are often well aware of their parents' anxiety over them and how their cancer has disrupted family life. -
The only judge I had ever heard of before they appeared as judges was Rachel Hunter. But I think she's on the other show. Pity because she always had a kind word for everyone, and wore some nice frocks.
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Found this relevant recent NZ blog post from Low Visionary Euthanasia: a disability perspective
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They've been fired
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Access: Right to die?, in reply to ,
After birth, so not abortion. Anecdotally common in many cultures. With baby girls not valued, disabled babies wouldn't have a chance of survival.