Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Last month I saw this quirky café sign that appealed to my nerdiness – that 31 years equates to a billion seconds. Bar a few thousand, it’s been a blast and an enormous privilege to be part of governing .
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Simon Wilson: The trial of the dirty politics man from Parnell
5 Mar, 2021 06:00 AM
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PR man Carrick Graham, who has this week confessed to making statements that were untrue, unfair, offensive, insulting and defamatory . Photo / Doug Sherring
PR man Carrick Graham, who has this week confessed to making statements that were untrue, unfair, offensive, insulting and defamatory . Photo / Doug Sherring
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Why hasn t the Government banned sugary drinks in schools? And how come KFC is able to promote its chicken as the perfect food for every occasion you could possibly think of? The evidence for the addictive qualities of soft drinks and fatty foods is now widely accepted, as is the evidence for the harm they do. Just one statistic: a thousand people a year in this country have a foot or leg amputated because of type 2 diabetes: a disease caused by an excess of sugary and fatty foods.