Tag: Merivale Community Centre

How I failed the community of Merivale & how that was the best outcome for our economy

I was the manager of the Merivale Community Centre from 2008 to 2013. The community centre was opened in 1996 by the residents of Merivale to support their young people and whānau who struggled. At the end of 2012 we had  19 contracts that came from Ministry of Social Development (that covered Child Youth and Family and… Read More How I failed the community of Merivale & how that was the best outcome for our economy

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How I learned to love the violent arm of the State

On The Vote last week, they debated our confidence in the NZ Police. In a result at odds with the Police’s own polling, 56 percent voted no confidence in the Police. Some of the other bloggers I follow called it “astounding,” and went on to say it was, in their opinion, a more accurate reflection of a fundamentally broken and untrustworthy organisation. I… Read More How I learned to love the violent arm of the State

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