Lindsay Mitchell

Yesterday I was criticised for putting out a "hasty" press release responding to David Benson Pope's claim the DPB had dropped...

Newsroom reports, Maori party co-leader Tariana Turia has delivered a message that Maori must be responsible for their own destiny. Just wan...

Noel Pearson, aboriginal Australian and "visionary", is about to attempt a revolution in welfare delivery. He believes if this ap...

Media Release DPB SLEIGHT-OF-HAND Friday, October 27, 2006 Ministry of Social Development, David Benson-Pope, yesterday told National Radio ...

Children's Commissioner, Cindy Kiro and Barnardo's CE Murray Edridge were once again hand-in-hand yesterday over the matter of state...

This website is recommended by the Ministry of Social Development funded Family Violence Clearing House It is a site for pro-feminist men an...

About the welfare system Sue Bradford said yesterday," Those in need deserve the dignity of having enough to live on so they can parti...

Victim Support groups want the state to compensate victims of crime. Garth McVicar wants a levy on all offenders to fund compensation payme...

According to the Ministry of Health I must be doing fruit buying for three or four households which makes me extremely skeptical about a rep...

...from FFF The election is three weeks away and there are rumors the Republicans are getting ready for an election night disaster, which wo...

BBC News reports health and safety regulations have made it too expensive for a local rugby club to have a Guy Fawkes bonfire in Ilfracombe...

The road has re-opened and Firefox is ops OK. This is an interesting bit of Canadian research which claims that with more generous unemploy...

No newspaper this morning which may mean we are cut-off again. Unless one wants to get on the cross harbour ferry. There's always the in...

The end of this quote is familiar to me but the rest is worth sharing; The state -- or, to make matters more concrete, the government -- con...

I was not born here but my children are sixth generation New Zealanders. Many of you will no doubt identify with Michael King's words fr...

..is the title of a Hawkes Bay Today editorial inspired by Judith Collin's constant railing at effect rather than the cause. This is my...

We are in danger of becoming inured to what is going on in Auckland amongst the youth. The security guard in whose arms the 14 year-old died...

Now I am sure I have heard Betty on Coro St calling men 'pet', 'dear' and 'love'. She should have her mouth taped up...

I find myself in a state of having nothing to say which could last until at least....lunchtime. Oh, I could bitch about the STUPID transit ...

I'm very pleased to see Heather Roy and Rodney Hide are officially against raising the drinking age. For those lobbying for this legisla...