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Saturday, February 22, 2025

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Mary Hobbs

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An Open Letter to all Members of Parliament for the term 2023-2026, Part One

As a member of parliament you have a duty to represent all New Zealanders — the true sovereigns of this country. You are answerable...

An open letter to all current Members of Parliament

As a member of parliament you have a duty to represent all New Zealanders — the true sovereigns of this country. You, as a...

Witch-Hunts

Did you join the baying crowd when they came? Did you remain silent? Or did you – with the hallmark of the brave –...

Hands off our children

When truancy becomes an act of self defence. It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right...

Hollow accolades

“Too often we honour swagger and bluster and wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives...

ANZAC Day – Lest We Forget

An open letter to all Members of Parliament. Dedicated to all who fought to retain the freedoms of our people and our country in...

Imagining a free country

We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights;...

I am woman – hear me roar

Everyone is in favour of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they...

Please – Hear their cry for help

Today, and over the last ten days, many mourn for the loss of their loved ones in the Hawkes Bay area that was hit...

Do you remember…?

Below is an open letter I wrote to Ministers of Parliament on 11 February 2022, when many souls from all walks of life gathered...

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