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Showing posts with label Bullying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bullying. Show all posts
Monday, September 7, 2026

David Lillis: Holding Chief Executives and Boards to Account

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An Article in Stuff An article in Stuff of 4 September makes compelling reading (Penfold, 2026). So, one Chief Executive has gone, following...
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Friday, August 28, 2026

David Lillis: Are Public Service Whistleblowers Safe from Retribution?

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Punishment for Speaking Out The Hāpai Public Newsletter of 25 August discusses the very real dangers of whistleblowing in New Zealand’s publ...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Bob Edlin: Cops can move fast when armed with radar gear......

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Cops can move fast when armed with radar gear, but become plods when it comes to bullying allegations If the cops have been tardy responding...
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Sunday, February 1, 2026

David Lillis: Banning Social Media to Younger Teenagers?

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New Zealand has a Problem Recently, Peter Williams has commented on Australia's social media ban for under-16s (Williams, 2025) and Joan...
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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Cam Slater: Willie Jackson Accused of Bullying, Union-Busting and Cronyism....

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Exclusive: Willie Jackson Accused of Bullying, Union-Busting and Cronyism to Protect His Missus Matt McCarten, once one of Labour’s closest ...
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Saturday, November 8, 2025

Bob Edlin: Why an academic won’t tender an opinion on the Free Speech Union.....

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Why an academic won’t tender an opinion on the Free Speech Union – it’s to avoid bullying (but how are our MPs protected?) PoO was occasion...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

David Lillis - Managerialism: A Failed Experiment?

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Variable Management across the Board Hearing of continual problems in New Zealand’s workplaces has prompted this article as a comment on man...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

David Lillis: Further Concerns about the Public Service

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Misuse of Census Information? In the light of recent allegations of wrongdoing at the Manurewa Marae (retention and photocopying of Census...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Rodney Hide: Trump 2.0 Kicking Over the Swamp

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President Trump promised to drain the swamp. He has turned it upside down, kicked it around, and is jumping on it. His opponents are left de...
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Saturday, February 1, 2025

Dr Ursula Edgington: Bullying in New Zealand: an Educationalist’s Perspective

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In a  Breaking Views article  Jan 21 st  2025,  “Bullying at New Zealand Universities?”  David Lillis raises legitimate concerns about acade...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Dr David Lillis: Bullying at New Zealand Universities?

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More Bullying at Our Universities? Elsewhere in Breaking Views I have written extensively on workplace bullying generally, especia...
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Saturday, May 18, 2024

John MacDonald: Come Monday, the bullies will be back on the job

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If you talk to anyone who has been a manager and you ask them what’s the best thing about being a manager and what’s the worst, the answer w...
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Friday, November 10, 2023

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 10/11/23

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Ginny Andersen is copping questions on two fronts – her treatment of campaign volunteers and her Paris travel bill Police Minister Ginny And...
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Saturday, August 20, 2022

NZCPR Newsletter: The Biggest Bully

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A week that started well for National with a good TVNZ poll result and positive coverage from their annual conference, quickly deteriorated,...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Garrick Tremain: Uffindell

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  Here is Garrick Tremain's cartoon commentary on the bad news....and the good news!  
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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Dr Gaurav Sharma: Govt MP blows whistle on 'rampant' Parliament bullying, takes aim at official

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Much has been said this week about bullying and the abysmal culture of our political parties who, in my opinion, continue to betray the trus...
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Thursday, August 11, 2022

John MacDonald: Attention Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - this is how you deal with a bully

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If we gave out medals for dealing with bullies, I think the National Party would win gold and the Labour Party would probably crash and burn...
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Saturday, September 5, 2020

Bob Edlin: The Farce of Cultural Appropriation

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Yes, you can win IPONZ approval for your branding but it’s back to the drawing board if some Māori mount an offensive against you The  ...
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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Matt Ridley from the UK: The coerced consensus

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Lennart Bengtsson is about as distinguished as climate scientists get. His decision two weeks ago to join the academic advisory board (...