National Must Clarify Zoning Position

ACT New Zealand Education Spokesman Deborah Coddington today expressed her disappointment at the National Party's attempt to water down its policy on school zoning.

"New Zealand parents will be disappointed that National has not ruled out scrapping zoning completely.

"Labour's zoning laws have been a disaster, leading to racially segregated and crowded schools - and, now, it appears that National is having a bob each way by refusing to take a real stand on this crucial issue.

"ACT will tear down the barriers to a quality education and give all parents - not just the wealthy - real choice in which school they send their children to," Miss Coddington said.

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>