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Why President Obama was wrong in Australia
There has been much said about Obama’s speech in Darwin last week, including a fair amount of criticism about the substance and symbolism of his comments. I put in my two-cents worth here on a matter that, as far as … Continue reading
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Another world
Half a world away feels like half a world away now. Sitting in my basement office here in Singapore I opened Facebook to receive the very sad news that my dear uncle Doug Duncan has lost his battle with Cancer. Much … Continue reading
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Revisiting New Zealand’s links with Southeast Asia
Revisiting New Zealand’s links with Southeast Asia is the topic of my sabbatical while I’m here in Malaysia and Singapore. More information on what I’ll be doing is online here.
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Interview on RNZ’s Morning Report on Chinese tourism in New Zealand
You can listen to my interview here about Chinese tourism in New Zealand; it was broadcast on Wednesday 21 September on Radio New Zealand National’s Morning report.
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Kiwimade Preaching Forum & visit of Chris Wright, October 2011
Coinciding with the NZ visit of Christopher Wright (author, head of Langham Partnerships, Old Testament scholar, and of All Souls Langham Place, London) Paul Windsor, in collaboration with TSCF, Carey Baptist College and the NZ Christian Network is organising three forums on Kiwimade Preaching … Continue reading
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Follow me on Twitter
I have now joined the Twitterati and can be followed at @drandrewbutcher
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Good resource on international education research in NZ
Chandra Leenheer recently presented a paper at the ISANA NZ conference summarising the NZ literature on international education in New Zealand – an excellent resource.
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Book review: NZ & International Migration, Number 5
My book review of New Zealand and International Migration Vol. 5 (edited by Trlin, Spoonley and Bedford) appears in the latest issue of New Zealand Sociology here (pp. 163-165).
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Report & Interview: Japan on NZ’s place in Asia
Professor Yoichiro Sato’s report on Japan’s perspective of New Zealand’s place in Asia, which I commissioned and edited through the Asia New Zealand Foundation, has just been published online. I interviewed Professor Sato about his paper, and you can listen to the … Continue reading
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Waiting for God
Elderly people in congregations can present both opportunities and challenges for those in ministry. I turn my mind to what those implications might be in this essay.
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