Seymour to the rescue?
Category: Society
Summaries
![Kiwi youth have some of the highest rates of screen use in the world and now some experts are calling for new screen time limits in schools to protect student health 2 Kiwi youth have some of the highest rates of screen use in the world and now some experts are calling for new screen time limits in schools to protect student health - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/10091505/Centrist-images-59.jpg)
Kiwi youth have some of the highest rates of screen use in the world and now some experts are calling for new screen time limits in schools to protect student health
More evidence telling you what you probably already suspect.
Society
![Are idle hands the Devil’s playground? New Zealanders cite unemployment as one of the top crime drivers 3 Are idle hands the Devil’s playground? New Zealanders cite unemployment as one of the top crime drivers - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/10091024/Centrist-images-57.jpg)
Are idle hands the Devil’s playground? New Zealanders cite unemployment as one of the top crime drivers
Is a job the only social program that’s really needed?
Government
![“New Zealand is a racist country”: The Treaty of Waitangi and the loss of national unity 4 “New Zealand is a racist country”: The Treaty of Waitangi and the loss of national unity - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/10090152/Centrist-images-54.jpg)
“New Zealand is a racist country”: The Treaty of Waitangi and the loss of national unity
It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
Summaries
![Free Speech Union’s Jonathan Ayling pens “A long letter, but an important one” as OIA reveals deep opposition to free speech in NZ universities 5 Free Speech Union’s Jonathan Ayling pens “A long letter, but an important one” as OIA reveals deep opposition to free speech in NZ universities - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/05120116/Centrist-images-52.jpg)
Free Speech Union’s Jonathan Ayling pens “A long letter, but an important one” as OIA reveals deep opposition to free speech in NZ universities
Apparently “free speech” is right-wing racist zealotry.
Summaries
![What is the measure of a man’s mana? Rachael Evans on the challenge of integrating Māori Tikanga into New Zealand's legal system 7 What is the measure of a man’s mana? Rachael Evans on the challenge of integrating Māori Tikanga into New Zealand's legal system - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/29191005/tikanga-law.jpg)
What is the measure of a man’s mana? Rachael Evans on the challenge of integrating Māori Tikanga into New Zealand’s legal system
“Asking a common law judge to weigh up a person’s mana comes with some pressure.”
Summaries
![Eric Kaufmann's new book unpacks the rise of wokeness and its impact on society 9 Eric Kaufmann's new book unpacks the rise of wokeness and its impact on society - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/25093217/Centrist-images-23.jpg)
Eric Kaufmann’s new book unpacks the rise of wokeness and its impact on society
Wokeness is like a well-meaning friend that makes everything worse.
Summaries
![The politicisation of Māori data in furthering a separatist agenda 10 The politicisation of Māori data in furthering a separatist agenda - Centrist](https://media.centrist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/25085518/Centrist-images-18.jpg)
The politicisation of Māori data in furthering a separatist agenda
Is Census data being manipulated resulting in unfair political advantages for some?