For those of us who cannot understand how ones homeland can be so dangerous that you’d leave all your worldly possessions and run elsewhere, I give you the poem ‘Home’ by Warsan Shire “HOME,” by Somali poet Warsan Shire: no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for…
Let me state from the outset that I think New Zealand should be taking more refugees. New Zealand’s refugee quota has been set at 750 since 1997 and in that time our population has grown about 20% so at the least we should have kept track with that. I think today we can do more than…
I chatted with my wife last night and when I asked this question I saw the horror on her face until I had the chance to explain my thoughts, so please give me two minutes of your time and don’t jump to the first most obvious conclusion about this post. Why is the West showing…
A father who thought his son had died in the chemical attacks has an emotional reunion. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ACRxoFARg&w=640&h=480] Happy Father’s Day for Sunday New Zealand