The New Zealand public are a perplexing paradox.
They leap into paroxysms of patriotic fervour at the sight of 15 men charging with an oval ball, or one woman hitting a small round one with a stick.
They break out “The End is Nigh” signs when attempts are made to regulate what lightbulbs they may use, and have strong views on a symbolic piece of cloth (even if they don’t vote to change it).
Yet, when a fundamental human right is threatened and eroded, they fall strangely silent. Continue reading Gavin Ellis