tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post116916288346438214..comments2023-11-06T00:01:30.085+13:00Comments on New Zeal: Alistair Shaw-China's Little Kiwi FriendTrevor Loudonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-1169413451699281762007-01-22T10:04:00.000+13:002007-01-22T10:04:00.000+13:00Well Remuera is a rich predominantly pakeha suburb...Well Remuera is a rich predominantly pakeha suburb and Onehunga is fairly working class. The people of Remuera are at the top of the pyramid so they get the most sunshine. People further down the pyramid must wait for the sunshine to trickle down to them :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-1169277857285086812007-01-20T20:24:00.000+13:002007-01-20T20:24:00.000+13:00Thanks Cameron, have corrected it.I hear there was...Thanks Cameron, have corrected it.<BR/><BR/>I hear there was an ominous black thundercloud over Onehunga today, while Remmers was bathed in brilliant sunshine.<BR/><BR/>What is the Universe trying to tell us?Trevor Loudonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-1169275499774807562007-01-20T19:44:00.000+13:002007-01-20T19:44:00.000+13:00"The same year, Shaw traveled to East Timor with a..."The same year, Shaw traveled to East Timor with another well known leftist, Tim Howard, to observe the UN supervised elections that brought the "ex" communist Fretilin Party to power."<BR/><BR/>A bit of a inaccuracy here. The 1999 referendum was to determine whether East Timorese wanted to be independent or continue to be under Indonesian rule. Fretilin came to power in the 2001 elections (held one year before East Timor was officially declared independent). <BR/><BR/>Hope the AOC conference is going well. The first day of the Radical Youth hui was good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com