Jul 28, 2016 | Canvas, Features
There is a scene near the end of The Blindside movie where Sandra Bullock’s character says to her son as he is about to start university, “Michael – if you get a girl pregnant out of wedlock, I will cut off part of your body.” (The actual quote is more explicit...
Aug 26, 2015 | Canvas, Features
“I have a small gaming problem I need to address.” That wasn’t the point of our meeting, but it was bound to come up. Paul Dunn’s confession came in a central Auckland café just down the road from Scarlet City Studios, where he works as a game developer. Gaming is a...
Jun 10, 2015 | Canvas, Features
Service & sacrifice I had the privilege of speaking about Anzac Day at church services either side of the 100th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli. In between those I attended the dawn parade and service at Pukeahu, the most moving one I’ve attended. Anzac...
Jul 9, 2014 | Canvas, Features
Navigating the intersection between faith & politics They say you’re not supposed to discuss politics or religion in polite company. I’m going to boldly attempt to do both at once, even though I feel unqualified to talk about the political side of things. Don’t...
Jan 14, 2014 | Canvas, Features
Judge Andrew Becroft has been the Children’s Commissioner since July 2016, following his work as New Zealand’s Principal Youth Court Judge. He is Chairman of TSCF’s board and has also been, among other things, a student leader in Auckland’s...
