Taking a leaf from Canada's flag debate
Original article here Will we get a political doodle for a flag, a celebrity-driven choice, or a timeless icon, asks Grant McLachlan. New Zealand appears to be repeating what happened in Canada 50 years ago when Canada chose a new flag. But I doubt we will end up with a new national icon. In Canada during 1964, initial designs proposed by a "special flag committee" were rejected. Canadians had submitted 3541 designs. Of those, 2136 contained the maple leaf (their silver
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Aug 13, 20154 min read
NZ's national colour is black
Original article can be found here. The discussion over whether New Zealand should change its flag should be a time to discuss whether we...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Jul 7, 20154 min read
Stop feeding the monster
The original published article can be found here. The new Government has promised to review all spending under its control. What it should also consider is the size of the industry recommending the changes. The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said that "the only constant is change". In New Zealand, the growth of civil servants and consultants advising government departments has grown at a greater rate than the Government's budget. What's scary is that the governme
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Jan 14, 20094 min read
Planning disasters - there's been a few
Click here to view the original published article. Among the buzz words to be thrown around in 2009, one will be "infrastructure". While...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Dec 31, 20084 min read
Japanese war memories revisited
It was a returned favour Masterton man Grant McLachlan happily gave last week when he took two Japanese visitors to the site of the former Featherston prisoner of war camp.
Marlene Ditchfield - Wairarapa Times Age
Apr 9, 20062 min read
We're heading towards the status of republic
Original article can be found here The political fallout from the ongoing armed presence of coalition forces in Iraq demonstrates the...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Aug 31, 20033 min read
Forces need to talk to one another
Original article can be found here. A breakdown in communication has often been the catalyst for armed conflict but, as the Iraq War...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
Jul 11, 20033 min read
Market forces will make the Kiwi bach extinct
Original article can be found here. My sister and I had to make the most serious decision of our lives this week. Faced with...
Grant McLachlan - New Zealand Herald - Column
May 8, 20033 min read
