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There's one author on this blog: Polemical

Retired public servant / PR hack, dog walker, nature lover, dharma student, community builder. I live in a small village in a small country on the edge of a big ocean. I’m also on Friendica at Venera social.

Latest articles

New drug option for treating myeloma

Pomalidomide now funded by Pharmac for people refractory to lenalidomide

Sore back

Take my word. Life’s better off without one.

Faith in dealing with illness

It's not always religious or spiritual. Science is no different.

Cancer drugs announcement good for many people

Funding for 56 new drugs through Pharmac

Why do I love Pukerua Bay?

Reflections on my home town.

My cryptocurrency experiment

Treat it like going to the races; only bet what you can afford to lose

Feeling loved

Intense experience at unexpected Christian service

That difficult conversation with my doctor

No more treatment options for my myeloma

Three waters improvements essential for coping with climate change

Government needs to continue with its reform of the management and funding of drinking, storm and waste water systems

GIB board crisis is more than it's held out to be

Situation exposes fundamental economic issues

Transparency with the media?

We need to ensure we continue to get it as citizens

Alternative society

We lack the leaders and the will for profound societal and economic change