We went back to school today to farewell Dr James (the HOD of music at our school) before she leaves with her children to join her husband in Australia. I’m really going to miss her!!

 

I saw an advert in the newspaper that the Auckland Youth Symphony are holding auditions for brass, woodwind and percussion players who are grade 8 and above, so maybe I might try learn the clarinet and see if I can make it in…

 

The Civil Union Bill looks set to be passed. In what SHOULD be a conscience vote in which the MPs vote on how they individually feel on the issue rather than the party’s stance, they should really be representing the views of the constituents of their electorates, not their personal opinion. If 90% of all submissions on the bill were opposed to it but more MPs vote IN favour of it, how are our MPs representing the people of this country? New Zealand should be a democracy!

 

On another matter, how can Ahmed Zaoui apply for bail when he hasn’t even been convicted?