Archive for August, 2006

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    Photos from Taser protest at Parliament



    Keith (and Hone Harawera) spoke at a rally against the Taser trial, which begins tomorrow, at a rally outside Parliament today: Another Keith, Keith Ng, while drawing a different conclusion, links to some terrifying Taser-use videos from the US over at Public Address today. read more
    August 31, 2006 4:33 pm - 34 Comments
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    Government fleet full of gas guzzlers



    Jeanette put Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen on the back foot in the House today when she questioned him on the Government’s Ministerial fleet of chauffeured and self-drive vehicles. A Green Party Official Information Act request has revealed that the fleet is made up of primarily Ford Fairlanes and Ford LTDs, which use a staggering [...] read more
    August 31, 2006 3:12 pm - 17 Comments
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    Lambton Quay lighting letter



    Mike over at shoppingfix has posted about an extraordinary letter his Lambton Quay business received from a film company, asking every buisness on Lambton Quay to leave their lights on overnight for two nights while they film an ad, to give Wellington a “big city feel”. Not only is this incredibly wasteful of power (Mike has [...] read more
    August 31, 2006 2:01 pm - 4 Comments
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    Back to the future



    Is this the air travel of the future? It looks surprisingly familiar… and may not be so suitable for Wellington! Hat-tip to BJ Chip for the link. read more
    August 30, 2006 12:38 pm - 8 Comments
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    Sanitary environmentalism



    Ladies, this one’s for you: the Guardian last week ran this scary story about how environmentally harmful sanitary products like pads and tampons are. That, in fact, is the worst thing about most of these products: they are an astonishing waste of resources and will lead to horrible amounts of rubbish. Take the Tampax Compak Fresh: [...] read more
    August 29, 2006 5:23 pm - 20 Comments
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    Corporal punishment



    Lots of media coverage in the last couple of days about this release of Sue B’s, calling for the Ministry of Education to investigate allegations that some religious schools in New Zealand are practising corporal punishment against their students. As well as several news items, the NZ Herald has a page inviting public comment on the [...] read more
    August 24, 2006 12:39 pm - 54 Comments
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    The hottest hoax around!



    Here’s a fun cartoon which will convince you (as if you need convincing!) that global warming is, like, such a hoax. read more
    August 22, 2006 11:45 am - 4 Comments
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    Norwegians going off whale too



    Apparently it’s not just Japanese consumers who aren’t interested in eating whale meat. In the 2006 season, Norwegian whalers only harpooned about half of their quota of Minke whales, despite that quota being lifted last year. The low take is being attributed to rough seas and high fuel costs, but anti-whaling groups are also arguing [...] read more
    August 22, 2006 8:56 am - 27 Comments
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    Student riots in Dunedin



    If you, like me, heard this morning about the several hundred drunk and disorderly students in Dunedin who were dispersed by riot police on Saturday night and were wondering what had gone on, this post by John Hartevelt on Dunedin student magazine Critic’s blog sheds some much needed light on the events, and provides an [...] read more
    August 21, 2006 3:18 pm - 11 Comments
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    Food safety of imported produce



    Sue K had some good coverage over the weekend of this release calling for produce imported from China to be tested for pesticides and other harmful substances after tests conducted by Greenpeace China revealed high levels of contamination with illegal pesticides. New Zealand imports $84 million of food from China every year. The Chinese Government recently [...] read more
    August 21, 2006 1:28 pm - 2 Comments
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