Caption contest
Written By: - Date published: 2:00 pm, June 25th, 2015 - 59 comments
Categories: caption contest - Tags: colin craig
Brilliant photo Brett Phibbsy (The Herald) via Claire Trevett:
59 comments on “Caption contest”
- Comments are now closed
- Comments are now closed
Recent Comments
- Mar-19 AT Board Meeting
Tomorrow the Auckland Transport board meet again and here are the most interesting bits from their board papers. Closed Session There doesn’t seem lot of interesting items on the closed agenda this meeting with most of the items relating to ...4 hours ago - Why it might make sense to censor this ‘manifesto’
The Chief Censor, David Shanks, has ruled The Great Replacement, supposedly the manifesto of the Christchurch terrorist, to be an objectionable piece of work. Accordingly, it is an offence for any person to possess, copy or distribute the work in New ...21 hours ago - How do we centre Muslim voices?
Friday 15 March 2019. The heart stands still. The lives of 50 people stolen by a terrorist in the most reprehensible of ways. Not a lone wolf. Not a mentally unwell individual. A terrorist armed with weapons of war committed ...22 hours ago - 2019 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #12
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week, i.e., Sun, Mar 17 through Sat, Mar 23, 2019 Editor's Pick Tim Flannery: people are shocked about climate change but they should be ...1 day ago - We need to understand hate to defeat it, not ignore itOne of the most powerful of the many powerful stories coming out of Christchurch in the past week, is that of 71 year-old Haji-Daoud Nabi, who greeted the gunman at the door of the mosque with a warm, "Hello brother...". Nabi ...2 days ago
- Flashback Saturday: What if we hadnât built CMJ?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was originally published back in September 2009. Yesterday’s post about Auckland’s Central Motorway Junction got me thinking a bit – what if we hadn’t gone down that path? What if we ...2 days ago - Anti-trans activists fudge OIA statement â Report
. . An Official Information Act (OIA) response released to this blogger appears to confirm suspicions that anti-trans-activists mis-represented six cases of trans-women prisoners allegedly involved in violent incidences in Women’s correctional facilities. The OIA response from the Corrections Department, ...2 days ago - Keeping The Devil Down In The Hole.
2 days ago - New research, March 11-17, 2019
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. This post has separate sections for: Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Climate Change Mitigation, and Other Papers. Climate change impacts Mankind Impact of ambient temperature on hospital admissions for ...2 days ago - Speaker: An attempt at demystifying Sharia
I have written this piece, at this time, in the hope that I can contribute to removing the mystery, and therefore fear, associated with Sharia. It is intended to be my answer to the Islamophobic dog whistle of “they’re trying to ...3 days ago - Banning Jordan Peterson book inconsistent, but not anti-freedomIn response to the Christchurch terror attacks, Whitcoulls no longer sells 12 Rules for Life by controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson. It's hard to understand, precisely, what this will achieve. I’ve never been able to finish the book myself but that’s more ...3 days ago
- The Method In The Madness.
3 days ago - Should the Canterbury Crusaders change their name?
Is it time for a change? ...3 days ago - 15 March: Aotearoaâs Day Of Infamy. . On a day when our young people succeeded in prodding grownups to take notice of the looming climate change disaster bearing down on us, other “grownups” had more nefarious, murderous thoughts in mind. On a day which should ...3 days ago
- Feb-19 Ridership
A few days after seeing that the cycleways a booming, we’ve now got the high level ridership numbers for February and like with bikes, the numbers are looking good. February is always an interesting as it is the first useful ...3 days ago - banned
The government has followed up with its strong words on Monday by announcing plans to legislate to immediately ban all semi-automatic and military-style firearms, backed by an immediate order-in-council recategorising them as requiring an E-class licence (so immediately banning sale ...4 days ago - Owning It.
FEarlier versions of this essay were published by Radio New Zealand and Australian Outlook. The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques, which resulted in the deaths of fifty people and injuries to dozens of others, is a watershed moment in ...4 days ago - Transport Battleground â NSW Election
I thought it might be interesting to write about one of our neighbours who this Saturday will be having an election with transport being one of the major battlegrounds. The neighbour is New South Wales and polls have the race ...4 days ago - The Anzac Legacy is White Supremacy
by Tim Leadbeater I’ve just spent two hours wading through Brenton Tarrant’s hate filled 174 page manifesto ‘The Great Replacement’. It is a sickening experience. I would not hesitate to recommend reading it: we owe it to the victims to ...5 days ago - Looking the other wayIn the wake of Friday's terrorist attack, the SIS has been quick to disclaim responsibility, making increasing claims that they were looking at Nazis, really. Perhaps then they'd care to explain why there's absolutely no mention of the issue in ...5 days ago
- Letâs moderate
Out of respect for the victims of the Christchurch massacre, I have decided that all reader comments on the site will now go into moderation, unless I have verified your identity. ...5 days ago - Words are not enoughby Daphna Whitmore There has been fulsome praise of prime minister Jacinda Ardern for her handling of the Mosque massacre. Her sympathetic demeanour resonated with many people and she was no doubt moved by the atrocity. Any other response would ...5 days ago
- Gun law reform: Once again we don’t how lucky we areAfter the terrible atrocities of March 15 we are, inevitably, going to get some kind of reform to our gun laws. It's very likely some classes of weapons will be subject to new restrictions, while other will be banned. Whatever ...5 days ago
- Editorial cartoonists lampoon, praise Green New Deal
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Michael Svoboda Like journalists, opinion writers, and TV newscasters and commentators, political cartoonists were quick to respond to the Green New Deal (GND) climate change initiative put out in early February by ...5 days ago - Warkworth to Wellsford updated alignment
Just before Christmas the NZTA announced they were working on route protection for the Warkworth to Wellsford project with the formal consenting process likely to kick of within the next month or two. The project is the second stage of ...5 days ago - The rocks we carryA haunting weight. It presses down with dizzying effect, defying easy description. Its surface etched with the familiar language of human loss, heavy with regreat and shame. But some rocks we must carry.read more ...6 days ago
- Show us the warrantsThe SIS, in an effort to claim that Friday's terrorist attack which killed fifty people wasn't a failure on their part, is saying they had their eye on far-right extremists. It's an extraordinary claim, in contradiction to everything we know ...6 days ago
- What Does It Mean to Be A New Zealander?
When, in 1962, as a 23 year-old, I boarded the Northern Star to sail to Britain where I was to study as a Rhodes Scholar for a post-graduate law degree at Balliol College, Oxford, I took with me an LP ...6 days ago - Giving the finger to the NazisParliament met for the first time today since Friday's act of terrorism, with an abbreviated timetable for a condolence motion. It opened with a procession of a dozen religious leaders of different faiths. Parliament's normal christian-centric opening prayer was preceded ...6 days ago
- What Do We Do About Hate Speech?I usually disagree with Mike Hosking because I do not share his fundamental social attitudes and beliefs. But, as to what he had to say in today’s Herald about the Christchurch massacre, I recognise that his motivations, in warning against ...6 days ago
- Little’s whitewashOne of the obvious questions which immediately arose after Friday's act of terrorism was why our extremely well-budgeted spy agencies didn't stop it from happening. The fact that it happened, and 50 people were killed, represents a huge failure on ...6 days ago
- Day to day actions and words matter
We have been struggling since Friday to find the right words, the right response to give to the killings at the two Christchurch mosques. ...6 days ago - Holy Hosking, the bike lanes are booming
If the cycleways have been feeling a bit busier than usual of late, you’re not imagining things. The latest numbers are out and confirm Auckland’s bike lanes are booming, with many counters in February recording their busiest month ever, despite ...6 days ago - The âno true Kiwiâ fallacy â and how to avoid itThe “no true Scotsman” fallacyread more ...6 days ago
- New rebuttal to the myth ‘Holistic Management can reverse Climate Change’
This is the new Basic rebuttal to the myth 'Holistic Management can reverse Climate Change'. There's also an Advanced rebuttal. The Myth: Holistic Management can reverse Climate Change “Holistic management as a planned grazing strategy is able to reverse desertification and ...6 days ago - Genuine inclusiveness demands more free speech not lessby Daphna Whitmore Not a single person has spoken in favour of the gunman who carried out the horrific massacre in Christchurch, yet there is talk of cracking down on free speech, and mostly it is coming from the ...7 days ago
- The AftermathI was expecting to spend today blogging about climate change, building on the enormous message of hope sent by the school strike on Friday. Instead, like everyone else, I'm struggling to deal with the aftermath of a horrific act of ...7 days ago
- Hard News: These things we must now changeWajahat Khan becomes a New Zealand citizen tomorrow. On Saturday, before leading the opening prayer at the vigil in Aotea Square, he told the thousands who had gathered there how happy and proud he was at the prospect.The fact that ...7 days ago
- Consider carefully how to end such attacks as the Christchurch massacreJames Robb on The Christchurch atrocity and the need for a class political response Today we mourn with our Muslim brothers and sisters all those killed and injured in the Christchurch terror attack, and send our solidarity and condolences to ...1 week ago
- 2019 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #11
Story of the Week... Editorial of the Week... El Niño/La Niña Update... Toon of the Week... SkS in the News... Reports of Note... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Review... Poster of the Week... SkS Week in Review... ...1 week ago - Rail Across the WaitematÄ: some thoughts
The North Shore Line, The Northern Line, Te Raki Tereina… NZTA in a recently released report showed that there is some urgency in starting work to replace the Northern Busway with a higher capacity rail system on a new crossing. ...1 week ago - Kinds of ProtestsOn the Ides of March 2019, thousands of New Zealand school students – and hundreds of thousands of the world’s – marched to say that not enough was being done to stop global warming.read more ...1 week ago
- What Happened Here?
1 week ago - Christchurch Shooting Victimsâ FundA Give a Little Fund was set up on 15 March 2019 and in just two days over $3 million has been donated. Donations can be made here. There has been an outpouring of demonstrations taking place around the country ...1 week ago
- 2019 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #11
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week, i.e., Sun, Mar 10 through Sat, Mar 16, 2019 Editor's Pick Students globally protest warming, pleading for their future Students attend a ...1 week ago - he Christchurch SlaughterThe immediate response of most Kiwis to the Christchurch slaughter will have been shock and incredulity. But as the full dimensions and implications of the outrage become clearer, we need to reach a longer-term understanding. Yes, it is unthinkable that ...1 week ago
- If Brenton Tarrant is a terrorist, why hasn’t he been charged as one?The killing of forty-nine people in Christchurch was an act of terror, allegedly committed by at least one individual motivated by white-supremacist ideology. We know this, as our Prime Minister already has publicly called this evil by its true name. read ...1 week ago
- Legal Beagle: Terrorism Offences and Murder Sentencing: An ExplainerI wrote some explainers on this site about New Zealand’s Terrorism Suppression Act following the Uruwera Raids. I won't link to them as they are somewhat out of date. While still largely accurate for their descriptions of the offences of ...1 week ago
- After the terror, fear must not winAs we wake up the day after 49 people were murdered at two mosques in Christchurch, it's to a flurry of comments about how New Zealand will never be the same, has lost its innocence and is no longer beyond ...1 week ago
- Flashback Saturday: Light rail to the sea
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in June 2016. Takapuna is considered one of Auckland’s key metropolitan centres – which the Auckland Plan describes as: Metropolitan centres, such as Takapuna and Manukau, will ...1 week ago - Terrorism in Christchurch â some thoughts
A peaceful, tranquil place to sit and contemplate in the Hagley Park/Botanical Gardens area of Christchurch. It is obscene that this terrorist act occurred only ...1 week ago - The massacre in Christchurch: individual terrorism was nurtured by state terrorismThe massacre of at least 49 people – in and just outside two mosques in Christchurch- this afternoon (Friday, March 15) is a horror that has shocked much of the country. People are saying ‘not here’. Ok, that’s understandable. However we ...1 week ago
- On the night of the shootings: A prayer for ChristchurchAs we reel from the shocking events at the Al Noor mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre, we can only ache for and mourn the victims of these terrible murders in Christchurch.read more ...1 week ago
- Why we have a beef with the new anti-rustling laws, and perhaps you should too (1 of 2)By Simon Connell and Colin Gavaghan, Otago Faculty of LawCattle rustling. To many of us city slicker types, it sounds like a throwback to a by-gone time. Maybe old Western films on a Saturday morning. read more ...1 week ago
- Why we have a beef with the new anti-rustling laws, and perhaps you should too (2 of 2)Colin Gavaghan and Simon Connell, Otago Law Facultyread more ...1 week ago
- Hard News: Exporting panic and greed: the meth-testing industry crossing the TasmanAfter the report of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor put to rest the disastrous and costly moral panic around supposed "methamphetamine contamination" nearly a year ago, the industry that had grown around unfounded claims about meth residues and health ...1 week ago
- Minister, explain how people and quality jobs fit in your visionMichael Gilchrist looks into the proposed new Industry Skills Bodies and highlights why tertiary staff must be able to decide how courses are delivered. ...1 week ago
- One week until sector comes together to discuss futureNext week, staff, students, business, industry trainers, sector leaders and policy makers will come together at forum to discuss the future of tertiary education. ...1 week ago
- Restore post-grad allowances urgentlyNZUSA has launched a campaign calling on Education Minister, Chris Hipkins to fulfil an election promise and restore postgraduate student allowances. ...1 week ago
- New report shows some progress on pay equityMassey University, the Tertiary Education Union, and Women@Massey hosted a morning tea on 8 March to celebrate International Women’s Day and launch the updated report on pay and employment equity at the University. ...1 week ago
- Living Wage at Vic campaign relaunchEntering its fourth year, the Living Wage for Vic campaign has been relaunched at the Victoria University of Wellington. ...1 week ago
- Letâs make the sector work better for womenDr. Sarah Proctor-Thomson reflects on International Women’s Day and what it’s like for women working in the sector. ...1 week ago
- The future of work is in our handsSharn Riggs, national secretary of the Tertiary Education Union, considers what the government’s proposed reform of vocational education means for work and emphasises the need for high-quality permanent jobs. ...1 week ago
- Minister agrees with TEU to keep jobs in regionsEducation Minister Chris Hipkins has agreed to one of the Tertiary Education Union’s key demands for the reform of vocational education. ...1 week ago
- New Zealand’s Current Foreign Policy: An Absence Of Realism.
1 week ago - Inspired to radicalismby Don Franks 15 March 2019
Around the corner their numbers burst , hundred upon hundred. Waves of excitement and energy melded into an almost scary ...1 week ago - Listening To Kate Raworth On “Nine To Noon”.
1 week ago - New research, March 4-10, 2019A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. This post has separate sections for: Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Climate Change Mitigation, and Other Papers. Climate change Estimates of Decadal Climate Predictability from an Interactive Ensemble Model ...1 week ago
- Striking for a futureThousands of schoolkids around New Zealand have walked out of class today in a school strike for the climate. They're part of a global movement, sparked by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, which is sacrificing a day of education to demand ...1 week ago
- Acting Like Adults
Today, children are striking, and demanding of us, “If you won’t act like adults, we will.” Their letter says poignantly: Soon we will inherit the consequences of this inaction, and we are scared. Will we have a planet worth passing ...1 week ago - No justice for Bloody SundayOn 30 January 1972, British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians in Derry in Northern Ireland, killing thirteen people. The usual official whitewash followed, and the leader of the murderers was awarded an OBE for his services. But a second inquiry ...1 week ago
- Intolerance in the name of âinclusivenessâWe reprint here an article by Lesbian Rights NZ 14 March 2019
Our lesbian group has been banned ...2 weeks ago - The Hollow Giant.Towards the end of the Soviet Union, intelligence analysts in the US began to focus more on its social geography and less on its military capabilities (which if formidable were not keeping pace with US technological advancements). This came about ...2 weeks ago
- How MBIE spies on peopleBack in January, we learned that MBIE staff were being trained in using fake social media profiles to spy on people. This raised a number of issues around surveillance, freedom of expression, unreasonable searches and human rights, and so I ...2 weeks ago
- By Other Means.
2 weeks ago
- Membership: Australia and New Zealand Electronic Invoicing Board
The Governments of Australia and New Zealand have announced the membership of the Australia and New Zealand Electronic Invoicing Board (ANZEIB) today. This is an important step towards implementing e-Invoicing across both countries to help businesses save time and money ...2 weeks ago - An end to unnecessary secondary taxWorkers who are paying too much tax because of incorrect secondary tax codes are in line for relief with the passage of legislation through Parliament late last night. The Taxation (Annual Rates for 2018-19, Modernising Tax Administration, and Remedial Matters) ...2 weeks ago
- Chatham Islands pÄua plan approvedEfforts to reverse the decline in the Chatham Islands pāua fishery are the focus of a new plan jointly agreed between government, the local community and industry. Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash says the plan was developed by the PauaMAC4 Industry ...2 weeks ago
- Bill introduced for synthetics crackdownThe Police will get stronger powers of search and seizure to crackdown on synthetic drugs under new legislation, which makes the two main synthetics (5F-ADB and AMB-FUBINACA) Class A drugs. The Government has today introduced the Misuse of Drugs Amendment ...3 weeks ago
- Blasphemous libel law repealedThe archaic blasphemous libel offence will be repealed following the passing of the Crimes Amendment Bill today, says Justice Minister Andrew Little. ...3 weeks ago
- Coalition Government lassos livestock rustlingNew rules to crack down on livestock rustling will come into force following the passing of the Crimes Amendment Bill says Justice Minister Andrew Little. ...3 weeks ago
- Medieval law axedThe ‘year and a day rule’ rule will be repealed following the passing of the Crimes Amendment Bill, says Justice Minister Andrew Little. ...3 weeks ago
- Further steps to combat tax evasionFurther steps to combat tax evasion Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has announced New Zealand is expanding its global ability to combat tax evasion by joining forces with authorities in 30 countries and jurisdictions. Cabinet has agreed to add another ...3 weeks ago
- LGBTI organisations call for decriminalization of sex work
During the final day of the ILGA World Conference, held in Aotearoa New Zealand, LGBTI activists worldwide resolved to address the stigmatisation of sex workers, including in the LGBTI movement. The resolution passed in the closing session of ...1 hour ago - Let Wisdom Govern, Not Emotion.Yesterday we gathered together to remember fifty lives snatched away by a coward; we note that the coward ran away from a brave man armed with a credit card machine. ...18 hours ago
- Turkish Embassy on NZers in TurkeyIt has come to our attention that some news and commentaries are being increasingly published in some media circles alleging that there is a hostile environment in Turkey against the citizens of New Zealand and Australia and that it is ...21 hours ago
- Why NZ must get rid of ISDS nowAustralia’s costs for tobacco case it won show why NZ must get rid of ISDS now ...2 days ago
- Banning of manifesto a step too farThe Free Speech Coalition says the Censor’s banning of the Christchurch terrorist attacker’s manifesto is wrong, unconstitutional, and counterproductive. ...2 days ago
- OPINION: Gun-owning Chch Politician RespondsWithout wanting to add to some of the sentimental hyperbole surrounding the heartfelt love and support for our Christchurch muslims in Riccarton and Linwood, I feel a responsibility to respond to some of the emerging issues as a Christchurch local ...2 days ago
- Update and information on firearm hand-insSince Police set up the 0800 number dedicated to the changes to firearms yesterday afternoon, 474 calls were received by 11am. ...3 days ago
- Hapu to invite Tribunal to maraeNgai Tamahaua Hapu Chair, Peter T Selwyn, and Hetaraka Biddle, chairman of the Opape Marae trustees, have today announced their intention to formally invite the Waitangi Tribunal to hold part of the upcoming historical inquiry into the Whakatohea greviences ...3 days ago
- Petition call for a Royal Commission of InquiryGreg Rzesniowiecki has initiated a petition to NZ Parliamentary Representatives ...3 days ago
- Social Media Blackout Friday March 22nd 2019Christchurch woman, Leigh Kennedy, is calling for businesses and individuals to switch off Google and Facebook at 1:40pm tomorrow - Friday March 22nd - for 16 minutes. ...3 days ago
- Condolences to our Muslim Community in AotearoaThe Pacific Leadership Forum offers its deepest and sincerest condolences and aroha to our Muslim Community in Aotearoa, particularly those directly affected in Christchurch. ...3 days ago
- National Day of mourning still neededA National Day of mourning is still needed. One was held following the Christchurch earthquake and today's terror victims deserve at least. ...3 days ago
- Intelligence Review must be openIn the wake of last Friday's horrific racist terrorist attack, Auckland Peace Action is calling for any inquiry into the intelligence services to be independent and to be open to the public. ...3 days ago
- New Zealand Jewish Support for ChristchurchFollowing Friday’s heinous terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques, the New Zealand Jewish community has been overwhelmed by enquiries and offers of financial support from its members, as well as overseas Jewish organisations and individuals. ...3 days ago
- ACEM welcomes new gun lawsThe peak body for emergency medicine in New Zealand has welcomed today’s strengthening of gun laws. ...4 days ago
- We need to understand each other this Race Relations DayThe theme of this year’s Race Relations Day – ‘O tātou iwi, ō tātou ahurea, ō tātou reo – Our people, our cultures, our languages’ – is poignant and appropriate, says Anita Balakrishnan, Director, Office of Ethnic Communities. ...4 days ago
- Petitioners welcome gun law reform announcementAt 11.30am on Thursday, Wellingtonian Nik Green, Industrial Designer Brad Knewstubb and mum of three Hannah Clarke presented their combined 70,000-strong petitions to Parliament for a ban on semi-automatic weapons and greater firearm advertising regulations. ...4 days ago
- Bar Association welcomes Government ban on assault riflesThe New Zealand Bar Association welcomes the Government’s ban on assault rifles today. NZBA’s council member, Josh McBride, says that immediate changes to the underlying legislation are now required to ensure that all military specification ...4 days ago
- Bar Association welcomes Government ban on assault riflesThe New Zealand Bar Association welcomes the Government’s ban on assault rifles today. NZBA’s council member, Josh McBride, says that immediate changes to the underlying legislation are now required to ensure that all military specification ...4 days ago
- CEAC press release on EnvironmentWe are delighted for Helen Clark to become Patron of the new independent think tank with University of Auckland called “The Helen Clark Foundation.” The Helen Clark Foundation is a new organisation and needs your support to grow. Helen Clark ...4 days ago
- Urgent changes to gun laws â Expert ReactionPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced urgent gun legislation following last week’s mosque shootings. ...4 days ago
- Terrorism a first for NZ but decades now for AfghanistanWhile last Friday’s terrorist attack in Christchurch was the first for New Zealand, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Australia and non-resident to New Zealand says his country has been victims of violence and terrorism for more than four decades. ...4 days ago
- Government applauded for decisive action on firearmsThe Police Association congratulates the government for demonstrating the courage to take decisive action and ban the firearms that have inflicted so much harm in New Zealand. ...4 days ago
- Federated Farmers supports toughening up on firearms"This will not be popular among some of our members but after a week of intense debate and careful consideration by our elected representatives and staff, we believe this is the only practicable solution," Feds Rural Security spokesperson Miles ...4 days ago
- Fish & Game supports firearm law reformsFish and Game says the just announced changes to firearms legislation is a well considered and ensures public safety. ...4 days ago
- Media Statement: NZ Mountain Safety Council – Mike DaisleyThat the accused was able to inflict so much harm in such a short time as a licensed firearm user with an easily modified semi-automatic rifle is deeply troubling and must be kept in mind as we discuss as a ...4 days ago
- Jummah Remembrance: Vigil for Lives Taken in ChristchurchA vigil has been organised by a coalition of community groups led by Muslims, tangata whenua and migrants standing in firm solidarity with Aotearoa’s Muslim community, following the violent white supremacist terrorist attack targeting two Christchurch ...4 days ago
- Councillors choose rugby over ratepayersAuckland Council has turned topsy-turvy with its vote to approve a $63 million bailout for Eden Park, including a $10 million no-strings-attached grant, says the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance . Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson Jo Holmes says, “Councillors ...4 days ago
- Statement from Methodist ChurchAfter the deaths of fifty people who were in the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre at prayer on Friday, the Methodist church joins in the grief of those who bear these losses directly, and in the public grief ...4 days ago
- Aotearoa â we all belongRace Relations Day, March 21, is a chance for Aotearoa to come together in unity and solidarity with our ethnic communities at a tragic point in our history. ...4 days ago
- Watercare continue to withhold the facts in TitirangiIn the March edition of The Fringe Magazine Waitakere Ranges Local Board chairman Greg Presland has shared his views on the imminent lodging of the resource consent for the proposed new Huia Water Treatment Plant in Waima, Titirangi. “It is ...4 days ago
- Paid union meetings to be replaced by online ballotsPrimary teachers and principals will now vote in online ballots about whether to accept the Ministry's latest collective agreement offers, following the cancellation of this week's paid union meetings. ...4 days ago
- Dunne Speaks: Beware the Ides of MarchIn school, we all learnt the phrase, "Beware the Ides of March" courtesy of Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar. The soothsayer's warning to Caesar was brushed aside and Caesar assassinated a little later in the day. For the last nearly 420 ...4 days ago
- Censorship, manifestos and the Christchurch ShooterA censorious and censoring attitude has engulfed responses to the mental airings of the Christchurch shooter. Material in connection with Brenton Tarrant, the alleged gunman behind the killing of 50 individuals at two mosques in New Zealand, is drying ...5 days ago
- Extension to Reform of Vocational Education labelled paltryThe Chair of Skills Active Aotearoa, the ITO for sport, exercise, recreation and the performing arts, has described the one-week extension for submissions on the Reform of Vocational Education as “paltry”. ...5 days ago
- Thousands expected at Sunday rallyLove Aotearoa Hate Racism (LAHR) is anticipating an unprecedented turnout at our rally against Islamophobia and racism at Auckland's Aotea Square this Sunday, March 24, at 2pm. ...5 days ago
- Thousands share messages of hope for our Muslim whÄnauAs people process the attack at two mosques in Christchurch, our Muslim whānau are hurting. But there is an outpouring of love and unity coming from across New Zealand and around the world. Thousands of people have shared messages of ...5 days ago
- Maori to gather for a national Haka on FridayThe New Zealand Maori Council is calling on Maori from right across the nation to come out this Friday in a national show of support for the whanau and victims of last week’s terrorist attacks in Christchurch. ...5 days ago
- Event Encourages Facebook Free WeekendAn online event which encourages people to log off Facebook this weekend in memory of the victims of the Christchurch Mosque shootings is growing momentum. ...5 days ago
- The New Zealand-India economic relationshipSecretary to the Treasury Gabriel Makhlouf spoke to the New Zealand India Trade Alliance in Auckland last evening on the New Zealand-India economic relationship and where the Treasury sees the opportunities and obstacles between the two countries. The ...5 days ago
- Call for one-minuteâs silence on Race Relations DayNew Zealanders are being asked to observe one-minute’s silence at 1.40pm on Race Relations Day tomorrow (Thursday 21 March) to remember the victims and survivors of the attacks in Christchurch. ...5 days ago
- Social Media – Public meeting in Christchurch this SundayThe role of social media is in the spotlight after the terrible events last Friday. ...5 days ago
- MSSAâs unnecessary for recreational hunting“The conversation New Zealand is now having regarding the use of military-style semi-automatic firearms (MSSA’s) is important and the Game Animal Council wishes to clarify several aspects in relation to their use for hunting game animals,” ...5 days ago
- Message of CondolenceAs leaders of Abrahamic faith communities we come together to offer our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to all those who have been victimised and traumatised by this evil attack on our Muslim community in Christchurch. For all of us, ...6 days ago
- Fish and Game supports measures to keep NZers safeFish and Game says the Christchurch mosque mass killing is a tragedy and it supports an overhaul of firearm laws to ensure the safety of New Zealanders. ...6 days ago
- NZ: Citizens have no good use for machine gunsOf all the issues the nation needs to address in the aftermath of the atrocity on Friday, the prohibition of military-style guns in civilian ownership is surely the low-hanging fruit. ...6 days ago
- Lizzie Marvelly, Golriz Ghahraman call for abortion reformLizzie Marvelly and Golriz Ghahraman join a public forum calling for real abortion law reform ...6 days ago
- ACC support extends to family members overseasACC wishes to clarify that the supports and entitlements available for family members of those killed in Friday’s terrorist attack in Christchurch is the same regardless of whether they live in New Zealand or overseas. A funeral grant, a survivor’s ...6 days ago
- Update on Victim Support Givealittle FundVictim Support has now received over $6 million through its online Givealittle campaign, launched in support of victims affected by Friday’s shootings in Christchurch. ...6 days ago
- Sympathies to the victims of the massacre in New ZealandThe Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) extends its deepest sympathies to the victims of the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand. We urge all the governments and the people of the world to support New Zealand’s efforts to deal with the ...6 days ago
- A2 names China CEO
A2 Milk Co has appointed Li Xiao as chief executive of its greater China operations. ...10 mins ago - Getting to know your food chain: Central Otago cherries
In the first part of a series in which The Spinoff gets to know who, what, where and how our food gets to our plate, Jihee Junn learns about cherries. The bright lights and smooth floors of the supermarket are a world ...42 mins ago - NZD stalled ahead of RBNZ statement
The New Zealand dollar opened marginally softer with weak economic data in Europe and the US late last week insufficient to move the currency ahead of the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy announcement on Wednesday. ...1 hour ago - Has business got over its government-induced funk?
ANZ's business confidence survey for March due on Thursday will provide the latest reading of whether companies are starting to get over the funk that has dogged them since the current government was formed. ...2 hours ago - GCSB and SIS’s ‘hands tied behind their backs’ – Simon Bridges
New Zealand spy agencies' balance between privacy and security has tipped too far towards privacy, and should be revisited, the National Party leader says. ...2 hours ago - Simon Bridges on call for royal inquiry into spy agenciesThe National Party leader has called for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand's spy agencies. ...4 hours ago
- SIS accused of breaching NZ Muslims’ rights: It’s ‘unethical, misleading’, s...The SIS has been accused of breaching the rights of the Muslim communities it has been monitoring. ...4 hours ago
- Stowaway mozzies enter Australia from Asian holiday spots â and theyâre resistant to insecticide...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Schmidt, Research fellow, University of Melbourne Planning a trip to the tropics? You might end up bringing home more than just a tan and a towel. Our latest research looked at ...4 hours ago - Missed something the doctor said? Recording your appointments gives you a chance to go backSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Hyatt, Senior Researcher, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre You’re in a consultation with your doctor and you’ve just been told you have cancer. You’re in shock, and find it difficult to take ...4 hours ago
- Aussie parents are under pressure to buy their kids academic advantage tooSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kellie Bousfield, Associate Head of School, School of Education, Charles Sturt University Allegations of parents cheating and bribing top-tier universities in the US to secure their children’s admission have caused a media ...4 hours ago
- Worn, uneven, flooded: young people need better parks to get out and playSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Ascher Barnstone, Professor, Associate Head of School, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney Who wants to play sport in the mud and muck? Or have to climb a fence to ...4 hours ago
- Frydenberg should call a no-holds-barred inquiry into superannuation now, because Labor wonâtSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Coalition is running out of time to do worthwhile things. Facing overwhelming odds of defeat in the election due ...4 hours ago
- Sam and the honest broker: why Commissioner Hayne wants mortgage brokers to charge feesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Research Director of Australian Centre for FInancial Studies and Professor of Finance at Melbourne and Monash Universities, Australian Centre for Financial Studies The Royal Commission recommendation that mortgage broker commissions, ...4 hours ago
- Lascivious virgins and lustful itches: womenâs masturbation in early EnglandSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paige Donaghy, PhD Student, The University of Queensland In our sexual histories series, authors explore changing sexual mores from antiquity to today. In the 18th and 19th centuries, masturbation was thought of ...4 hours ago
- The Bulletin: News that went under the radar last week
Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin. A brief note to start today’s edition: The aftermath of the Christchurch mosque attacks will always be an important set of stories to tell. Further down in today’s edition are the most important developments on ...4 hours ago - My mother is MÄori. My father is Iranian. I can tell you what New Zealand is
I implore New Zealanders to centre the victims, to examine our past, to understand that for many of us, this attack was more of a ‘when’ than an ‘if’, writes Shamim AslaniAn act of unspeakable horror seared itself into our ...5 hours ago - Grass Roots: the wÄhine of Hikurangi Enterprises
In the latest in the Frame documentary series produced for The Spinoff by Wrestler and funded by NZ on Air, we meet the wāhine behind Hikurangi Enterprises, a cannabis co-op looking to revitalise Ruatoria.In Ruatoria the dead are watching. They ...5 hours ago - Look Hu’s talking: Steel captain finds her voice
Once too shy to speak on netball court, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit has had to find her voice as a leader of the champion Southern Steel. ...5 hours ago - How will the trial of the alleged Christchurch mosque murderer work?The upcoming trial of a man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque shootings will be unprecedented in New Zealand law. To get your head around the process, legal expert Graeme Edgeler casts his eyes over some of the most ...6 hours ago
- View from The Hill: NSW result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind gamesSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison couldn’t wait for NSW opposition leader Michael Daley’s concession speech on Saturday night. Morrison leapt to the stage at the Liberals’ function, speaking ...11 hours ago
- Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must âownâ this terrorist attack
OPINION: By Dr Paul G Buchanan The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques this month is a watershed moment in New Zealand history. In the days, months and years ahead much soul-searching will be conducted about the social and political ...14 hours ago - Petitions calling for Jacinda Ardern to get Nobel Peace PrizeNearly 20,000 people have signed two petitions calling for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her response to the Christchurch terror attack. ...16 hours ago
- Focusing on the need for farming change
European officials are increasingly focused on the role of animal farming in climate change. ...18 hours ago - The AI failures of Facebook & YouTube
Neither Facebook nor YouTube was able to stop the dissemination of the Christchurch terrorist video, despite both claiming to be market leaders in advanced artificial intelligence. ...18 hours ago - National calls for inquiry into NZ’s intelligence agenciesA Royal Commission of Inquiry is needed into New Zealand's security and intelligence agencies following the Christchurch terror attacks, the National Party leader says. ...19 hours ago
- NSW Coalition scrapes back in as minor parties surge â but delivering on promises will not be easySource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Marks, Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Strategy and Policy, Western Sydney University “It’s not a game of SimCity,” NSW treasurer, Dominic Perrottet assured viewers on the ABC’s NSW election night coverage. “Sydney’s under construction”, ...19 hours ago
- Thousands take part in Auckland âlove Aotearoaâ rally, reject terrorism
The Tino Rangatiratanga and New Zealand independence flags flying at the “Love Aotearoa Hate Racism” rally in Aotea Square, Auckland, today. Image: David Robie/PMC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Thousands of New Zealanders flocked to the “Love Aotearoa Hate Racism” ...20 hours ago - As aroha ripples across NZ, let us pledge never to go back to the way we wereI have been encouraged by those who have started to reflect. I hope we can take that love, and can learn to listen, writes Marama DavidsonOn Friday I went to the Masjid Al-Maktoum to share the nationwide two-minute silence with ...23 hours ago
- ‘Panic buying’ of guns ahead of ban
There has been a rush on gun shops, with people "panic buying", in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack and in anticipation of the Government tightening gun laws. ...1 day ago - Oram: Time for Fonterra to get serious
Amid Fonterra’s plodding interim results this week two comments by the co-op stood out. One offered hope; the other more losses. ...1 day ago - Ex-pat South Africans need to stop peddling the myth of white genocide
The myth of white genocide in South Africa has fuelled far-right violence the world over, including the attack on Christchurch’s mosques. Ross Webb calls on his fellow South Africans to stop helping those who perpetuate the myth and who use ...1 day ago - On being a better neighbour
Neighbours Day Aotearoa, the annual celebration of neighbourhoods and the power of human connection, starts this weekend. It’s a timely reminder of the big rewards that can come from small gestures, writes Sarah Lang.I have a confession to make. I ...1 day ago - Can gun control help prevent mass shootings? Look at AustraliaWill a large scale gun buyback and subsequent arms control help prevent future massacres? We can look to Australia for inspiration, writes University of South Australia professor Rick Sarre. As she foreshadowed in the aftermath of the Christchurch massacre last Friday, New ...1 day ago
- Neon Picnic: New Zealandâs very own Fyre Festival
With 30 years’ hindsight, the failed Neon Picnic festival of January 1988 can be seen as the Fyre festival of its day, writes Chris Bourke.This piece was originally published on Audioculture.It was a flawed concept that captured the spirit of the ...1 day ago - Coalition wins a third term in NSW with few seats changing handsSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 54% of the vote counted at the New South Wales election held today, the ABC is currently projecting 45 ...1 day ago
- Representations of Islam and Muslims in New Zealand media“Burkinis have been banned in Cannes.: From a Stuff representation. Pacific Journalism Review Friday, March 15, 2019 Abstract In the global media scene, media ownership is controlled by groups with political agendas. Intolerance of ‘the other’, ...2 days ago
- Gallery: Christchurch terror: Prayers and hijabs for peace at Ponsonby
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The massive gathering in Christchurch’s Hagley Park has reassured and uplifted their shocked community, say New Zealand Muslim leaders. About 20,000 people gathered in Hagley Park to observe two minutes of silence and the Muslim call ...2 days ago - Dear PM: âIt breaks my heart that a sense of belonging has cost 50 livesâ
2 days ago - Iâm struggling to be a journalist in New Zealand right now
The media needs to take some responsibility for the prejudice that Muslims and other minorities have faced in New Zealand, writes Shilo Kino. I became a journalist for all the wrong reasons. Honestly, I just wanted to interview famous people. As ...2 days ago - Listen to kids when they tell you to stop smokingWhile we’re learning to listen to the younger generations on other things, it’s time to prioritise tamariki voices about our smokefree future too.In a traditional whānau unit, kaumātua and grandparents hold the greatest responsibility for the learning and development of ...2 days ago
- Itâs not easy being green: Why the redemption of hemp is long overdue
New Zealand has lagged behind the rest of the world in its attitude to hemp, but now innovative businesses are tapping into the nutritional benefits of this ancient crop. A pharmacist and a banker selling hemp? It sounds like some kind ...2 days ago - Funding boost for policing finance sector, in budget that warns of economic softeningSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The April 2 budget will provide about A$600 million to pursue wrongdoers and help restore trust in Australia’s financial system. The budget, which will be ...2 days ago
- Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacreRahul Bhattarai talks to eNCA News of South Africa live from New Zealand. Video: eNCA News Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Former Pacific Media Watch project reporter Rahul Bhattarai has talked to the South African independent news service eNews Channel Africa ...2 days ago
- Silver moss is a rugged survivor in the city landscapeSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Haynes, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong Sign up to Beating Around the Bush, a series that profiles native plants: part gardening column, part dispatches from country, entirely Australian. Chances are you’ve ...3 days ago
- Why dangerous asteroids heading to Earth are so hard to detectSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Earth is often in the firing line of fragments of asteroids and comets, most of which burn up tens of kilometres above our heads. ...3 days ago
- Photo essay: A day for prayer
Last week, the call to Friday prayers marked the start of a tragedy - this week, it was broadcast across NZ. ...3 days ago - Finding dignity and grace in the aftermath of the Christchurch attackSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohamad Abdalla, Founding Director of the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education, University of South Australia Following the tragic attack in Christchurch that killed 50 people as they prayed, I felt compelled ...3 days ago
- Thousands answer call to prayer
A week after NZ’s worst peace-time mass murder, thousands gather to show of respect, solidarity and love. ...3 days ago - Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending March 22yThe only published and available best-selling book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington.AUCKLAND1 John Scott Works by David Straight (Massey University Press, ...3 days ago
- RBNZ tipped to keep cash rate at 1.75%
New Zealand's Reserve Bank is expected to keep rates on hold at 1.75 percent at next week's monetary policy review and reiterate the next move could be up or down. ...3 days ago
The conservatives court the one remaining voter against gay marriage
The man in the mirror: if you want to make the world a better place, just look at yourself and make a change…
Wish You Wern’t Here
Colin Craig lobbies the remaining membership of the conservative party.
Colin’s Magic Hands
Players gonna play, play play,
Haters gonna hate, hate, hate,
I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake ….
Shake it ah, Shake it ah,
(BTW – that Taylor Swift track drives me nuts)
I think that’s because they play it all the time on NewstalkZB as an intro to a show of one of their moralless speak hate hosts.
ooops, I did it again… đ
I wish there was two of me…..(could be a really lame poem in that)
Hello me … It’s me again
“….he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.” Adam Smith 1776
“Nice to meet you but I deny all your charges.”
Following John Key’s advice, Colin Craig hits the streets to win the Ghost Votes.
Like the Sasquatch, Conservative party voters are difficult to catch in the open. Today, taking us deep into their natural habitat, Dr. Craig reveals to us the shelters under which such timid creatures often hide. Slowly winning their trust, this photo reveals the moment he reaches out to one, before POOF …it is gone, along with Dr.Craig’s dreams of leading them into mainstream acceptance…
Dubious new “Star Trek” transportation technology has Craig pouring in funding.
Update: Teleporter company renamed “Fly Me to the Moon”
“Shirtless man and taxi cab driver in stand-off outside Sky City…”
(drama partially obscured by politically-homeless man)
On reflection, it was inappropriate.
+1000
Have we met before ?
A puppet greets a reflection.
I don’t get why everyone picks on this guy?
Yes he might be a bit of a god bothering dick, but he is light years ahead of most of the wankers in parliament, at least he is honest.
Clearly honesty is to much for most people?
How exactly is it honest to portray yourself as being of high moral fibre, and then have your press secretary resign after you’d been writing her love letters?
Then, cover it up from the board of your party in the hopes that no one would find out.
So no, he’s worse than most politicians in parliament.
There was no sex. Just an ex and some eggs. Now let us shake on it.
Mirror, mirror on the wall whoâs the gonest of them all?
To be perfectly honest I donât get why everyone picks on me.
I might be a bit of a god bothering dick, but I’m light years ahead of most of the wankers in parliament, at least I’m honest. Clearly honesty is too much for most people.
Thanks for seeing me off Rachel, but everyone knows now, you could’ve out in the open.
“Its a shame you’re not as good as national s shadow men” says collin.
Craig courts new leader
Hey, You talking to me? YOU talking to me? You TALKING to me? You talking TO me? You talking to ME?
Hello hello dont know why you say good by I say hello
Colin Craig meets the remainder of the Conservative Party board.
Dr Jekyll meets Mr Hyde.
Colin Craig shakes hands with the Devil.
Colin Craig casts a Freudian projection.
Colin Craig meets his soul mate.
An optical disillusion.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
My new political team….
P for pratt.
Colin Craig shakes hands with his new board
Jekyll and Lied
On reflection I may as well be on a desert island.
“Your so vain, you probably think this song is about you … don’t you? don’t you?”
Ok Mr Keys,,yr hurting me now,,,,,please unshackle my hand and no i don’t have a ponytail.
Mirror Mirror whom is the fairest of the corporate conservative world?
what…..not me…Feck!
Thats a deal Cameron,,,you want me to use my filofax pc thingy to do what to who’s computer?
At last we meeet Judith,,,Christ! Whats happened to your face? What more cosmetic surgery?????
Don’t, I know you?
No! Let Me Guess!!!?
It’s on the tip of my arrogant tongue….
So that a deal?
I start my new job here as a top notch mannequin?
I think I am cut out for the role,,shake on it?
They say that everyone has a doppleganger…I agree…..
However I am much better looking than you!
Shit…..let me go, some fucker has nicked my car!
Mirror in the Public Eye, please talk free
The door is locked just you and me
Can I take you to a restaurant that’s got glass tables & I can watch myself whilst I am eating
<cue the sax solo,,,apologies to the English Band the Beat in advance
After all my demands…….I see the Govt has relented to my demands for personal safety…so Your My Body Guard & Stunt Double?
Well you say jack shit, let me do the talking and resigning,,,
You just hang around to take the flak ok?
Ohhhh I see you have a sale on!? How Much for that dick in the window? The one with the smarmy face?
Tweedle con and Tweedle conner
No I am not a salesperson Sir..but could I interest u in a free..membership in the conservative party?
No it doesn’t come with double glazing…
On reflection, i may as well be in the rock opera Tommy…..yet there is no sign it will ever never show here ….never mind
Oh wow! Not many people get the chance to meet there stalker…what a thrill..thank you.