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A 'Season of Death And Suffering': Duck Shooting Should Be Banned In Aotearoa New Zealand

Published: Wed 15 May 2024 01:07 PM
In the Auckland /Waikato region the duck shooting season will run between 4th May – 3 June 2024. You are allowed eight bags of Mallard and Grey Duck and ten bags of Paradise Sheldrake duck in a single day. Read more...

When Health Bosses Operate In An Isolated Bubble

Published: Tue 14 May 2024 06:43 PM
Ian Powell discusses the claim that telehealth could reduce up to 50% of GPs work in the context of a leadership bubble created by New Zealand’s highly centralised and vertical health system. Read more...

Dodging The Issue: The Biden Administration Report On Israel’s Use Of US Weapons

Published: Tue 14 May 2024 03:59 PM
In a pitiful dodge, the report claims it is “difficult to determine facts on the ground in an active war zone”, a state of mind that is bound to lend itself to justifications. “The nature of the conflict in Gaza and the compressed review period ... Read more...

On Why Anti-Zionism Is Not Anti-Semitic

Published: Tue 14 May 2024 09:54 AM
The term “anti- Zionism” refers to criticism of the political movement that created a modern Jewish state on the historical land of Israel, and “anti-Semitism” is bigotry and racism directed at Jewish people, per se. US President Joseph Biden treated ... Read more...

Global Esports And Game Development Landscape Fast Changing

Published: Mon 13 May 2024 04:25 PM
Esports, gaming and interactive media are now being globally recognised as on a strong relentless pathway of growth. Read more...

The Climate Crisis Is The Crisis Of Man’s Consciousness Within Us

Published: Mon 13 May 2024 02:12 PM
The decimation of the viability and diversity of the earth is both a manifestation and mirror of the crisis of man’s consciousness. Read more...

Eurovision 2024: Make Colonialism Cool Again

Published: Mon 13 May 2024 02:03 PM
Ordinarily, Eurovision is a woke nightmare, a non-binary kaleidoscope of garish outfits, glitter showers, and they/them pronouns, but steps were taken to rectify the situation this year when organisers did their utmost to Make Colonialism Cool Again. Read more...

A Clubbable Admission: Palestine’s Case for UN Membership

Published: Sun 12 May 2024 02:04 PM
Some clue of what will happen when the matter comes up for discussion in the Security Council can already be gathered by the sinking of a previous resolution for Palestinian admission last month. Read more...

A Modest Proposal: The UN General Assembly and Palestinian Recognition

Published: Sat 11 May 2024 01:08 PM
Despite being described in some circles as such, the latest vote in the United Nations General Assembly on Palestine’s status is hardly extraordinary. For one, it does not vest the Palestinian territories with statehood but burnishes its credentials ... Read more...

Confused Or Playing For Time? 3 Possible Reasons NZ Is Taking So Long To Make A Call On AUKUS

Published: Fri 10 May 2024 06:09 PM
If countering the perceived threat of China’s growing assertiveness is the central purpose of AUKUS, the means to achieve this are also plain: join AUKUS. On the face of it, this should not be a particularly difficult decision. So why is it taking ... Read more...
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