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Current Affairs

Mediascape

Mediascape brings together and presents resources and information about New Zealand media: Tips on media use for families Explanations of codes and classifications Local perspectives on media debates and issues Hints on how to have your say Showcase for top NZ media and awards Collection of important local media research Mediascape is a place for [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Current Affairs 24 February 2006

Ninety seconds to sink

On 13 November 2005 the former HMNZS Wellington (F69), a Batch 3 Leander Class Frigate, was scuttled off Wellington’s South Coast. The ship took ninety seconds to sink, thanks to carefully placed charges and holes. Click on the thumbnail to visit my album of 9 images showing the event. My favourite is the fireball.

Read the full article ⍾ Current Affairs 14 November 2005

Rod Donald of the Greens died unexpectedly

About three weeks ago Greens co-leader Rod Donald was sitting on our deck chatting on his cellphone. That was the first time he’d been to our house, and it turns out it was also the last. He died unexpectedly last night. Death can be so sudden and shocking. I hardly knew Rod — I’d met [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Current Affairs 6 November 2005

Guy Fawkes fires

We’ve had a lot of warm dry weather lately: an early summer. Some friends and I went up the hill in plenty of time to get a good spot for watching the fireworks over the harbour. Some years I don’t bother; other years I’ve only ever managed a partial view. This year we had a [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Current Affairs 5 November 2005

Emergency planning

Here in New Zealand as we watch coverage of terrorism, wars, mudslides, hurricanes, massive earthquakes, tsunami and other natural disasters around the world we start to realize how mild our climate is and what bounty surrounds us. Here we live in relative peace and tranquility. As hurricane after devastating hurricane hits the US we think [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Current Affairs 23 October 2005

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