The urge to censor is still alive and well in NZ. Racy teen novel Into the River banned after Family First complaint An award-winning Kiwi novel has been banned after a complaint by conservatives, potentially sparking a wave of new restrictions on books with sexually…
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No need to waste too many words on this post but Cameron Slater thinks that the Red Peak flag is favoured by the left because Nazi Germany used to brand political prisoners with an upside down red triangle. I wonder if John Key still takes…
The focus groups have spoken and the backtrack is under way. National has slammed on the breaks and dramatically adjusted course from last week when it was not going to accept further refugees to address the Syrian refugee crisis. Now it is going to do something. Identical…
A very strong piece by Andrew Geddis last week, especially for the extensive and damning quotes from Key. Guts, guts, got no guts New Zealand is a country that stands up for its values - unless it involves the inconvenience of bringing a few more…
I have to say I never expected this: Rainbow Warrior bomber apologises after 30 years The French secret service frogman who attached the mines which sank the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand 30 years ago apologised for his actions in an interview today…
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