Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: 2016: The arc of a year

mark taslov

Wed, 28 Dec 2016 15:24:50 +1300

Tuari Potiki’s quote has been bouncing around in my head since listening:

"There needs to be a catalyst for change it’s not just going to happen organically and it’s not going to happen because the politicians are suddenly gonna wake up and decide to change things. Unfortunately the way that…

Russell Brown

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:14:37 +1300

One finding which might arise from such measurement is that the true level of drug use is higher than that estimated from surveys, and consequently the incidence of problematic use is lower than estimated.

New Zealand's high level of reported drug use may in fact be related to our greater…

Rob S

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:29:16 +1300

I just hope Trump et al become a laughing stock and do no lasting damage

Me too brother, me too.

What will be his first fuck up/scandal, other than his election?

andin

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:33:54 +1300

good informative measured series thanks. And in a year when most things went tits up metaphorically speaking... mainly the old white males of the species.
All I thought was... about bloody time.
I just hope Trump et al become a laughing stock and do no lasting damage

Rich of Observationz

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:15:17 +1300

Quite an interesting paper here.

Bart Janssen

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:02:00 +1300

It’s called engaging in science, for pleasure. People who engage in science for pleasure are gifted with a trait that might save civilisation from collapse.

To be fair there is a pretty wide continuum of scientists,
from those who do science to get rich – really there are some of…

Sacha

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:53:48 +1300

Why are "we" spending perfectly good public money measuring drug traces in wastewater

to be able to compare it with similar monitoring results overseas, I heard. Piggy-back off their work, effectively.

David Hood

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:48:45 +1300

Apropos of From Zero, From West Virginia :

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-health/20161217/drug-firms-poured-780m-painkillers-into-wv-amid-rise-of-overdoses

Jon Briggs

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 08:49:42 +1300

I have really been enjoying From Zero Russell, thanks!

Russell Brown

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 00:13:53 +1300

It’s called engaging in science, for pleasure. People who engage in science for pleasure are gifted with a trait that might save civilisation from collapse. Sifting through gray water and shit – searching for empirical facts isn’t crazy, it’s an enthusiasm.

I'm okay with it – in principle, it's public…

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:20:02 +1300

What Pee problem?
measuring drug traces in wastewater in Auckland and Christchurch
Anyway it'll only register those who use toilets,
there's lotsa empty sections round Chchch...

Martin Brown

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:40:53 +1300

Why are "we" spending perfectly good public money measuring drug traces in wastewater in Auckland and Christchurch for 7 days every month for 12 months? That's just crazy. Isn't it? In 2017 and all...

Russell Brown

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:42:28 +1300

Thanks guys :-)

mark taslov

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 17:30:19 +1300

That was fitting end to the series, an apodictic argument for change Russell. Seconding Zach’s thoughts above. If they’re even up to the task, the polies need to get their heads around this pronto. Congratulations!

Rachel Renner

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:51:16 +1300

Thank you Russell. I have really enjoyed From Zero, your music posts and many other articles on Public Address this year. You keep me in touch with a pulse I am interested in.

'A conversation' is a very beautiful way to frame a relationship. Thanks for bringing heart into journalism.…

Zach Bagnall

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:42:33 +1300

Thoroughly enjoyed From Zero. I hope it gets a good airing and finds the ear of policy makers one way or another.

Sacha

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:27:05 +1300

Vote now. Couple of hours left: http://publicaddress.net/hardnews/public-address-word-of-the-year-2016-now/

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:26:38 +1300

…and of course there’s the announcement of the Public Address Word of the Year on Morning Report tomorrow.
Tomorrow??
We voted already?
I must have nodded off and missed a step…

Sacha

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:19:54 +1300

Misread that at first as the 'arse' of a year. :)
Onwards and upwards.

Joe Wylie

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:17:12 +1300

'Compassion Not Consumption')

Like.

Bruce Wurr

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:02:29 +1300

Thanks for everything this year Russell and to all the other contributors too.

Merry xmas to all.

Geoff Lealand

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:53:47 +1300

A photo

Geoff Lealand

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:51:25 +1300

You have had a very year, Russell, and I expect even more from you in 2017. I see that MediaTake is in repeats on Maori Television and it will be good to see it back next year.
Kind of happy that my contribution to the rather good 2016 Trees at…

linger

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:33:10 +1300

doing the sounds
Aptly put.

Russell Brown

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:11:11 +1300

It’s 37 years now, and we’re still talking.

Ironically, I wrote this having only recently recovered the power of speech. The hideous throat infection doing the sounds left me literally speechless for most of last week. And I confess, the inability to converse may have led me to type more…

Public Address

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:11:11 +1300

Discussion from blog post.