Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: The korero we've been waiting for

Simon Armstrong

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:45:14 +1300

Rest in peace baby Isaiah.

Instead of shame for green lighting synthetics the crown imprisons grandmother, wiping their feet on his grave.

andin

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:12:31 +1300

Rose’s paean to capitalism and the rule of law (well the ones they support) and all that comes with that…

There in big bold type at the start is a word of warning OPINION
Which puts me in mind of that saying 'opinions are like arseholes everybody's got one'
Ya…

Sacha

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:43:41 +1300

I'm wired funny any way

thankfully

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:28:37 +1300

Harking back to the original topic of this post – I note the spuriously named Taxpayers’ Union lobby group has got another of their crew into Stuff’s Opinion arena;
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/111279052/is-drug-legalisation-worse-than-the-status-quo
sadly the only attribution to Jim Rose’s bonafides to comment is just a link to his blog and no mention…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 13:52:48 +1300

...other entirely nonviolent options.
Canterbury Pilgrims, for example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O8oLqY2sxo
First Four Ships and 'Godley-ness is next to cleanliness' aside,
the above is my first immediate association....
– but I'm wired funny any way...
;- )

linger

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 13:50:00 +1300

And yet we regard "crusading journalism" — directed by a moral compass — as a good thing.

linger

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 13:08:12 +1300

The Crusaders' response is indeed a little disingenuous given that the names of sports teams are often very deliberately chosen to connote martial spirit (Warriors, Saracens [who you'd think would have the same issue, plus cultural appropriation]), danger (Hurricanes) or predatory attackers (Lions, Sharks, Makos…). Such name choices are transparently…

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:16:14 +1300

I don’t think we should allow our perceptions of meaning to be distorted by those who do apply such terms as metaphors for violence.

The Crusaders also said*:
""In terms of the Crusaders name, we acknowledge and understand the concerns that have been raised. For us, the Crusaders name is…

andin

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:50:41 +1300

In its best interpretation jihad is the internal/introspective struggle in the individual against ones baser? instincts.Crusade will always have negative associations for some adherents of Islam because of history. A crusade for peace just sounds like an oxymoron to me, dont know about anyone else.

linger

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:38:10 +1300

Measured response from the Crusaders (as reported by DomPost 18/3/19: p2):
For us, the Crusaders name is a reflection of the crusading spirit of the community. What we stand for is the opposite of what happened in Christchurch on Friday; our crusade is one for peace, unity, inclusiveness and community…

andin

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 20:27:56 +1300

And Stuff has another go and get it wrong.

"The Crusades were a series of conflicts that included wars between Christians and Muslims in the Mediterranean that started about a thousand years ago. The Crusades were estimated to have resulted in between one and two million deaths"

FFS will some…

andin

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:10:25 +1300

The Crusaders

Stuff had this once over lightly explanation of the Crusades, It would make Trump proud it was so white washed.
"The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. In all, eight…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:41:24 +1300

The korero we’ve been waiting for…
…another one that’s long over due is whether The Crusaders can continue under that barbaric ‘brand’.

We have left childish things behind – celebrating a squad of ’sword-wielding Saracen slayers’ is not a role model for a well, caring and connected city.
Hopefully the…

andin

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:47:47 +1300

Pity they dont bring out this guy...fat chance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfXGpVi-YRs

Craig Young

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:31:46 +1300

I see Family First imported him, as I thought. The details are probably on their website…http://www.familyfirst.org.nz

Ah. Nope, but it is here...: https://www.rhema.co.nz/shows-djs/days/item/10959-marijuana-debate

andin

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:07:55 +1300

Does he have tour dates and it better be free admission, cause I'd like to go along and throw rotten eggs at him.
I wasnt going to pay $150+ for the same pleasure at that Canadian cretin JP's nonsense I dreamt up tour.

Craig Young

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:59:13 +1300

We're being visited by one Dr Ben Cort, associated with groups like Smart Approaches to Marijuana, funded by a conservative corporate called Coachella, which used to bankroll anti-LGBT organisations opposed to marriage equality and transgender rights.

Joe Boden

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 12:26:52 +1300

That's alarming. I'd formed the impression that they were making reasonable progress.

Things looked a little better to me after I attended the summer school event in Wellington last week, but there is definitely some cause for concern.

Russell Brown

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 08:14:50 +1300

They are planning on planning (along with MoH). However, I'm not sure that they are entirely confident that a fully formed plan will be available within the very tight time frame.

That's alarming. I'd formed the impression that they were making reasonable progress.

linger

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 01:52:34 +1300

Given increasing market fragmentation, “rating highly” isn't very informative by itself, as even the first-ranked programme may not hold a very large proportion of the potential audience. If 3 News is outranking 1 News, does that mean TV3 is increasing its actual % of viewers, or is its market share…

andin

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:22:13 +1300

Newshub/Three News is not rating highly

Newshub/Three News is rating very highly.

Richard Wain

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:23:02 +1300

While I strongly disagree with Garner on this and many things – TV3 including the 6pm bulletin just passed TV1 in the ratings, for the first time ever I believe.

Think what you like about ratings (I can take or leave them!) – but Newshub/Three News is rating very highly.

Craig Young

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 11:42:50 +1300

Fortunately, though, Newshub/Three News is not rating highly and Duncan Garnet's scale of influence is therefore probably circumscribed by this. Added to which, McCoskrie is serioisly isolated on this issue – none of the other New Zealand social conservative isual suspects share his 'reefer madness' obsession, although Family First is…

Joe Boden

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:13:11 +1300

Seriously, is MOJ planning on not planning? Who let them think that's acceptable?

They are planning on planning (along with MoH). However, I'm not sure that they are entirely confident that a fully formed plan will be available within the very tight time frame.

We've got about 18 months before…

Sacha

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 21:17:11 +1300

Seriously, is MOJ planning on not planning? Who let them think that's acceptable?

Joe Boden

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:35:42 +1300

Notably, an even greater proportion of respondents – 78% – want to be voting in 2020 on a law already passed by Parliament.

Doug Sellman, Simon Adamson and I met with MoJ about this a couple of weeks ago. We flatly told them that going into the referendum without a…

andin

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 10:33:44 +1300

It could be that a big part of NZ just doesn’t care that much either way.

Thats kind of a problem now with much in the political process as many vote in ignorance, going with whatever implicit bias they have, which will be exploited by the less scrupulous. Is winning…

Nick Russell

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:19:54 +1300

I don't think the referendum has really captured the public imagination yet. There seem to a relatively small number of people who are passionately engaged in the issue one way or the other. But beyond that there have been crickets. Maybe that will change as the referendum draws closer. But…

Kumara Republic

Sun, 03 Mar 2019 23:02:41 +1300

The discussion was also given structure by the results of a fascinating and well-designed poll, which found a striking 75% of Māori in favour of legalising and regulating cannabis.
Considering they've long been a swing bloc on the issue, it's significant. Cannabis law reform could well be this century's homosexual…

nzlemming

Sun, 03 Mar 2019 19:13:50 +1300

That was fabulous. Not so much for what was said (which I didn't disagree with at all, from anyone) but the way it was said. Thoughtful, respectful, reasoned – just an oasis of rationality, a healing balm. I tried to imagine McCoskrie in the korero and just couldn't. While I…

Public Address

Sun, 03 Mar 2019 19:13:50 +1300

Discussion from blog post.