Posts by Rogan Polkinghorne
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The funny thing about 'emo' as it's used today is that it's a far cry from what 'emo' meant when it was originally bandied around in the late 90's - early 00's; 'emo' comes from 'emotional rock', which back then was bands like Jimmy Eat World, Sunny Day Real Estate etc, a scene that grew quite large in the U.S but never really established itself down here.
The 'original' emo bands sound nothing like the bands that get labelled with it now...they were decidedly mopey and whingy, but waaaay more folky than the punked up pop music of My Chemical Romance et al.
Funny how things like that change eh?
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While we're talking about hilarious climate change denouncers...has anyone had the pleasure of hearing Leighton Smith 'tackle' this issue on Newstalk ZB? He gets really worked up about it, in his usual bigoted, 'I'm always right and everyone who disagrees with me MUST be wrong but I've got no proof to back me up' kind of way.
And yes, I do listen to Leighton...stupid Japanese car radio that needs a band expander!
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If Dawn Raid is around much longer Dubber...
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Craig:
Fair enough, I guess what I was getting at is the fact that people on both sides of this argument seem to have gotten tied up in the 'us against them' mentality, without really giving too much thought to the likely actual implications of the bill (which I think will be minimal), rather than the hypothetical 'the cops will arrest us all' post-bill Apocalypse scenarios that have been getting chucked around.
But I don't think it's a very strong argument to simply say 'I don't like that law, so the government has no right to bring it in'. There's heaps of laws that heaps of people don't like, but that's part of life, isn't it?
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O.K so I'm not a parent, and I was smacked as a kid (althought Mum 'doesn't recall' it ever happening...). I agree with the intent of the bill, even if I think it is a little unwieldy.
What I really can't fathom is all of the opponents of the bill who keep saying the government has 'no right to legislate the private lives of families' etc. If you're going to use that argument, then I presume the government has no right to enforce any legislation about anything ?
Why are 'family situations' supposed to be exempt from legislation, particularly a bill which offers protection to our children, and will only affect parents who are blatantly abusing (not smacking) their children? Going back to my favoured cannabis example...if a whole bunch of potheads started rallying around Parliament saying 'the government has no right to make it illegal for me to get high, watch stupid movies and munch out on junk food', would it carry the same (or any) weight at all?
I can't see the difference between existing legislation that influences/governs family situations and the proposed amendment to section 59...am I missing something?
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dc, it's never too early! A little wake n bake never hurt anyone...did it?
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I've got to say I'm kinda sick of the flogging this whole smacking thing has received; sure it's important, but I think there's just too much hysteria being generated from all sides for people to get a realistic grip on the issue.
What has astounded me though, is the argument put forward by some National MP's that people such as Helen Clark aren't fit to talk about this legislation because they aren't parents; does that mean that all non-pot smokers shouldn't be involved in legislation regarding cannabis? Hmmm, wouldn't that be interesting...puff puff
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David, the research says lots of things, depending on where it comes from!
In terms of overall media spend, online was one of the biggest growth areas last year (but it's easy to achieve high growth off a low base of course).
Media organisations have been quick to realise it's an alternative revenue stream, and while most of them aren't making mega-bucks, NZ ad agencies are generally acknowledged to be a good 3-4 years behind in their use of web-based advertising. One thing it does offer agencies and their clients is a much higher level of accountability; how many people saw it, where they came from/went to etc etc...
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Good luck with the advertising push Russell, I'm sure with the niche audience you attract, and the numbers you pull, demand won't be a problem.
Glad to hear you're staying away from MediaOne (the pop-up video player), and even more luck with trying to resist agency creative...having dealt with the bFM creative policy for some time now, while it does make for a good U.S.P, it does also lead to apathy amonst agencies and headaches all round at times...but I'm sure you'll manage!
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Does anyone else find it absolutely astounding that these presentations look and feel so so SO similar to Colin Powell's 'Mobile Chemical Weapons Labs' report to the U.N before the invasion of Iraq?
And I can't help but wonder, with NZ's political system continually picking up more and more of America's tactics and structures (the shift from party to personal focus etc), will we ever be the subjects of this kind of manipulation? Or is it already happening?