Last year and this year a very hard lesson was hammered home to me. Bad things can happen out of the blue no matter how old or young you are and if you are not prepared you are in for a world of hurt. October last year when Cam lay
Bob Jones over at No Punched Pulled has posted a cutting comment on what he sarcastically describes as a “new police service.” He was referring to the man in Kurow who threatened to kill himself and who when the Police arrived to help they ended up shooting and killing him.
The REAL White Devil “The Real White Devil” is a mini-documentary about the evolution of the American diet, particularly focusing on the last fifty years, detailing the rise of added sugars and processed foods, the correlation between the introduction and widespread use of high fructose corn syrup alongside rising rates
New Zealand started off accepting cannabis as a medicine. The below article from the Auckland Star in 1871 reveals that it was used at the time as an alternative to more powerful drugs like opium. ASTHMA. Auckland Star 6 May 1871 An ad in the Lyttelton Times in 1889 reveals
Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University It’s happened to many of us at some point in our lives: we finish our bowel movement, look down in the bowl and have a moment of panic when we see an unusual colour. Poo can be found in many colours other than brown,
While everyone in New Zealand is losing their mind over a drawing that refers to the measles epidemic very few are having a hard look at who actually bears some responsibility for the measles outbreak. The fact that the PM of Samoa Tuilaepa Sailele was not vaccinated himself until this
Press Release: Green Party The Green Party welcome draft legislation for the cannabis referendum which will provide the information required for a constructive debate on a controlled, health-based approach to cannabis in New Zealand. “Aotearoa New Zealand should have evidence-based, harm-reduction cannabis regulation that ensures healthier communities and better mental
RADIX McBlog The government has released its proposed law for legalising cannabis for recreational use (i.e. the right to get high) PROBLEMS: 1.It will be legal to grow cannabis for personal use. The problem with private homes being used as ‘grows’ is that dope dealers will simply stay
Patriotrealm World’s first HIV positive sperm bank launched Just when you thought crazy couldn’t get any crazier, they manage to outdo themselves. Sperm Positive is an awareness campaign in New Zealand that could connect people with someone HIV positive if people wanted to have a baby using a
Wendy Jenny Salesa, Associate Minister of Health announced on Wednesday evening that a bill to legislate behaviour around vaping would not be forthcoming before Christmas. In fact, she said, it will be within their first term, so it could be just before the election next year. This flies in the
It seems that there will be a new bill debated, possibly even before Christmas, that will see some changes to the law in relation to FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) proposed and argued. Cross party support has been gained for this issue with the bill being sponsored by Priyanca Radhakrishnan from
Catherine Abou-Nemeh Victoria University of Wellington Earlier this week New Zealand’s parliamentarians voted on the third reading of the End of Life Choice Bill. Much public discussion on the merits of euthanasia has centred around the role of the medical practitioner as healer. Some doctors and conscientious objectors worry
We have been told in no uncertain terms by the NZ Advertising Standards Authority that ice cream does NOT make us happy and that anyone who dares to advertise that it does, better wipe the smirk off their face quick smart, because “the implicit claim that there is a link
PA Pundits – International Tony Perkins “Talk with teens about possible regret.” That’s what the American Academy of Pediatrics says about tattoos and body piercings. But when it comes to giving a girl who thinks she’s a boy a double mastectomy, the same organization thinks parents should “respect” their
