History
European Trade Beat Europeans to the Americas
Science writer Matt Ridley caused quite the stir when he published The Myth of Basic Science, arguing that the bulk of scientific discovery came from technological innovation – and rarely from government. Naturally, Ridley’s argument sent a million lab-coated troughers into a fit of the screaming mee-mees. But,
The Culture of Violence Loved by the Left
Here in Tasmania, professional Aboriginal agitators are going all-in on their latest campaign: to “hand back” “stolen” Aboriginal petroglyphs in Tasmanian museums. Never mind that, as one local Aboriginal man said, the museums actually saved the artworks from almost certain destruction. His preference, he said, was for the artefacts
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New Zealand Trees and Magnetic Fields
I once had the dubious pleasure of being harangued by an elderly hippy about “Nibiru”, the supposed mysterious planet that was going to collide with the Earth in the next year. That was several years ago, so I can chalk that up to yet another end-of-the-world that
History Class and the Plastic Kiwi
On almost every ‘culture war’ controversy in New Zealand politics, I find myself feeling deeply frustrated. We live in a pseudo-democratic country. The loci of power and information, purportedly in service to the New Zealand public, are dominated by a class of persons who are ideologically invested in a
Apes, Robots and Men: The Life and Death of the First Space Chimp
Alice Gorman Flinders University Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University On January 31, 1961, an intrepid chimpanzee called Ham was launched on a rocket from Cape Canaveral in the United States, and returned to Earth alive. In this process, he became the first hominin in space. In
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Letter to the Editor
Our Truth, Ta Matou Pono: The Truth about Aotearoa Dear Sir, I have just received my Franklin County News and was surprised to read Carmen Parahi’s take on New Zealand’s history. There were always good and bad happenings throughout history. But looking at New Zealand history in particular,
Phrase of the Week
Gerry On the Level This phrase is believed to have derived from a Freemasonry ritual in which the tools used for stone cutting and building were used to symbolise moral qualities. For example, newcomers to the Lodge are told as part of their initiation that the square implies straight dealing
Letter to the Race Relations Commissioner
C B Ruthe The Race Relations Commissioner 4 February 2021 Dear Commissioner, Shalom, NZ’s Holocaust [1]? I write to express my deep concern that in your comments reported in the NZ Listener [2] you indicated that it was valid to consider New Zealand had its own Holocaust. Debbie Ngarewa-
