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Editing the Herald: June 2010
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Monday, June 28, 2010. So the government is making noises about banning smoking in prisons. You'd wonder why they feel like they need a fag when they can just take a dip in the heated pool, shoot a quick nine holes on the golf course or watch Gossip Girl. Is beyond me - "Prison smoke ban could reduce crime":. Banning smoking in prisons could reduce crime, says a Northland. Mayor, amid warnings that guards and inmates would face added pressures and need more resources to cope. Believe this to be the case?
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Editing the Herald: The more things change...
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Thursday, October 21, 2010. The more things change. I've mentioned before that Beck Vass isn't actually the name of a reporter working at the New Zealand Herald; instead, it's a code phrase for a press release that's been jammed into the newspaper. So, from the newspaper that brought you the story about how great Foodtown rebranding to Countdown would be for consumers, here's a page A3 story. About how great C4 rebranding to FOUR will be for indiscriminate television watchers aged 18-39. New programmes i...
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Editing the Herald: Truth to power: sports edition
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Truth to power: sports edition. It ain't easy being a journalist, and sometimes you have to make the tough calls. At some point you have to stand up to the powers-that-be and say, "No! I will not be your lapdog! I will not feed your lies to the people any more! Have been murdered in the last decade. But it's good to see that journalistic courage exists on these shores too, as Herald sports columnist Chris Rattue. Idiotic drivel from the rugby Kremlin. Now, I appreciate the se...
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Editing the Herald: May 2010
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Thursday, May 27, 2010. Have a look at this picture:. Now have a look at this picture:. Now let's look at them together. Bland and nondescript or strikingly like an image used to good effect in another election campaign? A picture of Auckland Super City mayoral contender Len Brown in a campaign advertisement is being compared to posters of Barack Obama used during his successful bid for the White House. Well let's do a comparison, shall we? One is in a striking colour scheme, one is in black and white.
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Editing the Herald: SWAN NEWZ
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Friday, October 29, 2010. Thanks, South Island affairs correspondent. The male bird, known as Aragorn, this weekend attacked Dian Edmondson while she was kayaking. The attack was so fierce she had to fend it off with a paddle. She says she was told of other attacks on the same day. When she first passed by the swan to say hello "he had his head down, tucked under his wings and I just thought he was being shy". I'm sorry - Aragorn? On second thoughts, maybe we should let The Hobbit. Being so caught up,.
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Editing the Herald: October 2009
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Saturday, October 31, 2009. You couldn't make this up. The Weekend Herald isn't like the daily Herald - the journalists can really emphasise the most important events of the whole week. Like this article. From page A3 of today's newspaper:. A pet cat escaped with only three broken teeth and a fractured jaw after falling six storeys from an apartment balcony on Auckland's viaduct. Graeme and Alison Pike are surprised tabby Camo didn't fall on to someone's plate in one of the restaurants on the waterfront.
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Editing the Herald: February 2010
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Friday, February 26, 2010. Flag Debate III: Flag Debate Goes Bananas. I was sceptical, but some of the Herald's suggestions for a new flag are actually surprisingly edgy and out-there.". Edit: 'Rusty' - incidentally the name of my old dog - suggests number 41 is superior. Here's the link to 41. And the whole gallery so you can make up your own mind. Thursday, February 25, 2010. There's a story in the paper today. So there's a very funny inversion going on here. I get that. Einstein was certainly famous, ...
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Archaeology Aotearoa: RESOURCES
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There has been a disturbing renaissance of pseudo-archaeology amongst members of the New Zealand public of late. Pseudo or alternative archaeological theories of New Zealand’s prehistory are not new or unique – they are outdated and simply false. This site is offered as a resource for those who are interested in NZ prehistory and compiles resources which discuss and rebuff some of the pseudo-archaeological claims which are persistent in NZ. Monday, May 11, 2009. New Zealand Archaeological Association.
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Editing the Herald: Headline of the day: 'Muslims are people too' Edition
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Friday, July 9, 2010. Headline of the day: 'Muslims are people too' Edition. July 9, 2010 at 11:06 AM. I cringe at the way news media tries to foist a human angle onto stories by giving everyone an occupation, no matter how tenuous and irrelevant. Former nun. So she used to be a nun, but she isnt any more. (Maybe when they asked her occupation they just mis-spelled none.). Make it so, New Zealand Herald! July 9, 2010 at 11:05 PM. That headlines too long Im afraid. Next. July 9, 2010 at 11:39 PM. Surely J...
