Jim Webber Reports
Which Wheelchair Symbol Makes it Official? By Jim Webber International Day of Disabled Persons came and went recently without disturbing anyone, with predictable platitudes about conventions and...
View ArticleOur Floods Are ‘Different’!
The flooded Wharemauku Stream at Coastlands, Paraparaumu Regional council says this week’s rain differs from the usual By Alan Tristram The Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) says this week’s...
View ArticlePeople Who Speak Out: Great!
Hurrah for free speech, academic freedom and whistleblowing By Prue Hyman My last column for 2014 is in praise of free speech, whistleblowing, academic freedom and above all scientists, public...
View ArticleWaikanae Assault Arrest
Police charge young man in serious assault inquiry By Alan Tristram Kapiti-Mana Police say they’ve charged a 17-year-old man with two charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm for...
View ArticleA Real Xmas Message…
A ‘Carol for grown-ups’ from Shirley Erena Murray Kin Columnist Shirley Erena Murray, of Raumati, says of her new Carol : It already has three fine settings — one as a choral piece by local composer,...
View ArticleBan the Ham!
Don’t pig out this Xmas! By KIN columnist Hans Kriek Executive Director, SAFE (Save AQnimals from Exploitation) With Christmas just around the corner, SAFE has again exposed the grim reality of factory...
View ArticlePAEKAKARIKI HILL MURDER CHARGES
Operation Vintage: Murder charges laid By Alan Tristram Police say three people have now been jointly charged for the murder of Matthew Stevens, whose body was found near his white Corolla sedan near...
View ArticleParaparaumu Airport Crash Report
Fatal air crash in Kapiti skies ‘could have been prevented’ A ‘near perfect storm’ of events that led to a triple-fatality air crash at Paraparaumu Airport in 2008 could have been prevented if...
View ArticleHobbits Walk Out
The Double Phenomenon of the Lords of the Hobbits The Real Story behind Lord of the Rings and why the Hobbits film fails By Tom Aitken in London One summer day in the mid-nineteen nineties my wife...
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