by guest-writer, Marilyn Park, M.A. A critique of Claire Patolo’s thesis “Counterspin Media and COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand: Far-Right Extremism and the Undermining of Public Sphere and Public Health Principles’, (School of Communication Studies Faculty of Design & Creative Technologies AUT, 2023.) INTRODUCTION This thesis by Clare Patolo has already been reviewed once (see … Read more
by the Corn Crow Find this article on Substack On the night of the 13th of February, Cyclone Gabrielle howled through the Hawke’s Bay landscape depriving many of sleep. It was a bad wind, but it did not initially give an indication of the real danger. In the early hours of the morning the water … Read more
by Mike Bee Over the last few days I have mentioned to a number of friends – because I was testing it as a hypothesis – the possibility that New Zealand’s weather is being manipulated. I recommend this as a great way to lose friends! The first friend said without hesitation, “I’m not going … Read more
