As I mentioned in an earlier post, the New Zealand police have gotten abusive with activists, under the guise of 'preventing terrorism'. My friend Aziz Choudry, a Kiwi expat, has written this fantastic piece on the criminalisation of dissent, and its ignominious history in Aotearoa.

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Posted on 19 October, 2007 - 16:01

I've been very distressed to hear about how the war on terror has been extended to cover pretty much any dissent at all. The latest instance is in Aotearoa/New Zealand. You can find out the latest by visiting Indymedia Aotearoa. Below is an urgent appeal for support.

Maori plea for support

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Family,
It is in great distress that I am urged to write this appeal and to inform our international community of the recent events that are happening within Aotearoa (New Zealand) social justice, environmental justice and indigenous movements. ... read more »

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Posted on 18 October, 2007 - 04:15

Photo credit: Sixintheworld

At one of my first public talks, in London, someone asked me what I thought of the fact that New Zealand lamb involved the production of less CO₂ than British lamb. I responded that there was something odd about the study being conducted by the New Zealand Lamb Marketing Board (or somesuch), and rubbished the idea. ... read more »

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Posted on 28 September, 2007 - 01:40

Christine Dann sends a fine nugget of news from New Zealand, and an uplifting one to boot. Given that the last story was about how corporations profit from inducing neuroses in schoolgirls, it's wonderful to see that the opposite also, albeit rarely, applies.

For readers in countries that haven't recently been colonised by Britain, the soft drink in this story, Ribena, is a grape cordial. It is a thick, dark, very very sweet syrup, mixed with water and administered by concerned parents to children who'd rather be drinking something fizzy and canned, but who'll take their sugar where they can find it. ... read more »

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Posted on 28 March, 2007 - 19:49