PAT PILCHER takes a look at the latest wave of local climate protests and opts for more pragmatic collective action.
Life
What To Do About Our Rotten Media
NZ’s disgraceful media reaction to Greta Thunberg’s UN address shows just how far we’ve sunk. PAT PILCHER suggests that we have only one solution to the bigoted punditry that’s plaguing our media landscape, and it’s really simple.
A Parent’s Worst Fears
When accidents happen and the baby gets hurt and it’s all your fault. GARY STEEL feels the guilt.
Dad Takes Child To Movie – Pity About The Movie.
GARY STEEL missed the recent NZ International Film Festival but he did get to take his 4-year-old to her first movie.
The Dangerous Games Climate Change Deniers Play
How to cultivate scepticism and read between the lines to know when a media story is bullshit, by PAT PILCHER.
Affordable EVs And Climate Change: Can We Afford Not To Do It?
We need real incentives to combat climate change by replacing our polluting gas-guzzlers with electric vehicles, but our government’s plan is looking a bit half-arsed writes PAT PILCHER.
Opinions vs News – One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other
It’s scary how few people can tell the difference between opinion and facts in today’s click-bait commentary media world, reports PAT PILCHER.
Tethered To The Need Machine
The experience of fatherhood has been great for GARY STEEL, apart from the parts that leave him feeling hollow and stuck and in a very dark place.