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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Listener of the Year
Vote for the overnight listener of the year by clicking on the poll on the left of the page.
The finalists are:
Guerard
Kelvin
Shirley
Sue
The winner will get a magnificent trophy from http://www.trophycentre.co.nz/
The finalists are:
Guerard
Kelvin
Shirley
Sue
The winner will get a magnificent trophy from http://www.trophycentre.co.nz/
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Bruce Emery
This is the timeline as I understand it, it's taken from media sources in the last 48 hours painting the picture of the death of Pihema Cameron.
Pihema Cameron and a friend were tagging Bruce Emery's fence late one night. Mr. Emery heard or saw what was going on and called out, he then went inside his house spoke to his wife, went down the internal stairs and left the property with a knife. He then took off after Pihema Cameron and his friend and at around 300 meters from Mr. Emery's house there was an altercation.
Mr. Emery claims he was defending himself and Cameron 'stepped into the knife', the crown claims Bruce Emery went after the taggers with the intent to harm them. One has to assume that the jury believed that Pihema Cameron stepped into the knife, making this death have 'no intent'.
I have long said that we need to trust our justice system, it's the only one we have and if we don't then it's time to move off shore.
In saying that I have two questions...
When was the last time we blamed somebody who has died at the hand of another for their own death, especially when the accused left his property and chased after the deceased with a weapon?
And, if we reverse this situation. A Caucasian teenager is breaking a minor property law and a South Auckland Pacific Islander 50 year old man comes out with a knife, chases him and and a friend up the road for 300 meters, and the teenager ends up dead...would it be the same result?
One would hope the answer is 'Yes!', if we believe...and I'm trying...that we are all equal under the law...but would it?
Pihema Cameron and a friend were tagging Bruce Emery's fence late one night. Mr. Emery heard or saw what was going on and called out, he then went inside his house spoke to his wife, went down the internal stairs and left the property with a knife. He then took off after Pihema Cameron and his friend and at around 300 meters from Mr. Emery's house there was an altercation.
Mr. Emery claims he was defending himself and Cameron 'stepped into the knife', the crown claims Bruce Emery went after the taggers with the intent to harm them. One has to assume that the jury believed that Pihema Cameron stepped into the knife, making this death have 'no intent'.
I have long said that we need to trust our justice system, it's the only one we have and if we don't then it's time to move off shore.
In saying that I have two questions...
When was the last time we blamed somebody who has died at the hand of another for their own death, especially when the accused left his property and chased after the deceased with a weapon?
And, if we reverse this situation. A Caucasian teenager is breaking a minor property law and a South Auckland Pacific Islander 50 year old man comes out with a knife, chases him and and a friend up the road for 300 meters, and the teenager ends up dead...would it be the same result?
One would hope the answer is 'Yes!', if we believe...and I'm trying...that we are all equal under the law...but would it?
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Fox News - Fair and Balanced???
Sean Hannity from Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes faces an interrogation expert, Matthew Alexander, who had success with integration of the team of the most dangerous man in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, turning them and getting information that no one else could get. This information led to the elimination of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
He used non-violent, gentle, respectful techniques, he apologised to the terrorists for what America had done at the start of the conflict and he used humour to befriend them. Sean Hannity, facing this expert, basically told him he was wrong…Fair and Balanced???
He used non-violent, gentle, respectful techniques, he apologised to the terrorists for what America had done at the start of the conflict and he used humour to befriend them. Sean Hannity, facing this expert, basically told him he was wrong…Fair and Balanced???
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Angel Priscilla
I had a call from a nurse who in the 1960’s, at 19, gave 5 years of her life to attend to people with Leprosy in India. She speaks of working with Paul Brand, if you’d like to know more about him click here
Her name is Priscilla and I don’t think there is any person more qualified to tell us about Leprosy and why we should do what we can.
After she called there was an incredible reaction to her, including these texts and emails:
“You were in the presence of an angel this morning. Absolutely astonishing. Stuart”
“Priscilla is rite-unconditional love transcends language and other barriers”
“Well done Pat, I think u were talking to a saint.”
Click below to hear a truncated version of the conversation...
Her name is Priscilla and I don’t think there is any person more qualified to tell us about Leprosy and why we should do what we can.
After she called there was an incredible reaction to her, including these texts and emails:
“You were in the presence of an angel this morning. Absolutely astonishing. Stuart”
“Priscilla is rite-unconditional love transcends language and other barriers”
“Well done Pat, I think u were talking to a saint.”
Click below to hear a truncated version of the conversation...
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
2008 Leprosy Appeal
TOTAL AS AT 21:30, Thursday 18th December - $12,457.50
People cured from Leprosy: 39
12 months ago, at a whim I started an on-air appeal to get some money for The Leprosy Mission. I must admit to being ignorant of the issue of leprosy around the world, until I had just purchased an i-pod, the next day across my desk comes a pamphlet that says about what I had spent, could cure someone of leprosy forever...I kind of thought that maybe there was a better cause for that money than making my musical choice easier and more portable.
After 3 weekends we raised around $5,500 which meant we helped cure around 14 people.
If you want to get involved this year there are three ways you can do it:
Option One - Cheques
Send a cheque, made out to The Leprosy Mission, to...
Pat Brittenden,
Private Bag 92-198,
Auckland.
Literally $1 would be worth it. If every listener to Newstalk ZB gave $1, we could cure over 1500 people.
Option Two - Instant Text Donation
The other option is to text the word PAT to 469, this will instantly donate $3 to the appeal.
Option Three - Credit Card
Phone 0800 862 873 and tell them you want to make a donation with a credit card.
Option Four - Internet Banking
Leprosy Mission Bank Account 02-0264-0029018-003
Make the reference 'NEWSTALK ZB'
Check back here to see how our total grows, and see how many people we can get cured this year.
Pat
People cured from Leprosy: 39
12 months ago, at a whim I started an on-air appeal to get some money for The Leprosy Mission. I must admit to being ignorant of the issue of leprosy around the world, until I had just purchased an i-pod, the next day across my desk comes a pamphlet that says about what I had spent, could cure someone of leprosy forever...I kind of thought that maybe there was a better cause for that money than making my musical choice easier and more portable.
After 3 weekends we raised around $5,500 which meant we helped cure around 14 people.
If you want to get involved this year there are three ways you can do it:
Option One - Cheques
Send a cheque, made out to The Leprosy Mission, to...
Pat Brittenden,
Private Bag 92-198,
Auckland.
Literally $1 would be worth it. If every listener to Newstalk ZB gave $1, we could cure over 1500 people.
Option Two - Instant Text Donation
The other option is to text the word PAT to 469, this will instantly donate $3 to the appeal.
Option Three - Credit Card
Phone 0800 862 873 and tell them you want to make a donation with a credit card.
Option Four - Internet Banking
Leprosy Mission Bank Account 02-0264-0029018-003
Make the reference 'NEWSTALK ZB'
Check back here to see how our total grows, and see how many people we can get cured this year.
Pat
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Is 'discrimination' okay?
Really interesting article on 3News tonight about a hui for the Ministry of Justice on Maori crime, that Pakeha have been 'banned' from.
The story tells of lawyer Moana Jackson who 20 years ago, wrote a report for the then Department of Justice on Maori offending, Mr. Jackson says that the recommendations of that report have never been followed intimating that the problems we have with Maori offending today may be able to be linked with that non-action. Mr. Jackson is pushing for a separate Maree based justice system and claims that longer prison sentences and more prisons won't help Maori offending.
One un-named manager in the Ministry of Justice in Hawkes Bay has stated that they will not be releasing their Maori staff to go to this hui, Moana Jackson has called this "unhelpful" and "short sighted"
This raises so many questions for me as I can sit here and see both sides of the argument.
Firstly if this was a conference on women's issues, that only women were allow to attend...it wouldn't be in the news. One has to assume that it is in the news because it is being seen as 'discrimination', one could also assume that is why the manager from Hawkes Bay isn't allowing his Maori staff to attend, but seeing all discrimination is deemed the same in the eyes of the law, if you agree that an 'all women' conference wouldn't raise eyebrows...why does this? Race, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation and Age are the big five of discrimination...they are all deemed to be equal.
Secondly, there is a feeling that I hear throughout New Zealand that we constantly say that "Maori should sort out their problems with crime and violence!!!"...and now that they want to address it themselves...why the issue?
On the flip side...if this is a Ministry of Justice hui is looking at helping with the issue of Maori crime, and Pakeha within the ministry are involved with that area, then it seems a little ludicrous to ban them from the meeting, rather than having them involved for the betterment of the issue
And finally, one question on the concept of 'helping with Maori offending'. I guess for me, one of the questions I'd like to see addressed is one step back from that concept which is...Do we want to focus on 'helping' with Maori offending (or any group of offenders), or do we want to focus our attention at this time on punishing all offenders?
The story tells of lawyer Moana Jackson who 20 years ago, wrote a report for the then Department of Justice on Maori offending, Mr. Jackson says that the recommendations of that report have never been followed intimating that the problems we have with Maori offending today may be able to be linked with that non-action. Mr. Jackson is pushing for a separate Maree based justice system and claims that longer prison sentences and more prisons won't help Maori offending.
One un-named manager in the Ministry of Justice in Hawkes Bay has stated that they will not be releasing their Maori staff to go to this hui, Moana Jackson has called this "unhelpful" and "short sighted"
This raises so many questions for me as I can sit here and see both sides of the argument.
Firstly if this was a conference on women's issues, that only women were allow to attend...it wouldn't be in the news. One has to assume that it is in the news because it is being seen as 'discrimination', one could also assume that is why the manager from Hawkes Bay isn't allowing his Maori staff to attend, but seeing all discrimination is deemed the same in the eyes of the law, if you agree that an 'all women' conference wouldn't raise eyebrows...why does this? Race, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation and Age are the big five of discrimination...they are all deemed to be equal.
Secondly, there is a feeling that I hear throughout New Zealand that we constantly say that "Maori should sort out their problems with crime and violence!!!"...and now that they want to address it themselves...why the issue?
On the flip side...if this is a Ministry of Justice hui is looking at helping with the issue of Maori crime, and Pakeha within the ministry are involved with that area, then it seems a little ludicrous to ban them from the meeting, rather than having them involved for the betterment of the issue
And finally, one question on the concept of 'helping with Maori offending'. I guess for me, one of the questions I'd like to see addressed is one step back from that concept which is...Do we want to focus on 'helping' with Maori offending (or any group of offenders), or do we want to focus our attention at this time on punishing all offenders?
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