The Israel-Hamas war asks us to balance atrocities, trade off kidnapped grandmothers with bombed babies. It’s a fool’s errand. We need to remember the humanity of our enemies
Read MoreHumanity lost amidst the violence in Israel and Gaza
The other reason behind the success of fast food outlets
Fast food joints are unhealthy, manipulative and a rip-off. So why do so many of us keep coming back? One drive-through experience offers a clue
Read MoreThe Amazon burns; is New Zealand fiddling?
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has a list of excuses for the Amazon fires that threaten ‘the lungs of the world’… and they won’t be unfamiliar to those debating the environment here in New Zealand
Read MoreThe rocks we carry
The mosque attacks are weighing heavy on our hearts, but grief is not the only rock we carry. We must look hard at ourselves, our communities, our history, our bigotry and - if we are all us - face it all
Read MoreClosed shop attitudes will only strengthen Trumpists
Despite the fears, what it means to be a journalist has changled little. It's journalism itself that's fragmenting. So, in rebuttal of Tim's post last week, it's time to start judging journalists on their merit, not some outdated idea of 'the public interest'
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