Public Address 14/08/07 - Journalism, Bananas...

The meaning of a Banana | Aug 14, 2007 10:45
Russell Brown's Hard News
I don't know how many registered users SkyKiwi has these days -- it's certainly well over 100,000 -- but it represents a place of news, gossip and cultural ferment that is invisible to most of us, simply because it takes place behind a screen of language. It appears almost entirely... more

From Corruption Guard our State | Aug 14, 2007 09:31
GUEST: COG's Graeme Edgeler on everything else about the Electoral Finance Bill The Electoral Finance Bill is a creature of the 2005 election – without it, and all its controversies and rancour, we probably wouldn't be looking to amend the law. The election showed our electoral laws were crying out for reform, and in assessing the Electoral Finance Bill and considering changes... more

Meet your new overlords + media conference | Aug 14, 2007 03:55
Keith Ng: Resistance is try-hard
They are here. Finally. The robots have armed themselves and are now ready to rid the planet of its organic scourge. Pity the fools. The US Army have finally deployed armed ground robots in Iraq - essentially a remote-controlled gun, scope and cameras on a tracked... more

PA Radio: Wong Liu Sheung
Posted at 10:13AM on 14 Aug 07
Wong Liu Sheung, one of the organisers of this weekend's Bananas NZ: Going Global conference, discusses change, identity and the meaning of a Banana. more

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