This Week's Bits

On This Week's Bits: Phil Goff and his play of the race card; the 2025 Taskforce report and the areas it failed to address; legal aid gamers and in Australia the liberal party implodes.

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The Weekly Roundup

This week: Anika Moa and Julia Deans; Sue and Gary, the artists behind The Boiler Room exhibitions; DJ Pots and the ins and outs of the citizen's arrest.

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How Stuff Works: The Kiwi Brain

Dr Fabiana Kubke has, for the last few years, been involved in a study looking at exactly how the brain of our national bird works. If you thought the kiwi was pretty special before, prepare to have that assumption confirmed.

Further reading

Fabiana's blog

Auckland PHd student Jeremy Corfield's thesis on the evolution of the kiwi brain

The BNZ save the kiwi website

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The Dentith Files

This week Matthew looks at the the work of Richard Gage, an American architect who argues that the official story around the 911 attacks is false. He reckons evidence proves that the towers were destroyed by a controlled demolition.

Further reading

Matthew's blog entries tagged "911"

The Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth website

John Farmer is the author whose name and book about 911 neither Matthew nor myself could remember. He was the Senior Counsel for the 9/11 Commission and alleges in The Ground Truth: The Story Behind America's Defense on 911 various government agencies lied to cover their own arses after the attacks.

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