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Anti-abortion activists arrested over graphic banner
Anti-abortion activists are preparing to launch a landmark freedom of expression test case after they were arrested and held in police cells for 15 hours for refusing to take down placards showing graphic images of an aborted foetus.
For full story see: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8010836/Anti-abortion-activists-arrested-over-graphic-banner.html
Article by Robert Mendick. Published: 18 Sep 2010
Complaint over ‘raunchy’ soap opera upheld Kirsty Johnston Stuff News 20/09/10
A “raunchy and sexually charged scene” from an episode of Home and Away has earned TV3 a slap on the wrist for breaching standards of good taste and decency….
Full story: http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv/4146025/Complaint-over-raunchy-soap-scene-upheld
New Zealand Film and Television Awards dished out. Buy Hugh Sundae. 19 September 2010 NZ Herald
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10674323
Best Arts/Festival/Feature Documentary
This Way of Life, Sumner Burstyn, Cloud South Films
“Shot over four years, This Way of Life is an intimate portrait of Peter Karena and his family…. In their early 30’s, Peter and Colleen have six kids and 50 horses. We follow them up into the Ruahine ranges and down to their hidden beach camp. Against these isolated backdrops we explore family relationships, their connection to nature, their keen survival skills and their absolute intimacy with each other and their horses…. Regardless of their hardships, the Karenas manage to never lose sight of the magic in the everyday…. [They] unite their philosophy with their circumstances, turning hardship into a meaningful and satisfying life.”
Trailer: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/this-way-of-life/trailer
The Society (SPCS) commends this as a truly great film that explores and celebrates admiral spiritual values being pursued by a loving family in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Wonderful scenery. This film was a huge success when screened at the Berlin Film festival receiving spontaneous, enthusiastic heart-felt standing ovations at every screening.
On Saturday morning 18 September Kim Hill interviewed Baroness O’Neill about the Sense About Science Charity – an independent charitable trust promoting good science and evidence in public debates. It does this:
“… by promoting respect for evidence and by urging scientists to engage actively with a wide range of groups, particularly when debates are controversial or difficult.”
Like the SPCS it seeks to promote public debate in controversial or difficult areas relating to standards.
The Baroness will deliver the inaugural Royal Society Aronui Lecture Series in Auckland (15 & 17 September), Hamilton (16 September), Palmerston North (20 September), Wellington (21 September), Christchurch (22 September), and Dunedin (23 September).
The Sense About Science Charity of which she is on the Board of Trustees, works with scientists to
By David Fisher and Frances Morton. Herald on Sunday Sept. 19, 2010
Steve Crow says he will fight a government inquiry into a possible breach of a management ban following four collapsed businesses.
When Steve Crow embarked on building a homegrown porn empire he vowed he would never lock himself away in a dark room with a fake name. It is this willingness to put his “head above the parapet”, he claims, that has got him into trouble.
On April 16, after the collapse of four of his companies, Crow was banned from managing any business for four years. He was forced to resign his directorships and brought in brother David to run the companies. Crow continued to work in the office as a “consultant”.
Now, the Herald on Sunday has learned the Ministry of Economic Development is looking into whether he has breached the management ban. Anyone convicted for such a breach can face up to five years in jail and fines of up to $200,000.
Crow is fighting back. He’s considering seeking a judicial review and suing the ministry for discrimination. It is the culmination of a lifelong battle with the establishment.
For full story go to: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10674407 [Read more…]