Will New Zealand’s School Phone Ban Work?

With the coalition government’s ban of student mobile phones in New Zealand schools coming into effect this week, reaction has ranged from the sceptical (kids will just get sneakier) to the optimistic (most kids seem okay with it).

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The News Media Imagery

In recent weeks the traditional news media themselves have become a major news story. With fast fading audiences in the face of alternative options, they’ve become a sunset industry and of necessity are undergoing constant staff layoffs, just as occurs in other once seemingly safe activities confronted by new technology making them redundant.

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I Have a Little List

Klouse (the K is silent) Swab, führer of the Wicked Eugenicist Fascists (WEF)  sat at his desk, reading intently from the large screen in front of him.  On…

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Today in Rock History

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Trump’s British ‘Human Hand Grenade’

Liz Truss, the shortest-serving prime minister in British history, takes snickers about her quick stint at #10 Downing Street in stride.

“In historical terms, it’s unmatched,” she quipped during a spirited talk at Pepperdine University late last week with Jim Gash, the college’s president.

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Get Outside and Play

Kids out fishing on the river, no adults to be seen, shows that one author’s ideas of how to address anxiety in youth is on the right track.

Rachel and I have just returned from Noosa, Australia and a couple of things struck us – and not just the cheaper house prices! 

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