Hannah Robson looks at communities in NZ and around the world that are facing the challenges of climate change and peak oil by looking for ways to become less dependent on oil and reduce their impact on the planet.
Society / Hapori Whānui
I’D LIKE TO BUY SOME HAPPINESS PLEASE
Houston Paea looks at the meaning of Happiness: Google ‘happiness’ and here’s what you’ll find. Hundreds and thousands of ‘hits’
A HAPPY PLANET
Megan Elder asks what is it that makes us happy? And is it the same everywhere in the world?
Youth Week 2008!
Youth Week aims to create a society that values young people and affirms their diversity. The week highlights the amazing things young people do all year.
Redefining Intelligence
I am going to talk to you about a prejudice many of us are unaware exists, in fact some of you may actually support it…. This prejudice is widely accepted by society, but never really discussed.
The F Word
Regardless of what many people may think, feminism is not a dirty word! The term feminism itself is broad and many different forms of feminism exists, with even more variation amongst individual feminists.
SECTION 59 IN SIMPLE TERMS
Section 59 is part of a law (Crimes Act 1961) in Aotearoa New Zealand that states “Every parent or person in place of a parent of a child is justified in using force by way of correction towards a child if that force is reasonable in the circumstances.”
BEAUTIFUL PAIN IN HAITI
Just Focus member Geoff Cooper shares his thoughts and experiences from his visit to Haiti. “It was a full on trip to a country that few of my family wanted me to visit! The first question that I was asked on my arrival back in NZ was “were you surprised at the level of poverty?”
Freedom of speech and expression: Free to be me
By Steph Garland. The freedom to express ourselves is something we can sometimes take for granted in New Zealand. So much so we couldn’t even say what ‘freedom of expression’ really means. Steph Garland found out, but discovered more blurry lines than answers.
Delicious Dilemma - The Issue with Coffee
By Graham Smout
Mmmmm! That smooth Espresso taste, but where does it come from and what hardships do people go through to give you the coffee that you know and love?
