Karl du Fresne

Saturday, July 29, 2023

My response to Professor Mohan Dutta

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I see I’m n ow designated as a voice of the Far Right . That description comes from Massey University professor Mohan Dutta, so carries a sp...
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Saturday, July 22, 2023

The Family First advertisement you didn't see

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Too hot to handle: the Family First ad that six papers refused to publish. Last Wednesday, Family First launched a campaign of resistance ag...
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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Who are the real conspiracy theorists, and who represents the real threat to democracy?

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Today's  Morning Report  devoted seven minutes to a promotional plug for a new RNZ podcast  called Undercurrent , which promises to expo...
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Meanwhile, down a blind alley ...

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That worked out well, didn’t it? Just six months ago, Stuff announced the appointment of Caitlin Cherry as editor of what was then The Domi...
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Friday, June 30, 2023

"Sir" James Wallace and the Streisand Effect

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It’s hard to imagine much being said in defence of James Wallace, the 85-year-old rich-lister and philanthropist who sexually assaulted thre...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Licence to indoctrinate

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There's a simple step that would ease the financial crisis in the universities while at the same time saving millions and going a long w...
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Monday, June 26, 2023

Guest post: Why I have left the Labour Party

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By Perce Harpham (As founder of the Progeni software company, Perce Harpham, now 91, was a pioneer of the New Zealand computer industry. He ...
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Karl du Fresne
I'm a third-generation New Zealander of Irish, Danish and French descent. I grew up in the farming town of Waipukurau and still consider it my turangawaewae, although I can walk the length of the main street these days and not recognise a single face. I've written books about press freedom ("The Right to Know", 2005), wine ("The New Zealand Wine-Lover's Companion", 2009) and music ("A Road Tour of American Song Titles: From Mendocino to Memphis", 2016). In a past life I edited a daily newspaper called The Dominion. I was in journalism for more than 50 years and like many journalists I know a little bit about a lot of things and probably not enough about anything. I didn't go to university and have never won any awards. I don't call New Zealanders Kiwis, I've never sat through a reality TV show, I'm not on X, Facebook or Instagram, and I haven't written my own Wikipedia entry.The picture accompanying this profile was drawn by my clever grandson Gabriel.
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