Existential Battles: Culture Wars and Real Wars
Since political violence, in particular war, is a quintessential instrument of colonialism, the praeter-colonial mind would be remiss not to inquire into its nature and changing character.
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F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable.
Medical Marijuana Grower in New Zealand Faces Criminal Charges
A police raid and criminal case against a longtime cultivator of cannabis in New Zealand’s Northland region has stirred up debates about medicinal marijuana.
Lee Tamahori, director of Once Were Warriors and James Bond movie Die Another Day, dies aged 75
New Zealand film-maker became a Hollywood fixture in the 90s and 00s, including making Pierce Brosnan’s last 007 movie, before returning to his home country Lee Tamahori, the New Zealand director of Once Were Warriors and Die Another Day, has died aged…
Troubled New Zealand wildlife park euthanizes two lions, fate of five more unclear
Members of the public have pleaded for a reprieve for the remaining lions, while former staff members hope the sanctuary will reconsider putting them downA troubled New Zealand wildlife park says it has been forced to euthanise two of its elderly lions…
Backlash after New Zealand government scraps rules on incorporating Māori culture in classrooms
Minister says obligations for school boards to ‘give effect’ to the treaty are unfair while critics argue the move will sideline Indigenous educationNew Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi – explained in 30 secondsA plan by New Zealand’s government to scrap a…
Rajnath Singh Strengthens Indo-Pacific Defence Links With New Zealand, South Korea, And Vietnam at ADMM-Plus
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a series of key bilateral meetings with his counterparts from New Zealand, South Korea, and Vietnam on the sidelines of the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.The discussions underlined India’s firm commitment to enhancing strategic and security partnerships across the Indo-Pacific.In his engagement with New
Man finds surfboard that drifted 2,400km from Australia to New Zealand – and then finds its owner
The board was found covered in barnacles and mussels in Raglan, nearly 18 months after it was lost during a boat trip near TasmaniaA surfboard lost off Australia’s coast nearly 18 months ago has washed up on one of New Zealand’s most famed surf beaches…
Weather tracker: Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Melissa reaches category 5
Record-breaking hurricane expected to make landfall on Tuesday with 160mph winds, while New Zealand reels from storm damageHurricane Melissa – follow latest updates liveThe Caribbean is bracing for Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful to ever st…
Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines
Boy, 13, swallowed the high-power magnets after apparently buying them from the online retailer TemuA 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought online, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors…