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Pharmacy Council Submission
We are looking for skeptics around the country to help the NZ Skeptics Society gather evidence for a submission we will be making to the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand. We need people to visit pharmacies around the country and gather information about how homeopathy is sold and promoted. Unfortunately, we have limited time to…
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The “Law” of Attraction
Our very own Michael Edmonds (one of the Society’s media spokespeople) features in a short documentary about Dean “Deano” Harrison’s claims that you can make positive things happen merely by willing them. The description for the documentary on YouTube says: The Law of Attraction: one simple philosophy which Dean Harrison believes has influenced his repeated…
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Climate Change
Climate Change or Global Warming? The terms “climate change” and “global warming” tend to be used interchangeably. This can create confusion and misunderstanding. While the underlying general warming is increasing at a comparatively steady rate due to greenhouse gas emissions, the climate changes triggered by the underlying warming can lead to extreme weather events that…
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NZ Skeptics on The Skeptic Zone
Last week our chair, Mark Honeychurch, chatted with Richard Saunders on episode 334 of the Australian Skeptics’ “Skeptic Zone” podcast (Aired March 15). Richard pre-emptively introduced Mark with statements like “yes those New Zealanders are just as skeptical as…anybody else”. Richard asked Mark about the history of the movement in New Zealand and “what’s going…
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New Journal, Membership, Aliens
Hello there, The latest issue of the NZ Skeptic is heading to the letterboxes of financial members, packed full of the intriguing, the informative and the infuriating. It’s a whole new look for the journal, along with our new website and brand-new logo. Now is the time to subscribe or renew your subscription to the Society.…
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Uncensored “Roswell Video” compared to “Alien Autopsy” movie
NZ’s Uncensored Magazine has proclaimed “ROSWELL ORIGINAL FOOTAGE OF DEAD ALIEN REDISCOVERED BY UNCENSORED EDITOR”: The NZ Skeptics heard that it was actually just footage from an Ant and Dec movie, so we decided to put together a side by side comparison. You can check out the original footage from Uncensored Magazine, read more from…
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Stephen Meyer vs. Alison Campbell
Hear Stephen Meyer’s “evidence” for Intelligent Design and Evolutionary Biologist Alison Campbell’s reply to his assertions that God Dunnit.
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1080 – What’s all the Fuss?
The 2009 Bent Spoon Award went to the anti-1080 “Poisoning Paradise” film, which engendered a great deal of response, some of it valedictory, some of it vituperative. More on the Bent Spoon More on the reactions This was followed by a report in the Herald on Sunday that stated “tests” by an electroacupuncture machine had…
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Ken Ring
Ken Ring was once a maths teacher with a good line in puzzles and conundrums. As such, many years ago he was the opening entertainment act for an NZ Skeptics Conference (NB not a keynote speaker, as has sometimes been claimed). More recently, he has gained notoriety for his claims to be able to provide…
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Vicki Hyde on CTV’s Lynched
Is Homeopathy doing more harm than good? Chris Lynch speaks to Vicki Hyde, spokeswoman for the NZ Skeptics. For the first time on local television, Hyde exposes the process of homeopathy.
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Siouxsie Wiles on Breakfast TV talking about Homeopathy
Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles reacts to a petition calling for Homeopathy to be available in West Africa to help with the recent Ebola outbreak.
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Keith Garratt – Submission to the Natural Health Products Bill
1. INTRODUCTION My name is Keith Garratt. I make this submission as a concerned member of the public. In general, I applaud the intent of creating greater control and certainty regarding products referred to as “natural health products”. However, there are some features of the Bill that are unsatisfactory or disturbing, and which have the…