Media manipulation
The Herald reports: As New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune sat confined in Japanese custody yesterday his eldest daughter turned 15, unsure of when she will next see her father. How is this...
View ArticleRoughan on Bethune
John Roughan writes in the Herald: Peter Bethune mortgaged his house to build himself the boat of his imagination, a weird biofuelled motor trimaran, and set out to race around the world in it a few...
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The HoS reports: Anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune, imprisoned in Japan, believes he will be found guilty and fears a lengthy jail sentence. He knew this of course when he illegally boarded the...
View ArticleThe Bethune trial
The Herald reports: Father-and-son anti-whaling protesters from Auckland clashed with right-wing Japanese yesterday outside the court where Pete Bethune is being tried. … Gary Thomason and his son...
View ArticleEditorials 4 June 2010
The Herald wants some trams to play with: On a broader canvas, cities such as San Francisco and Melbourne are closely identified with their trams. Auckland chose another route when it removed trams...
View ArticleSea Shepherd v Bethune
The Herald reports: Pete Bethune has been axed from any future anti-whaling protests led by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. The move follows allegations by the Sea Shepherd that Mr Bethune had a...
View ArticleEditorials 10 June 2010
The Herald says NZ Post must not alienate its customers. What is surprising about the contents of a letter from the NZ Post board to the Government is the extreme nature of one of the options under...
View ArticleThe Bethune deal
The Dom Post reports: Anti-whaling activists appear to have struck a deal with Japanese officials allowing Pete Bethune to walk free – in return for banning him from future expeditions. Bethune, 45,...
View ArticleHuge = 3
I’m amused that the media predicted a huge crowd would turn out to Auckland Airport to greet Peter Bethune, and i n fact a total of three non-media people turned up. The question has to be why were the...
View ArticleThe whining Bethune
Before I deal to the latest whines from Bethune, first I’ll share this document which a reader sent to me. SS Application Ady Gil Note Paragraph 11 which states: 11. The Ady Gill must not interfere...
View ArticleBethune’s Demands
I should stop giving him publicity, but I couldn’t believe his assertion that he was surprised he ended up in Japan, so I made some inquiries. Below is a copy of the demand letter he gave to the...
View ArticleBethune savages Sea Shepherd
Ecorazzi report: The former captain of the Ady Gil, who was arrested (and later set free on a suspended sentence) after boarding a Japanese whaling vessel, has lashed out at the group — calling them...
View ArticleMedia manipulation
The Herald reports: As New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune sat confined in Japanese custody yesterday his eldest daughter turned 15, unsure of when she will next see her father. How is this...
View ArticleRoughan on Bethune
John Roughan writes in the Herald: Peter Bethune mortgaged his house to build himself the boat of his imagination, a weird biofuelled motor trimaran, and set out to race around the world in it a few...
View ArticleMore from Bethune
The HoS reports: Anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune, imprisoned in Japan, believes he will be found guilty and fears a lengthy jail sentence. He knew this of course when he illegally boarded the...
View ArticleThe Bethune trial
The Herald reports: Father-and-son anti-whaling protesters from Auckland clashed with right-wing Japanese yesterday outside the court where Pete Bethune is being tried. … Gary Thomason and his son...
View ArticleEditorials 4 June 2010
The Herald wants some trams to play with: On a broader canvas, cities such as San Francisco and Melbourne are closely identified with their trams. Auckland chose another route when it removed trams...
View ArticleSea Shepherd v Bethune
The Herald reports: Pete Bethune has been axed from any future anti-whaling protests led by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. The move follows allegations by the Sea Shepherd that Mr Bethune had a...
View ArticleEditorials 10 June 2010
The Herald says NZ Post must not alienate its customers. What is surprising about the contents of a letter from the NZ Post board to the Government is the extreme nature of one of the options under...
View ArticleThe Bethune deal
The Dom Post reports: Anti-whaling activists appear to have struck a deal with Japanese officials allowing Pete Bethune to walk free – in return for banning him from future expeditions. Bethune, 45,...
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