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Auckland City Council Tightens Taxi Permit Noose
Saturday, 5 September 2009, 8:54 am | Christopher Adams
AUT University journalism student Christopher Adams reports that Taxi drivers who want to use council-owned ranks will soon require permits if the Auckland City Council has its way. Transport committee chairperson Ken Baguley said the permits would address ... More >>
African Youth Festival
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 5:02 pm | Christopher Adams
Mt Albert War Memorial Hall was packed to capacity Sunday night as the African Youth Festival warmed up an otherwise chilly evening. The event, organised by the Ghanaian Association of New Zealand, aimed to highlight Africa’s cultures, as well as the ... More >>
Sri Lanka Suffering Felt In New Zealand
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 3:08 pm | Christopher Adams
Mangal Murughan has no idea when she will hear from her family in war-torn Sri Lanka again. The Sri Lankan-born New Zealander received a call from her father on April 23 telling her that her brother, Shri Moorthi, had been killed two days earlier. ... More >>
Christopher Adams: "Reverse Racism"
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 6:36 pm | Christopher Adams
A monsoonal storm descends on Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, as I make way home through the district of Bole. It is a cold wet season evening. Addis sits at 2300 metres above sea level, and the chill of the damp air finds its way into my bones. ... More >>
The Olympics and Totalitarian Regimes
Sunday, 10 August 2008, 5:01 pm | Christopher Adams
As the Beijing Olympics begin, the world waits curiously to see how the games will pan out. Activists have already attempted to disrupt the games, and done something the Chinese government is terrified of, like the unravelling of a banner that read ... More >>