Bill Keir

Reports of the 'rediscovery' of the Pink and White Terraces may be premature, writes Bill Keir. On 2 February 2011 a post on the blog of GNS Science's outreach educator Julian Thomson announced ... (1609 words)

Photos of a bright, slow-moving object over Northland caused quite a stir when they were published in the local newspaper last year, but some patient detective work has revealed the likely identity ... (2543 words)

Claims about pre-Maori colonisation of New Zealand refuse to go away. There's one born every minute. Former Act MP Muriel Newman appears to be the latest convert to the view that New Zealand was ... (1541 words)

Neither theory nor observation support claims that lunar cycles can be used to forecast the weather Ken Ring of Titirangi is New Zealand's best known proponent of the idea that the Moon is an ... (2666 words)

Ancient Phoenicians in New Zealand? A recent book makes the claim, but the evidence doesn't bear scrutiny. Ross Wiseman's book, New Zealand's Hidden Past (Discovery Press, 2001), is his personal ... (3733 words)

Oh My God, it's the End of the World! Again! IN A RECENT Herald report, alarmist forecasts for May 5, 2000 speak of an "alignment" of the six inner planets, the Sun and the Moon, "for the first time ... (647 words)