Kiwi Creationism
29 January 2017
Robert Hunt spoke on behalf of Creation Ministries International this morning at Upper Hutt Baptist Church.
Issues
Scientology "Ideal Org" Grand Opening
22 January 2017
Scientology are pushing to open new "Ideal Orgs" around the world, and Auckland's old Whitecliffe Art school building has been converted to a new Org. It was purchased in 2007 with a $10 million loan from Scientology central, but recently local Scientologists borrowed a further $6 million to restore and modernise the building.
Applied Kinesiology, Colin Meads using "magic water" for his cancer, Earthquake "predictor" shows his true colours, Fiji Government conned by scam artist, MMM Scam hits Nigeria
18 December 2016
The Society for Science Based Healthcare were asked about Applied Kinesiology this week and I helped to write this response to questions:
Bioptron call me, Lots of earthquake nonsense, Skeptics Conference
27 November 2016
After last Sunday's show, when I talked about Bioptron at the Go Green Expo, a Bioptron rep called up RadioLive and asked for me to contact them. I called, and was then contacted the next day by a Division Manager for Bioptron - David.
Go Green Expo full of woo, The Vice President-Elect is crazy!
13 November 2016
I went to the Go Green Expo yesterday, along with other skeptics. The expo is meant to showcase green products and services, but many of the stalls promote alternative health.
Chinese Man telling women's futures by touching their breasts!, Indonesian "Bigfoot" caught on camera, MedSafe has registered over a thousand unproven homeopathic health products as medicines, Rival "health" bracelet sellers in NZ end up in punch-up
21 October 2016
A Chinese man appears to have invented a novel way to tell the future. He puts his hand down a woman's top, feels her breast, and presumably uses the information he gleans to work out what is in store for the woman. Of course, by using cold reading a fortune teller
Anti Fluoride Group to promote DHB Candidates, Dodgy Thai cancer clinic criticised, Homeopathy Column removed from local paper, New Sensing Murder Episode being recorded
25 September 2016
There is currently a bill working its way through parliament which proposes moving the decision to fluoridate water supplies away from local councils and into the hands of DHBs. This appears to be a very good move, as fluoridation is a health issue and DHBs are much better suited to weighing up the pros and cons than local councils are. Councils in NZ have historically been bamboozled by Fluoride Free NZ, our local anti fluoride group, and have in some cases made decisions to remove fluoride.
Atheist documentary maker comes to NZ, Free Effective Altruism book, Homeopathy Column being removed from local paper, Stuff uncritically publishes more medical nonsense, Trump gets medical opinion from Oz
18 September 2016
Chris Johnson created a coffee table book a few years ago, quoting atheists talking about their life without god. The book was titled A Better Life, and the strap line explains exactly what the book is about - "100 Atheists Speak Out on Joy & Meaning in a World Without God".
Are processed foods causing mental illness?, Chiropractic for Pregnancy Issues?, SBH press complaints, We should all drink alcohol for our health
28 August 2016
Julia Rucklidge from Canterbury University has suggested that processed food may be a cause of a mental illness epidemic.
Brian Cox argues with Australian senator about climate change, Naturopathic Murder, Not all water in NZ is chlorinated, Stuff article on superfoods actually talks sense!, Witch Doctor in Wellington
21 August 2016
Brian Cox argued with Australian senator Malcolm Roberts on TV show Q&A about climate change, accusing NASA and other organisations of "corrupting" temperature data.
David Icke Auckland Talk
7 August 2016
Here are my bullet points and photos from David Icke's recent 12 hour talk given in Auckland:
FYI needs help categorising OIA requests, Muslim call "For Public Purity", asking for people to hide dogs, appears to be a hoax, Sad news for Pastafarianism, The NZ Herald does it again with "natural" remedies for glandular fever, US Pastor says that Pokemon are "digital demons"
17 July 2016
FYI is a great website for making Official Information Act requests. You can submit a request to a government department through the site and all correspondence is made public on the site.
Bee Venom is supposedly an effective cosmetic, Noah's Ark "replica" opens in Kentucky, US, Sensing murder episodes are being rerun on TVNZ, US man thinks he knows "the secret" to winning the lottery
10 July 2016
Yet another infomercial style article has been published on the NZ Herald, this time talking about the benefits of bee venom. Abeeco are a major seller of bee products in New Zealand, and they have several successful ASA complaints against them. Abeeco talks in the article about their products, but all they are able to produce in support of them is anecdotes - no proper data. The article even has an 0800 number at the bottom, and although it just says to call the number for "more information", nowhere does it state that the number is Abeeco's sales line!
110 Nobel laureates tell Greenpeace they are wrong about GMOs, Christchurch City Council to reduce use of weedkiller, Jail time for dad who treated son's meningitis with alternative treatments, Ken Ring tells people not to trust anything
3 July 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/06/29/more-than-100-nobel-laureates-take-on-greenpeace-over-gmo-stance/
1,000 UK Vets say homeopathy should be banned, Blink-182 Guitarist denies he's left band to chase UFOs, NZ Herald prints article saying that taking selfies can damage your skin, Stuff removes article on Colloidal Silver, Tony Robbins followers injured walking on hot coals
26 June 2016
A petition on change.org has been signed by 1,000 vets asking for the UK to blacklist homeopathy as a treatment that vets can prescribe for animals. Over 2,500 people have signed it in all.
Beauty Clinics are treating people instead of referring them, Bilderberg Group meeting in Watford, England, CYF can't say if they pay for alternative treatments, Dr Shaun Holt warns about cancer cures, UFO Spotted in Christchurch
19 June 2016
Consumer NZ used secret shoppers to visit 46 NZ beauty clinics with a raised skin spot. The issue was such that the undercover person should have been referred to a GP, but 7 of the 46 clinics said that they were able to treat the problem themselves, with lasers, electrocution, needling or cutting.
Alt Med peddler Chris Savage stopped at Auckland airport, Climate change deniers added to Christchurch coastal erosion panel, Dodgy claims made about sawdust therapy in Auckland, National MP Maureen Pugh 'doesn't believe in pharmaceutical drugs', Singer Bobby Brown claims he had sex with a ghost
12 June 2016
Chris Savage, an ex police officer from Australia, has a long history of being outright dangerous. He's anti-vaccine, and claims to be able to treat autism and cancer with magnesium (chloride) and DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) infusions. He's currently in New Zealand, and has been treating people while claiming he's a doctor.
1080 blamed for kiwi bird deaths, Family First research 'high school level' statistics, Osteopath admits performing acupuncture without qualifications, Rush Limbaugh weighs in on Harambe the gorilla
5 June 2016
An image of dozens of dead kiwis was recently used by an anti 1080 Facebook activist group, New Zealand's Not Clean Green, to show that the poison is harming local wildlife.
Claims chiropractors can treat ADHD, allergies 'misleading' customers, Family First vows to fight move to de-register it as charity, Former anti-vaxxer's emotional plea following newborn daughter contracting whooping cough, Luckiest Lotto stores revealed, Skeptics' visit to the Mind Body Spirit Fair, Water fluoridation - DHBs to take control from councils under Govt proposal
17 April 2016
Mark Hanna and I wrote a letter to the New Zealand Medical Journal about research we had completed showing that the majority of chiropractors break the Chiropractic Board policy on advertising. The policy states:
Adult Coloring Books and Mandalas, A Warning For Christians, Call for council to make Christchurch parks spray-free, Ten of the healthiest herbs and spices to keep you fighting fit, The Mandela Effect
13 March 2016
A Christian blogger has warned that mandalas in adult colouring in books could be dangerous. She suggests that the magical new age claims made about mandalas are true, that they have the ability to heal if you meditate on them and that a good way to do this is to colour them in. Of course, as these magical claims are not Christian, they must be bad and Christians should stay away from them.
Acupuncture Works! (Not really), Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay more than AU$100 million in suit linking talcum powder to ovarian cancer, NZ gets its first Flying Spaghetti Monster marriage celebrant, NZ Natural Health Products Bill, Sydney IV.ME clinic closed after client hospitalised
28 February 2016
On Thursday I went to Cafe Scientifique, a regular meeting in Wellington where talks are given about a scientific topic.
Homeopathy effective for 0 out of 68 illnesses, study finds, Justice Scalia murder conspiracy, Sea monster washes up in Australia, Shane Warne believes alien experiments turned monkeys into humans, Texas Board of Education hopeful believes Obama was a homosexual prostitute
21 February 2016
Last year professor Paul Glasziou from Bond University in Australia headed up a team that wrote a systematic review of systematic reviews on homeopathy as part of a report for Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Bags with coins in spotted at Muriwai Cafe, David Icke Coming to New Zealand, Fast food Fakery, New video of 'Yeti' at ski resort sparks Internet debate, Whakatane flip-flops on fluoride
14 February 2016
Hang bags of water around to keep flies away. Coins or bits of tin foil can be used inside the bags.
Are antioxidant-rich products good for us?, Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, Jonathan Sarfati's New Zealand Visit, KFC wins payout over China mutant chicken rumours, Sandy Hook truther to face jury, Split verdict for 'pH Miracle' author
7 February 2016
Research is coming to light that antioxidants in food and drinks are not useful to aid health, and may actually be damaging to us.