According to a new study released today, 1 in 20 lung cancers in New Zealand can be related to smoking pot. It appears now that one joint has the equivalent of a full pack of twenty cigarettes. The explanation goes to the fact that marijuana smokers do not use filters and tend to smoke the entire joint to the end that contains the most carcinogens that are very harmful to the lungs.  read more »

A New Zealand Orion patrol aircraft  spotted the Japanese  whaling fleet heading for  the Antarctic Ross sea, heightening concerns the Japanese will begin hunting in New Zealand's Antarctic territory.  read more »

Another story about those 'harmless creatures' - the stingray. We keep reading about these sea creatures who have attacked a number of humans, some fatally over the years.

The latest occurred in recent days in New Zealand. A Dannevirke, North Island, man in his 40's was dragging a net at Herbertville Beach in the southern Hawkes Bay, when he was attacked.  read more »

I would like to wish my friends and fellow readers here at Communati a very merry blogging Christmas, and a happy writing New Year.

Not quite Christmas yet, but I guess we all have some work to do to ensure everything runs smoothly and everybody enjoys the day.

Peter from New Zealand  read more »

I originally wrote this on another site in June 2006:

Question: Was Chinese dissident Jiang Ljun convicted of subversion with the help of Yahoo in providing the contents of Jiang's email account?
Answer: Most likely!

Is this a wider warning that Big Brother is really alive and kicking, and that the internet is part of his domain.You better believe it. Be warned!  read more »

New Zealand has apparently been working on the issue of immigration into their country. After making sure the immigrant is legal, they get down to the important issue - is the candidate for immigration fat?  read more »

Little 'Pumpkin', Qian Xun Xue, the Chinese girl abandoned by her father at a rail station in Melbourne, Australia, about a week ago, has been reunited with her maternal grandmother in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday. She was brought over to New Zealand by Australian child welfare authorities.  read more »

The invasion of the killer ants - the movie!

The invasion of the killer ants?

Islanders fear ant attack - could be a scenario for a movie script in the making:

Pot plants seen as threat to Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf off the Auckland coast in New Zealad amid risk of further infestations of Argentine ant.  read more »

There was a political call here in New Zealand a couple of years ago by government politicians for a "fart tax"! The pollies claimed it contributed to global warming. Be that as it may, the farmers objected and protested so loudly the idea was discarded.

Cows allegedly produce methane when they fart which goes into the atmosphere and contributes to global warming and climate change.  read more »

The following story was written and posted on now defunct blogsites in 2006. It was one of the saddest stories I have ever written about.
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A most tragic case of parents tough love gone so sadly wrong - their youngest son loses his life!  read more »