Hi and welcome to the 47th edition of Werewolf,
published on the eve of Anzac Day. Its become a cliché to
describe Gallipolli as the crucible of this country’s
identity, yet hold on...Isn’t our national identity
supposed to be bi-cultural...and wouldn’t that suggest
that the New Zealand Wars of the 19th century is a more
important crucible of national identity than those fought on
foreign soil ? Yet as Alison McCulloch eloquently reveals in this month’s cover
story , New Zealand devotes a mere fraction of its
attention span and funding resources to commemorating the
New Zealand Wars compared to what it devotes to the two
world wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan. In a separate article,
Anne Russell traces the evolution of Anzac
Day events and protest to the current consensus that has
come to exist on Anzac Day , where commemoration has
come somehow come to be seen as an entirely positive event
on the national calendar.
Thanks once again to Lyndon H.
and to Alastair Thompson for helping me post this online.
And thanks to everyone who’s shown an interest in reading
Werewolf and keeping it going. If you want to be involved
and talk over some story ideas, contact me at gordon@scoop.co.nz
Lest We Remember As millions of
dollars are spent on World War I and the Anzacs, the 150th
anniversary of the wars at home are getting short
shrift by Alison McCulloch
Trading In Stereotypes In the
Christchurch rebuild, will women miss out on most of the
high-paying jobs? by Gordon Campbell
Out Of The Past In films like A
Separation and The Past, Asghar Farhadi has become Iran’s
most celebrated cultural export. There’s a price. by
Gordon Campbell
Scotland On The Brink Are the wheels
falling off the Better Together campaign against Scottish
independence? by Gerry Hassan
From The Hood : Fol-De-Royal Werewolf
wasn’t paying close attention to the royal tour but we
thought we’d have a go at the whole coverage thing
anyway. by Lyndon Hood
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