We also went to the Fun Ho! toy museum in Inglewood.
Archive for December, 2012
Tawhiti Museum
Spent the morning with the family at Tawhiti Museum outside of Hawera.
Tawhiti is amazing. The level of detail of the dioramas and exhibits is enthralling. Continue reading →
Wellington: one big shared space
Pohutakawa (Metrosideros excelsa) are in full bloom in Wellington. Continue reading →
The Truth banned in prisons
A little while back I heard that The Truth — “New Zealand news the way you want it – for more than 105 years” — was banned in NZ prisons. I wanted to confirm this and see if any other publications were outright banned in NZ prisons.
According to the letter below from the Department of Corrections, The Truth is the only specifically named publication which is banned by Auckland prisons.
“The Auckland Prison Manger and other staff believed the Truth newspaper contained objectionable material and was compromising the prison safety and security. The Truth ban at Auckland Prison was tested by a complaint to the ombudsman and was not upheld.”
The letter goes on to say that other publications may be banned because they are pornographic, violent, gang-related, or prison staff consider they will interfere with effective management of prison.
So each prison has a long list of items, not just publications, which are banned. The general terms are put on this schedule.
Not sure what to make of this. Is The Truth really that objectionable? It would be interesting to see the list of publications which had been confiscated or stopped from coming into the prison under the discretion of prison staff.
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