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Post by camtech on Feb 3, 2017 15:12:46 GMT 12
Mmm - the uniform is blue, so it must be the police! Right? Yes I can see they are carrying rifles with bayonets fixed, but isn't that the normal police weapon? Yes the man in front is wearing a lot of medals - that just shows his experience, bravery and long service, doesn't it? Have the police got a new badge for their caps now, and I see they've finally done away with those silly blue and white checks on their hats.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 3, 2017 15:24:50 GMT 12
The Police's new motto since they got rifles and bayonets is "They Don't Like It Up Em"
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Post by camtech on Feb 3, 2017 20:28:30 GMT 12
Perhaps TVNZ got it wrong and the extra staff and funding is really for Defence - just saying!
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Post by shorty on Feb 6, 2017 15:03:25 GMT 12
The people I feel sorry for are deaf people who rely on TV 1's sub titles, In the last few weeks I have seen cats seeing in ultra violet light,written as seeing in ultra violent light, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ice axe becoming his ice hacks, Maigret becoming mainly, tugs pushing aft now pushing after and numerous other silly mistakes. There is at least two or three of these poor transcriptions every night, those are just some I can remember of the top of my head, I'll start writing them down for the next week or so.
Have also seen lately where some one of late where said it was a "good shake" became, according to the sub titles, a "good sheikh"!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 10, 2017 20:34:19 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Mar 11, 2017 10:22:54 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 27, 2017 9:20:07 GMT 12
New Zealand's media doesn't understand what a "Weather Bomb" isPosted by WW Forecast Team on Mon, 27/03/2017 - 08:24 Filed in:NZ For years we've been trying to help the New Zealand news media stop misusing the term "weather bomb" but it appears they want clicks not accuracy. A weather bomb is when the air pressure at the centre of a low drops a huge amount during the day. It has nothing to do with rain, or flooding, or damage - it is 100% to do with how much air pressure falls in one day. That is only what a Weather Bomb is. The term "Weather Bomb" comes from "bombogeneisis" this is an actual scientific term that New Zealand's mainstream media has adopted in a new, misleading, way to cover absolutely any type of weather they deem as negative. The technical term "Weather Bomb" (which is so rare it's not even used yearly by us or MetService) is to describe that the air pressure has fallen 1 Hectopascal (hPa) an hour across 24 hours. So a weather bomb is when the centre of the low drops at least 24hPa in a day. Most normal storms don't deepen like that. The term weather bomb is used almost weekly now in New Zealand. To call something a weather bomb inaccurately is just as weird as calling a shower of rain a "typhoon" or a drizzle patch a "cyclone". With editors in our mainstream news media and even Auckland's mayor not understanding and misusing this technical term we've decided here's the best advice - rather than forever educating the media how about this, we'd rather say to you the public if you ever see "weather bomb" written in a news story double check it with WeatherWatch or MetService first because chances are it's a misleading headline designed to simply get clicks. You can read and learn more about the technical side of Weather Bombs here. (even Wikipedia has had to make an exception about New Zealand's misuse of the term!) - WeatherWatch.co.nz www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/new-zealands-media-doesnt-understand-what-a-weather-bomb
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 27, 2017 12:48:50 GMT 12
I saw a story about last night's Adele concert which said it happened during a weather bomb. Um......no. That was "rain".
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Post by rone on Apr 18, 2017 21:29:43 GMT 12
The latest news on Stuff regarding the Bristol Freighter being readied for shipment to England. The report(er) states these aircraft were ex RNZAF, and were used during WW2 transporting freight around the Pacific. Now I reckon THAT IS NEWS.
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Post by rone on Apr 19, 2017 8:20:33 GMT 12
Makes one wonder what the reporter was doing with his left hand while writing the report with his right hand.
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Post by obiwan27 on Apr 19, 2017 9:54:44 GMT 12
The latest news on Stuff regarding the Bristol Freighter being readied for shipment to England. The report(er) states these aircraft were ex RNZAF, and were used during WW2 transporting freight around the Pacific. Now I reckon THAT IS NEWS. I think it's what's know these days as 'fake' news. Just seriously misinformed 'reporters' in fact!
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Post by camtech on Apr 19, 2017 10:12:16 GMT 12
Actually the article contradicts itself by stating the aircraft was designed in the '50's, then in the next paragraph states it was used during WWII!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 19, 2017 12:00:37 GMT 12
The Bristol Freighter was actually designed during WWII and first flew on the 2nd of December 1945, just to complicate things further with actual facts
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Post by camtech on Apr 19, 2017 14:00:42 GMT 12
Dave, that just proves why it is important to check FACTS first. It appears either the reporter heard someone, somewhere mention the details, or assumed these were the facts.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Apr 19, 2017 15:16:34 GMT 12
But its camoflauged and has a "B" (B-170) designation, so it must have been a bomber in WWII!!
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 19, 2017 15:50:26 GMT 12
The article was merely keeping up with the times (think USA) and proclaiming “ALTERNATIVE FACTS!”
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Post by jp on Apr 19, 2017 21:54:08 GMT 12
Stuff have corrected their article, and added a footnote mentioning their error. As for "false" or "alternative facts", there are plenty on this forum from people that "mis-remember" stuff, or quote stuff they've heard as fact, without doing any research first.......
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Post by camtech on Apr 20, 2017 10:18:54 GMT 12
Good to see they take note of real facts - the correction is almost word-for-word of the email I sent.
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Post by rone on Apr 20, 2017 12:11:58 GMT 12
Now for another bit of over the top mis-reporting. Stuff article about a 8 year old girl rescued from the Manukau Harbour after being in the water for 2hours. It is stated that the Police Eagle Helicopter and Police Launch Deodar are joining the search for the girl's father. The Deodar is based in Auckland's Waitemata harbour, so unless a canal has been dug between the two harbours, someone's imagination has run riot again. Maybe the Deodar is now trailer born. The Manukau Harbour is well equipped with rescue vessels, so perhaps the reporter or the Police spokesperson needs some educating.
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