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NZ Skeptics, the Glossary

NZ Skeptics is a New Zealand incorporated society created in 1986, with the aim of promoting critical thinking.^[1]

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Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body.

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Alt-right

The alt-right (abbreviated from alternative right) is a far-right, white nationalist movement.

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Alternative medicine

Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability or evidence of effectiveness.

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Andrew Digby

Andrew Digby is an astronomer and ecologist whose work focusses on researching and conserving New Zealand's endangered endemic birds.

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Annette King

Dame Annette Faye King (née Robinson, born 13 September 1947) is a former New Zealand politician.

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Arise Church

Arise Church is a New Zealand Pentecostal church.

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Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania.

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Australian Skeptics

Australian Skeptics is a loose confederation of like-minded organisations across Australia that began in 1980.

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Avi Yemini

Avraham Shalom Yemini (Waks; born 17 October 1985) is an Australian-Israeli far-right political activist.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Big Muffin Serious Band

The Big Muffin Serious Band (BMSB) is a ukulele-based music performance group from Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Biodynamic agriculture

Biodynamic agriculture is a form of alternative agriculture based on pseudo-scientific and esoteric concepts initially developed in 1924 by Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925).

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Bob McCoskrie

Bob McCoskrie is the National Director of the New Zealand conservative Christian non-profit NGO Family First New Zealand.

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Breakfast (New Zealand TV programme)

Breakfast (also referred to as TVNZ Breakfast) is a New Zealand morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on TVNZ 1, produced by 1 News.

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Brian Rudman

Brian C. Rudman is a columnist and regular editorial contributor to The New Zealand Herald, New Zealand's largest daily newspaper.

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Brian Tamaki

Brian Raymond Tamaki (born 2 February 1958) is a New Zealand Christian fundamentalist religious leader, and politician.

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Campbell Live

Campbell Live was a half-hour-long New Zealand current affairs programme that aired at 7pm (following 3 News) on TV3 and was hosted by John Campbell.

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Cara Santa Maria

Cara Louise Santa Maria (born October 19, 1983) is an American science communicator.

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Carterton, New Zealand

Carterton (Taratahi) is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District (a territorial authority or local government district).

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Chantelle Baker

Chantelle Baker is a New Zealand social media influencer and conservative activist who is the daughter of former New Conservative Party leader Leighton Baker.

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Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine.

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Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island and the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland.

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Christchurch Arts Centre

The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is a hub for arts, culture, education, creativity and entrepreneurship in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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City Impact Church New Zealand

City Impact Church (CIC) is a pentecostal church based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Climate change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), formerly known as the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), is a program within the U.S. non-profit organization Center for Inquiry (CFI), which seeks to "promote scientific inquiry, critical investigation, and the use of reason in examining controversial and extraordinary claims." Paul Kurtz proposed the establishment of CSICOP in 1976 as an independent non-profit organization (before merging with CFI as one of its programs in 2015), to counter what he regarded as an uncritical acceptance of, and support for, paranormal claims by both the media and society in general.

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Consumer NZ

Consumer NZ, previously known as Consumers' Institute of New Zealand, is an organization that covers a wide range of activities relating to consumer protection and information.

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Counterspin Media is a far-right, anti-vaccine, and conspiracy theorist New Zealand online media platform that was founded in May 2021.

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COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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Creationism

Creationism is the religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation.

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Critical thinking

Critical thinking is the analysis of available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments in order to form a judgement by the application of rational, skeptical, and unbiased analyses and evaluation.

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David Farrier

David Andrew Farrier (born 25 December 1982) is a New Zealand journalist and actor.

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David Marks (psychologist)

David Francis Marks (born 1945) is a psychologist, author and editor of numerous articles and books concerned mainly with five areas of psychological research – judgement, health psychology, consciousness, parapsychology and intelligence.

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Denis Dutton

Denis Laurence Dutton (9 February 1944 – 28 December 2010) was an American philosopher of art, web entrepreneur, and media activist. NZ Skeptics and Denis Dutton are new Zealand sceptics.

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District health board

District health boards (DHBs) in New Zealand were organisations established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 under the Fifth Labour Government, responsible for ensuring the provision of health and disability services to populations within a defined geographical area.

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Doug Edmeades

Douglas Charles Edmeades (born 1949) is a New Zealand soil scientist.

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Downer Group

Downer Group is an integrated services company active in Australia and New Zealand.

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Dowsing

Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations (radiesthesia),As translated from one preface of the Kassel experiments, "roughly 10,000 active dowsers in Germany alone can generate a conservatively-estimated annual revenue of more than 100 million DM (US$50 million)".

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Drug overdose

A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended.

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Dunedin

Dunedin (Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region.

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Fair Go

Fair Go is a New Zealand consumer affairs television programme hosted by Pippa Wetzell.

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Fonterra

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational publicly traded dairy co-operative owned by New Zealand farmers.

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Gardasil

Gardasil is an HPV vaccine for use in the prevention of certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV).

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George Hrab

George Joseph Hrab is an American drummer, guitarist, composer and podcaster known for performing rock, funk and jazz and for exploring atheist, skeptic and science themes in his work.

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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (Rōpū Kākāriki o Aotearoa, Niu Tireni), commonly known as Green or the Greens, is a green and left-wing political party in New Zealand.

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Greenstone TV

Greenstone TV (or simply Greenstone) is a New Zealand-based television production company who produce factual, entertainment, drama and documentary television programs.

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Greymouth Star

The Greymouth Star, formerly the Greymouth Evening Star, is a daily newspaper published in Greymouth and circulated on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island from Westport to Haast.

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Helen Petousis-Harris

Helen Aspasia Petousis-Harris is a New Zealand vaccinologist and associate professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland.

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Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church, commonly known as Hillsong, is a charismatic Christian megachurch and a Christian association of churches based in Australia.

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Homeopathy

Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine.

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Homeopathy in New Zealand

Homeopathy practice is unregulated in New Zealand and homeopathic remedies are available at pharmacies, although there are calls to have them removed from sale.

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Ian Plimer

Ian Rutherford Plimer (born 12 February 1946) is an Australian geologist and professor emeritus at the University of Melbourne.

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Indian CSICOP

Indian CSICOP is a well-known rationalist group based at Podanur, Tamil Nadu, India.

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James Randi

James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.

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Jasmuheen

Jasmuheen (born Ellen Greve; 1957) is a proponent of "pranic nourishment" or breatharianism, the practice of living without food or fluid of any sort and regarded by the scientific community as a lethal pseudoscience.

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Jeremy Wells

Jeremy Wells (born 19 January 1977) is a New Zealand media personality who hosts the Radio Hauraki breakfast show with Matt Heath, Seven Sharp alongside Hilary Barry, and Taskmaster New Zealand.

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João Teixeira de Faria

João Teixeira de Faria (born 24 June 1942), known also as João de Deus (John of God), is a Brazilian convicted rapist, self-proclaimed medium, and self-proclaimed psychic surgeon.

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Joe Bennett (writer)

Julian "Joe" Bennett (born 20 April 1957) is a writer and columnist living in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

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John Maddox

Sir John Royden Maddox, FRS (27 November 1925 – 12 April 2009) was a Welsh theoretical chemist, physicist, and science writer.

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Jordan Peterson

Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 12 June 1962) is a Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator.

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Ken Ring (writer)

Ken Ring is a writer from Auckland, New Zealand, who asserts that he can use lunar cycles to predict weather and earthquakes.

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Kerry Chamberlain

Kerry Chamberlain is a Professor of Social and Health Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand.

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Kim Hill (broadcaster)

Fiona Anderson Kim Hill (born 14 July 1955) is a New Zealand broadcaster who presented the programme Saturday Morning on Radio New Zealand National, a public radio station, between 2002 and 2023.

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Kiwi (bird)

Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand of the order Apterygiformes.

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Koru

The is a spiral shape based on the appearance of a new unfurling silver fern frond.

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Kylie Sturgess

Kylie Sturgess is a past President of the Atheist Foundation of Australia, an award-winning blogger, author and independent podcast host of The Token Skeptic Podcast.

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Lance O'Sullivan (doctor)

Lance O'Sullivan (born 1973) is a New Zealand Māori doctor (Te Rarawa, Ngati Hau, Ngati Maru) formerly practising in Kaitaia, Northland.

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Leicester Mercury

The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper for the city of Leicester and the neighbouring counties of Leicestershire and Rutland.

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List of psychic abilities

This is a list of psychic abilities attributed to real-world people.

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Loretta Marron

Loretta Josephine Marron, OAM (born 16 October 1951) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Friends of Science in Medicine organization.

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Lynley Hood

Lynley Hood (born 1942) is an author from New Zealand.

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Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books.

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Mark Bryan (veterinarian)

Mark Bryan is a veterinarian, landlord and researcher working in New Zealand.

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Mark Edward

Mark Edward (born Mark Edward Wilson, May 19, 1951) is an American mentalist and author.

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Marlborough Express

The Marlborough Express is a newspaper serving the Marlborough area of New Zealand.

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Maryanne Garry

Maryanne Connell-Covello Garry is a New Zealand educational psychology academic.

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Massey University

Massey University (Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa) is a university based in New Zealand, with significant campuses in Auckland, Palmerston North, and Wellington.

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Michelle Dickinson

Michelle Emma Dickinson, also known as Nanogirl, is a nanotechnologist and science educator based in New Zealand.

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Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)

The Ministry of Justice (Te Tāhū o te Ture) is an executive department of the New Zealand Government, responsible for supporting the judiciary and the administration of justice within New Zealand.

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Miracle Mineral Supplement

Miracle Mineral Supplement, often referred to as Miracle Mineral Solution, Master Mineral Solution, MMS or the CD protocol, is a branded name for an aqueous solution of chlorine dioxide, an industrial bleaching agent, that has been falsely promoted as a cure for illnesses including HIV, cancer and the common cold.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists

New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists (or NZARH) was established in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1927. NZ Skeptics and New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists are skeptic organisations in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Listener

The New Zealand Listener is a weekly New Zealand magazine that covers the political, cultural and literary life of New Zealand by featuring a variety of topics, including current events, politics, social issues, health, technology, arts, food, culture and entertainment.

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New Zealand national rugby union team

The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport.

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The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA; Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa) is the New Zealand government Crown entity tasked with administering educational assessment and qualifications.

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New Zealand Veterinary Association

The New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA), formerly the New Zealand Veterinary Association, is a professional organisation in New Zealand.

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Newshub

Newshub (stylised as Newshub.) was a New Zealand news service that aired on the television channel Three, and on digital platforms, until July 2024.

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Nick D. Kim

Nicholas D. Kim is an analytical environmental chemist and cartoonist who currently works as a senior lecturer in applied environmental chemistry,, for Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Nicola Gaston

Nicola Gaston is a Professor and a former President of the New Zealand Association of Scientists.

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Nonprofit organization

A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, or simply a nonprofit (using the adjective as a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners.

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Numerology

Numerology (known before the 20th century as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events.

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Pamela L. Gay

Pamela L. Gay (born December 12, 1973) is an American astronomer, educator, podcaster, and writer, best known for her work in astronomical podcasting and citizen science astronomy projects.

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Paul Holmes (broadcaster)

Sir Paul Scott Holmes (29 April 19501 February 2013) was a New Zealand broadcaster who gained national recognition through his high-profile radio and television journalism.

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Phil Goff

Philip Bruce Goff (born 22 June 1953) is a New Zealand politician and diplomat.

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Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method.

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Psychic

A psychic is a person who claims to use powers rooted in parapsychology such as extrasensory perception (ESP) to identify information hidden from the normal senses, particularly involving telepathy or clairvoyance, or who performs acts that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, such as psychokinesis or teleportation.

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Queenstown, New Zealand

Queenstown (Tāhuna) is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island.

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Radio Live

Radio Live (stylised as Radio LIVE) was a nationwide Auckland-based New Zealand talkback, news and sport radio network owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.

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Raybon Kan

Raybon Kan (born 1966) is a New Zealand comedian and newspaper columnist.

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Rebecca Watson

Rebecca Watson (born October 18, 1980) is an American atheist blogger and YouTuber.

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Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, and author.

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Richard Saunders (skeptic)

Richard Saunders is an Australian scientific skeptic and podcaster.

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RNZ National

RNZ National (Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa Ā-Motu), formerly Radio New Zealand National, and known until 2007 as the National Programme or National Radio, is a publicly funded non-commercial New Zealand English-language radio network operated by Radio New Zealand.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZ_Skeptics

Also known as New Zealand Sceptics, New Zealand Skeptics.

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