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A quarantine-free trans-Tasman bubble opens on April 19, but ‘flyer beware’ remains the reality of pandemic travel

  Image: Shutterstock/Pavel Ignatov New Zealand’s government recently announced a long-awaited quarantine-free travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia, beginning on April 19. Provided there is no...

Why the COVID-19 variants are so dangerous and how to stop them spreading

 Image: Shutterstock/Lakeview Images With new, more infectious variants of COVID-19 detected around the world, and at New Zealand’s border, the risk of further level 3 or 4...

The borrowed customs and traditions of Christmas celebrations

 Image: Ruslan Kalnitsky/Shutterstock It is time to spread some good tidings and joy as we celebrate Christmas. The main ways we understand and mark the occasion...

No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our cashless society

Image: Shuttlestock Collectors for the Paralympic Games carried donation buckets ahead of the recent Santa parade in Auckland, asking for gold coin donations. Onlookers...

Why the way we approach transgender and non-binary healthcare needs to change

Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Demand for healthcare for transgender people is on the rise in New Zealand but training for health professionals to develop basic competencies is...

Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in a landslide — 5 experts on a historic New Zealand election

Drawing: Wes Mountain/The Conversation The pre-election polls suggested it might happen. But the fact that Labour and Jacinda Ardern have provisionally won an outright...

If reducing harm to society is the goal, a cost-benefit analysis shows cannabis prohibition has failed

Image: Shuttlestock The case for a referendum on New Zealand’s cannabis law was already urgent in 2015 when the supposedly more pressing issue was...

Climate explained: how the climate impact of beef compares with plant-based alternatives

Image: Shuttlestock I am wondering about the climate impact of vegan meat versus beef. How does a highly processed patty compare to butchered beef? How...
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Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.