Serious subject but 1 in 3 wtf kind of claim is that and what does it say about nz men in general.
What kind of claim: one that is based on statisical evidence (that rate is high for a Western country, higher than Canada and the US for example, but there any many countries that have higher levels).
What does it say about NZ men in general: That NZ men are more likely to hurt their partners than men in many other Western countries. And that, as a result, we should a) take some personal responsibility for ensuring we, our sons, our brothers and our friends don't hurt their partners and b) support efforts to reduce domestic violence.
Turned on the radio to listen to the cricket on the way home (having been out of coverage all day) and heard Guptill was in, which didn't seem to bad. Until it turned out that Guptill was in for the second time today, the first innings have ended for a measly 157.
HUGE amounts of money. So much money that there has never been a transparent track of the amount of money spent on just rating a game.
Quote from: OFLC
The fees for classifying publications are set down in the Films, Videos, and Publications Classifcation (Fees) Regulations 1993. Electronic games have a specifed base fee of $1,400, plus an additional fee of $100 per hour or part of an hour for time in excess of 5 hours spent examining the electronic game. All fees are GST inclusive.
I guess huge is subjective. Of course, that fee above doesn't apply to some games, which don't need to be rated, namely: - any video game carrying an Australian G, PG or M rating, and - any video game carrying a British U, Uc, PG, 12 or 12A rating
In 2007/8 they considered 55 games, of which 9 were rated R18. Big money.
(Sources: Policy Advice 1 and 5 here and the annual report here)
Quote from: Tiwaking!;900829
Ultimately the ESRB(Entertainment Software Rating Board) control ALL game ratings.
Although not NZ, which doesn't accept their ratings. Perhaps control over the Office of Film and Literature Censorship is excercised through their control of the UK and Australian authorities?
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