I have recently joined the mile high club. Hoho I hear you say – she is too old for that kind of shenanigans – and yes I have to admit my mile high status was not gained via a sordid knee trembler in a cramped aircraft dunny – mine is far more intrepid and exclusive. […]
“The government will take back power from local councils if their decisions are going to negatively impact economic growth, development, or employment”. This according to RNZ is what Chris Bishop has recently proclaimed at a business event in Wellington. Chris Bishop is showing himself to be a bit of a thug with a short attention
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I am fresh from having attended an adept and thought-provoking rendition of Geoff Allen’s SISTER ANZAC play by the Hawera Repertory Society. The play provides a snapshot of the lives and loves of four nurses aboard the hospital ship MAHENO during World War 1. It offers a lot more to think about than the trite
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Well knock me down with a feather! In another incomprehensible rush of blood to the head the Deputy Prime-Minister David Seymour has written to all the Mayors across the land exhorting them to get involved to encourage kids not to wag school. What does he think they can possibly do? ASK NICELY? To be fair,
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I am delighted to declare that after a period of more prevarication than prudence, I have realised that continued involvement with this organisation is seriously undermining my will to live.
Riana Duncan, Punch 1988 I am ashamed to admit that right up until now I had been prepared to give David Seymour a little bit of the benefit of the doubt. While the Treaty Principles Bill was ill-advised and is in the process of being comprehensively proven to be so – I didn’t think there
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Listeners to National Radio will be familiar with Nicola Toki’s weekly slot with Jesse Mulligan to talk about the critter of the week. Her knowledge of the critters is extensive, and her enthusiasm infectious. She began this as an employee of the Department of Conservation and single-handedly – aided a bit by the complicity of
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Of all of the things a girl was required to learn in order to get the ticks that would get the qualification that would demonstrate some ability to toe the line that would get the job; few things have stuck. One concept that did however, was the great uniqueness of New Zealand artists during the
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Comfort zones are perfect incubators for ignorance and bigotry On good days I am entertained by those who find comfort in the “law”. On other days I am reminded that the law is often an ass. Laws do not exist for the betterment of the lives of the majority. They exist to control the antics
Here’s what I know about convolvulus. Donkeys love it. They hoover it up as the rest of us hoover up spaghetti. Convolvulus is also known as Morning Glory. At our place, I’m working on the only Glory in the Morning being Donkeys honking. We’re not quite there yet. We’ve still got Morning Glory and Honking
