How many Earths do you need?
Here’s an online game that aims to show you what the world would look like if everyone lived like you… The site asks […]
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Free movie tickets (still)
ZKM tells me that due to some people’s inability to correctly follow instructions there are still some free movie tickets available. Here’s the […]
David Brent on discrimination
Helen Simpson was asked by Christchurch Casino staff to cover her cleavage and feels that she has been discriminated against on account of […]
Emperor’s new clothes
From Colin Espiner’s blog, his comments on English’s “gaffe” about privatisation: One of the problems of being a party without any policies is […]
Posable paper people
John Key wants to be all things to all people. He’s always reminded me a little of one of those paper dressup dolls […]
Bill’s agenda
On Agenda on Saturday English admitted that the Nats will consider selling parts of New Zealand’s state owned enterprises. In response, Clayton Cosgrove […]
a_y_b: MIA
Apologies for my silence, I’ve been having a Microsoft Word nightmare. When mail merge would work, the printer wouldn’t; when the printer would […]
John Key’s Porirua market adventure
Presumably the Nats are packing themselves about the proposed extension of the campaign spending period and are trying to jam their costs into […]
McCarten on religion and politics
God has spoken this week. It’s clear that he doesn’t want Gordon Copeland, Brian Tamaki or Taito Phillip Field representing him on Earth. […]
Hillary Nutcracker
Here’s the product page (via Gizmodo)
Rickards charged with alleged misconduct
Last week John Key was calling on the government to force Rickards to go – interfer in an onoing employment matter and essentially […]
Superannuation
Brian Gaynor writes in the Herald about what he calls “the worst economic decision of the last 40 years” – National’s scrapping of […]
More on Hollow Men play
The Herald has a bit more info on the stage adaptation of The Hollow Men. Strange how close Brash and Foreman’s answers are. […]
The Hollow Men stage play
Close Up last night did a quick preview of the stage adaptation of Nicky Hager’s The Hollow Men. I’ll write a review as […]
Congratulations Canada
TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian dollar reached parity with the U.S. dollar on Thursday for the first time since November 1976. Known as […]
CCDA to merge with National caucus
Hi, my name’s Richard Worth and I’m a climate change denier.ÂÂ I’ve been clean for one day – since yesterday when my Party […]
Subway cheese conspiracy
Some of you might remember an incident at Subway in Dunedin earlier this year. A young woman who worked there was fired in […]
Espiner and climate change policy up a tree…
Colin Espiner seems to think the government’s done ok with its climate change policy: While I can’t confess to yet having had time […]
Fleshing out the aspirations
The big political news of the day was the government announcement of an emissions trading scheme. This scheme puts a price on carbon […]
Cameron least popular UK party leader
David Cameron is now Britain’s least popular party leader, according to the latest Guardian/ICM poll published today. It suggests Mr Cameron’s efforts to […]
My gran decides she quite likes the gold card
Garth George weighs in on the gold card today in the Herald. While the debate rages about the merits of Winston’s senior card […]
National MP Key on climate change
John Key was born in Auckland but moved to Christchurch when a child. He was educated at Burnside High School and then gained […]
National MP English on climate change
Bill has been an MP since 1990 when he was elected to the former seat of Wallace in the rural heartland of the […]
National MP Carter on climate change
David was born in 1952, and attended St Bede’s College in Christchurch. He is one of six current Members of Parliament who attended […]
National MP Hayes on climate change
John has diverse experience of life and a successful career in the foreign service and business. He was concerned about the direction New […]
National MP Connell on climate change
Brian Connell, 46, is a farmer and former international business consultant. After graduating with a BA in History and Geography from Massey, and […]
Happy Suffrage Day!
Another of New Zealand’s proud firsts: we were the first to give women the vote in national elections. Clearly as a society we’ve […]
Piratical confluence
Arrrrg, the starrrrs must be aligned. Not only is it international talk like a pirate day and a day of significance to Pastafarians […]
Confirmed: Copeland’s pants on fire
Ten Commandments? Nope. Never heard of them. Mr Copeland had insisted on Monday that he did not know what was going to be […]
Happy 70th, No 12 Fife Lane, Miramar
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Labour Government’s first state house by Michael Joseph Savage. The aim in 1937 […]
Shopping our way to carbon neutrality
From The Guardian: It isn’t easy being green. You have to turn the thermostat down to a chilly 18C in winter, spend ages […]
Two birds, one stone?
An American doctoral student has found that there may be a silver lining when it comes to higher petrol prices – they might […]
Personal politics
Colin Espiner writes in the Press that “Prime Minister Helen Clark has become a polarising figure in New Zealand politics, but voters have […]
Congratulations, you’ve come 2nd
Your prize? A second interview in one day with failed National Party candidate-turned-broadcaster, Paul Henry.
National to sue Southpark creators
UPDATE: Whew! Trey and Matt were evidently thinking ahead.
Lest we forget
Earlier this week I posted on National’s attempted inoculation of the “nuclear issue”. Chris Trotter’s just written a related analysis of Key’s comments […]