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The real apology

Written By: Eddie
Date published: - 34 comments

The PM’s office Melissa Lee has released an apology for her ‘crims on the motorway’ comments. Well, not a genuine apology – ‘it was […]

Bad Request

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 2 comments

A reader writes: This cracked me up. When I went to look at the press release about John Key’s cycleway, this is what […]

Classic

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 2 comments

From the Herald’s Your Views on Waterview: HammerHead (Wellington City): No they should replace it with a cycleway. This would prevent criminals coming […]

International Workers’ Day

Written By: Tane
Date published: -

If you’re in Auckland tonight get along for the annual May Day march up Queen Street. Poster below. More events, including for other […]

Meeting tonight on Super City

Written By: notices and features
Date published: -

From Just Left: Tonight – Freemans Bay Community Centre – the Western Bays Community Board is holding a meeting from 6.30pm to discuss […]

Teabagging fad sweeps US

Written By: Guest post
Date published: - 7 comments

In 1773, a group of Bostonians who objected to being forced to pay a tax on tea by the British Parliament, which they […]

Chopper’s vice

Written By: Eddie
Date published: - 6 comments

Trevor Mallard reminded us in comments of another story that illustrates Anne “Chopper” Tolley’s great intellect. Soon after she became minister, Tolley had […]

Have your say

Written By: notices and features
Date published: - 4 comments

Professor Paul Callaghan from Victoria University introduces the ‘Think Tech’ site via video. Panelists will look at what sorts of new technologies, in […]

Cold.

Written By: Tane
Date published: - 18 comments

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Repeat offender

Written By: Guest post
Date published: - 11 comments

Breakfast host Paul Henry is in trouble again after making fun of a guest’s appearance. “Shall I read these out? They’re a bit […]

Sunday conspiracy humour

Written By: lprent
Date published: - 17 comments

Barnsley Bill* has discovered (updated to here**) that Alexa reckons 11% of our visits come from India. Apparently BB thinks this means we […]

ACC killed Kennedy says Smith

Written By: IrishBill
Date published: - 18 comments

Fresh on the heels of allegations ACC has blown-out and is likely to decimate New Zealand’s credit rating, Accident Compensation Minister Nick Smith […]

Daily show vs CNBC

Written By: Eddie
Date published: - 17 comments

Last week, Jon Stewart poked fun at the media who cheer-led the housing and stockmarket bubbles and are now blaming the people who […]

Funny because it’s true

Written By: Eddie
Date published: - 18 comments

This has to be the funniest political cartoon I’ve seen in some time, and it’s true too.  The innovation we need has to […]

‘Iconic’ bailouts

Written By: lprent
Date published: - 9 comments

Bailing out a company like Air New Zealand is one thing. It has a multiplier effect on the local economy in tourism marketing, […]