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Search syntax

Type words or a Sphinx search expression in the query box. The plugin uses this expression for full-text matching through SphinxQL.

Start with a few words, then narrow the search using these examples, inspired by recent posts on The Standard.

All words
unemployment statistics

Find both words, anywhere in the indexed text. A space means AND; unemployment & statistics also works.

A phrase
"data centres"

Find these words next to each other, in this order. Use straight double quotes, as shown.

Either word
Labour | National

Find either word. Use the vertical bar for OR.

Leave a word out
election -Trump

Find election while excluding Trump. election !Trump also works. Include a positive search word; -Trump on its own is not a valid search.

Group alternatives
(Labour | National) unemployment

Find unemployment together with either Labour or National. Parentheses make combinations easier to read.

Words near each other
"coalition government"~5

Find these words close together, in either order, allowing fewer than five intervening words.

In a title
@title "data centres"

Find the phrase in a post or page title. Comments have no indexed title; select Posts for articles only.

In the body
@body "tactical voting"

Find the phrase in the text of a post, page or comment.

By an author
@author lprent @body search

Find search in the body of items whose indexed author name contains lprent. Use the displayed author or commenter name, which may differ from a login name.

In a category
@category politics

Match words in indexed category names. Use the Categories checkboxes to select a specific category and its descendants.

In a tag
@tags election

Match words in indexed tag names. Use the Tags checkboxes to select a specific tag. Comments inherit their parent post’s categories and tags.

Combine fields
@title election @body (Labour | National)

Require election in the title and either Labour or National in the body. A field applies to following words until another field or the end of its parenthesized group. @* switches back to all fields.

Which fields work with @?

The current index supports @title, @body, @author, @author_full, @category and @tags. @author_full lprent searches the same author text as @author lprent; it uses the same word-matching rules.

The date columns published_utc, calendar_day and date_added are numeric attributes used for filtering, date counts or ordering. They cannot be searched with @: expressions such as @published_utc 2026 or @calendar_day 20261107 produce a query error. Use the From and To (inclusive) controls for dates.

Likewise, use Content for posts, pages or comments, and the Categories and Tags checkboxes for specific terms. Their numeric IDs and content-type attributes cannot be searched with @.

For example, enter @title election, select Posts, set From to 2026-01-01 and To (inclusive) to 2026-11-07, then press Search. This combines the title search with an inclusive date range in the site’s time zone.

Find recent posts

Select Posts only and Newest first. In Text Search or Archive Explorer, set From to one year ago and To (inclusive) to today, then press Search. The sidebar opens Text Search, where you can add these dates. For comments, the date range uses the comment’s own date.

Try @title election, @title "data centres" or unemployment statistics. Recent starting points:

If the results surprise you

Check Content and the date, category and tag filters. English word endings may match the same stem, so quotes fix word order rather than spelling. Wildcard searches such as elect* require index settings that the plugin’s default configuration does not enable.

Enter the expression itself in the box; choose dates and ordering with the controls. For example, use Labour | National for alternatives.

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On the standard of proof.

· lprent

On occasion I've had my ire raised by Danyl Mclauchlan over at The Dim-Post, usually after he repeats crap from the sewers about this site. Every so often (quite frequently) he manages to do something that is almost perfect satire. Poneke has captured such a…

humour

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Fun: Whack a poll

· Dancer

Need a little respite from election madness? Utilise your keyboard to reach your desired poll result with Whack a Poll...

humour

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Going over to the dark side?

· Eddie

Going into business with Farrar was one thing but has Scoop now cast its lot in with National? How else to explain the 'Hollow N' National party logo that now appears when you load the site in Internet Explorer?

humour interweb

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Friday fun

· Tane

A friend just sent me this Christian ska band performing "Jesus is my friend." I think it goes without saying: Once I tried to run I tried to run and hide But Jesus came and found me And he touched me down inside He is…

humour youtube

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The hoax revealed?

· Steve Pierson

Incredibly, leading rightwingers including John Key, Maurice Williamson, Lockwood Smith, Rodney Hide, and Roger Kerr still don't accept the overwhelming evidence for climate change. A cynic would say that's just because it's in their interests to engage in this wishful thinking. But maybe that's too harsh, maybe they've…

climate change humour youtube

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John’s lying eyes

· Steve Pierson

All it takes is Youtube, some video editing software, and imagination to make great vids, as this video we have just been sent from 'johnnyfivestrive' shows:

corruption humour john key youtube

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Billboard ideas for Left and Right

· Steve Pierson

I see the National billboard on the corner of Dixon and Victoria in Wellington is already down. Are they pulling them all because they have been unanimously ridiculed or were the hilarious extra comments* that kept appearing on this one making it a liability? Either…

election 2008 humour

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National Monopoly

· Tane

Just came across this on G.Blog. Pure gold: ps. Is that Winston in the bottom left corner?

humour

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No policy?

· all_your_base

A reader just sent us the screenshot below with the attached explanation: Thought I should start to read up on some of the content from parties involved - from their own websites of course.  Mainly to educate myself as a voter. National party site -…

humour national

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A new champion

· Tane

Finally, from realestate.co.nz, we have an example of illiteracy to rival National's billboards: I blame Labour's failing education system. [Hat-tip: Matthew Pilott.]

humour

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The sincerest form of flattery

· Steve Pierson

The Greens billboards have shown how it's done - striking and simple without being dishonest or simplistic. Maybe National could imitate them: Maybe not.

humour national

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MIA

· IrishBill

Who's been missing from Kiwiblog's comments section lately?

humour

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Wave goodbye to National’s crappy slogan

· all_your_base

Over to you (click the image below for the high res version - 300K JPG): send us your versions and we'll post them under the fold. _______________________________________________________________ (Rodneygrub) (Rodneygrub) (David Slack) More billboards from Island Life

activism humour

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Just sayin’

· Steve Pierson

The TV channel in Lebanon that relays Fox News is called ADD. I...I just think it's funny.

humour

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Aussie Invasion – a video with an agenda

· Dancer

We're used to hearing opposition parties talk about people rushing to Australia. But let's remember we're attractive to Australia too - where could that lead? Here's an alternative view! In case you are wondering there's a series of these on different topics from the Gruen…

humour International

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Cullen on Nat apologies

· all_your_base

Say what you will about his politics, you can't beat Cullen for wit. Here he is on the similarities between Labour and National following Williamson's enthusiastic statements of National policy:  The full clip is here. Listen to Key plead to his caucus, and listen what he's pleading for…

humour john key national spin

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Beastly

· Steve Pierson

[I do love the idea that someone would go to the zoo merely to hurl insults at the apes]

child discipline humour

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The Sensible Centrist

· Steve Pierson

Tracey Watkins is said by some of her colleagues to be spending an 'unseemly' about of time hanging out in John Key's office, she's certainly spent enough time at National HQ recently to get similar with the wall hangings. So, it's fairly safe to say…

humour Media

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Multiple orgasms

· Tane

If John Key's feeling a little nervous about repeating his "under a Labour Government I lead" gaffe at this weekend's National Party conference, perhaps he should spare a thought for Aussie Liberal MP Jason Wood...

humour youtube

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Trust me

· Steve Pierson

David Farrar says of a scene in Dark Knight 'I would have voted 'yes''. Without giving away any of the plot, that means Farrar would choose to hurt many others as long as he would not be hurt himself. But in making that decision he…

dpf humour