Too far.
People often ask us at The Standard why we don’t post under our real names. Tonight Whaleoil has provided a damn good answer […]
Damned if you do…
The Herald has an interesting article about shift work posted today pointing out the impact shift work has on workers’ families. The article […]
Key and crabs
Now I know many of us are still in holiday mode for awhile longer but did it strike anyone else as a little […]
Interesting times…
It seems the cats at newzblog have decided to bring our old mate Robinsod on board as a blogger and his first shot […]
With all the charm of Slough
Paul from The Fundy Post has done a rather humorous review of John Key’s holiday home in Success Court, Omaha Beach, as featured […]
New left-wing blog
While I’ve been away some regular left-leaning commenters here at The Standard and elsewhere have banded together to start NewZblog, a new Kiwi […]
Follow the money
I see Shadbolt is back on the blackmail bandwagon again with today’s Herald claiming he’s aiming to break the Electoral Finance Act (though […]
What’s National cooking up for 2008?
Well, I saw my first Farrar billboard in the real two days ago and I gotta tell you I laughed. I was with […]
Bye bye Ed, you beauty
I won’t try and add anything much to the many, many words of tribute on this, the sad death of Sir Ed Hillary […]
What you can do with this gadget is up to you
Spotted in the NY Times (6 Jan 2008) this new gadget looks like it takes the concept of open source one step further […]
The Politics of New Hampshire
For those of you following the presidential primaries this opinion piece by Dan Balz in the Washington Post (9 Jan) provides some interesting […]
ODT ad from today
Granny Herald (finally) outs Julian Robertson as National donor
In a front-page article about New Year’s honours focussing on expatriate Kiwi Owen Glenn’s contribution to the Labour Party, Auckland University, and numerous […]
Shadbolt jailed for bullshit
Some years ago Mayor Shadbolt spent a week in Mt Crawford prison for refusing to pay a fine for saying “bullshit” in public. […]
Happy New Year
Cyber-Santa came a little late to The Standard this year but we’re certainly not complaining – evidently we’ve got a New Year’s present […]
The best of The Standard in 2007
As we contemplate a bad year in the polls for Labour, the signs are pointing to National cruising onto victory in 2008. Or […]
Christmas wishes
Well I didn’t get my pony but I hope everyone’s Christmas was as enjoyable as mine. I’m just finishing some peanut butter on […]
A New Year’s wish
As a kid growing up in the countryside I recall being startled by the realisation that there were people in the world who […]
The Hutch
One morning last week I stumbled upon TV3’s early morning Sunrise programme. It’s a bright and cheery little show providing an easier alternative […]
A photo finish
I have glimpsed the future. I know how Election 08 will play out. It will be a thriller, going down to the wire. […]
Roy Morgan poll
Here’s the latest Roy Morgan poll. Nothing too unexpected, but interesting to see the Greens and NZ First both over the 5% threshold. […]
Political intermission
If like me you are thinking “why?” to the issue of attack billboards at the time of year when everyone just wants to […]
John Key hearts Canada
Move over Australia, John Key has a new heart-felt love: Canada. On his recent ‘heartland’ tour to discover what country folk thought, Key […]
Spain bans parents from smacking children
Yesterday we saw a report from Police Deputy Commissioner Rob Pope saying claims that the repeal of section 59 would lead to the […]
National disses minimum wage
National’s comments on the minimum wage show a party that has no answers on how to close the wage gap with Australia. Just […]
National has worst behaved MPs
Trevor Mallard’s had all the press but it’s the National Party MPs who have been battling it out all year for top spot […]
McCready facing 51 fraud charges
Yesterday NZPA reported that Graham McCready – the man who brought a private prosecution against Mallard over his fight with Tau Heare – […]
Huckabee’s subliminal Christmas message
CNN reports that Republican Mike Huckabee poked fun at critics who said a bookshelf in his new Christmas-themed ad that appeared to highlight […]
Billboard shambles
Here’s some coverage from TV1 last night on what’s looking more and more like a PR disaster for National, Farrar and their wealthy […]
Dom Post: “Kill the krill”
Not content to let the media moguls over at The Herald have all the campaigning fun, it was great to finally see The […]
DPF’s bloody good deal
There’s plenty of comment about Davey’s/National’s Billboards here and at Blogblog so I’ll not bore you with my analysis of these dreadful things. […]
Leadership style & Clinton v Obama
Leadership is a quality that everyone can recognise but a whole suite of academic debate has emerged over its definition. For an example […]
Same old National
The National Party have reverted to type. They’re back to stoking the politics of fear and division. Anyone who thought that things might […]
Electoral Finance Bill passes
PS. If none of this is making sense try lolcats (Wikipedia) or lolnatz (Kiwiblogblog). Also worth noting that Dunne pulled his support at […]
Dunne folds under pressure
According to reports, Peter Dunne has withdrawn his support for the Electoral Finance Bill at the last minute. Newsroom says: Mr Dunne said […]
Mallard pleads guilty to fighting charge
The Dom reports that: Cabinet minister Trevor Mallard has escaped an assault charge over his altercation with National MP Tau Henare by pleading […]