Go the reds!
Stuff reported yesterday that the New Zealand Kiwi Foundation is warning that “New Zealand’s national icon, the kiwi, could face extinction within the […]
Arrests
Indymedia reports that “In a wave of massive state repression, 300+ Police, in many cases armed, raided houses around the country today making […]
Blog action day: environment
It’s environmental blog action day. Bloggers worldwide are being encouraged to post on an environmental issue of importance to them. One issue. One […]
More on free speech in National
Someone just sent me this. It’s an editorial from the Ashburton Guardian on Brian Connell’s firing resignation. Particularly over matters of Electoral Finance […]
National on free speech
Shortly after Jim Anderton published a press release saying that he was adding his signature to our petition asking John Key to apologise […]
Banks? Thanks…
So you just had to do it didn’t you Auckland… And a shout out to publicaddress for the clip (there are more here)
Hollow Man v Shallow Man
Nicky Hager’s book, The Hollow Men in many respects contains no great revelation to those who have witnessed National Party politicians’ behaviour over […]
Email excuses
Bill Ralston writes in his his column in the Herald today, “Okay, I know sometimes I don’t open all my emails, such as […]
Fighting virtual climate change
The New York Times reports that game maker Electronic Arts and energy company BP have collaborated in designing the latest version of E.A.’s […]
Left brain or right brain?
Apparently most people see the dancer spinning counter-clockwise. If you see her going clockwise you’re possibly right-brain dominant.
Free culture. Amen.
Wouldn’t be a weekend on The Standard without a post on free culture now would it? I’m going to go out on a […]
A nice little earner
I know the Nats are leaking all over the place, but this is getting ridiculous. From our homies over at Kiwiblogblog, here’s a […]
Ig Nobel awards
This years’ Ig Nobel awards have just been presented. The awards recognise achievements that “first make people laugh, then make them think”. Pictured […]
Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize
Gore shared the Nobel prize with the UN climate panel for their for their international work to promote the importance of addressing global […]
From the Uttermost Ends of the Earth
On the morning of October the 12th 1917 845 New Zealand soldiers lost their lives in a failed attack on Bellvue Spur during […]
US right vs 12-year-old
A week or so ago President Bush vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded children’s health insurance in the US. He […]
Found
It’s Friday. Maybe you need a break. Don’t say we never think of you. Here’s a site I used to love but had […]
Deja vu: alle par dejeuner
Reading Hager’s observations in his select committee testimony got me thinking. That big business lobby which used to sit behind Dr Brash now […]
The real crime with the Brethren spending
I want to clarify the major difference between the Brethren spending money to elect National and the union’s spending money to elect Labour. […]
Fence-sitting on the Farming Show
More parseltongue from Key, this time on the Farming Show yesterday. It’s just getting tiring to listen to. Put Bill on, at least […]
Video: John Key meets Brethren
Here’s the clip that aired on One News during the 2005 election campaign. It was produced after it became apparent that the Brethren […]
Overtaxed?
There’s a lot of talk on the right about the surplus being evidence of ‘overtaxation’. But where exactly is the Government’s huge tax […]
Trans Tasman on Clark
Articles like this – particularly in international media – must worry Key and National. How do you even begin to challenge a leader […]
The war is not over for the children
For people visiting www.thewariniraqisnotover.com, I am tempted to add another requirement for those feeling genuinely outraged at John Key’s statement on the war […]
Remind you of anyone?
Key doesn’t deserve the moral high ground
No surprise to hear Key in the House yesterday relying on his research unit – Fran O’Sullivan – to try and weasel his […]
Outrageous Fortune
Outragous Fortune’s heading to the US. ABC has signed a deal with South Pacific Pictures to turn the show into an American series. […]
Political positioning
And so it begins. First we have Winston saying he could work with the Nats “if its policy was [thrown out] adjusted” and […]
DPF: Death Penalty Facts
There I was just reading this when I notice DPF doing a post on the same thing. Stuff reports that under Clark’s leadership […]
Petition: John Key should apologise
Like many listeners, we were stunned to hear this from a man who wants to lead New Zealand. Key has since claimed both […]
What good’s a story without any pictures?
Further to our release this morning of Hager’s testimony (PDF, 120K) refuting Brash and Key’s claim not to have planned their 2005 election […]
National’s cynical attack on disabled workers
History tells us the Nats will use any excuse they can to undermine people’s work rights, but this is low even for them. […]
Hollow Men new season at Circa 2
Good news for Wellingtonians. It looks like Dean Parker’s play The Hollow Men (based on Nicky Hager’s Don-downing book) has got a new […]
Connell’s history
From the Nats’ press release: National MP Brian Connell has indicated he does not intend seeking selection for the Selwyn seat at the […]
No it doesn’t, John
Looks like another batch of the infamous John Key posters has gone up all over central Wellington overnight, this time tackling John on […]
More from the Hollow Men
National doesn’t want you to see this. If you read five pages today, read these. It’s the transcript of Nicky Hager’s submission to […]