National continues to try to out the person who did the secret taping at the National Party conference last weekend. I can’t work out why. Is it because they want to prosecute the person responsible? If that were the case surely they’d be laying a complaint with the police who would then be able to […]
John Key seems to have the same affliction as George W. Bush…whenever he speaks it never quite seems to come out right. One example – the furore over secret tapings and ransacked rubbish. Asked by the protestors outside the National Party conference in the weekend to apologise he told Duncan Garner on TV3 news: “Well, […]
Wellington, refined and cultured capital of New Zealand, kicked off tonight a new series of 7 x 7 lectures. For those who haven’t experienced these events seven speakers each have seven minutes to espouse their view of the world. The theme for this evening was “Seven Foundations – our reality 2008, our future 2028”. Standout […]
Who else is playing Pulse of the Nation? Brought to you by the folk who invented Virtual Super 14, Pulse of the Nation lets people predict the outcome of the general election. Each fortnight, if you are a subscriber, you get to pick the percentage you believe each party will get at the general election. […]
Saw this advertisement in today’s Sunday Star Times (still haven’t cancelled my subscription). I had wondered what Don Brash, ex leader of the National Party, was up to. Now I know.
I’m a bit behind the eight-ball on this one, but outraged nonetheless. My mother told me a couple of days ago that incandescent light-bulbs are to be banned. I thought Mum was having a senior moment. “You can’t just ban light-bulbs Mum”, I said. Well, I was wrong. Apparently the government can. In fact it […]