I am speaking to you from the Koru Lounge at Auckland International Airport, shortly before I get on a plane to South Africa. This morning the New Zealand Ambassador in Beijing handed the Chinese Government a final note stating that unless we heard from them by 11:00 am that they were prepared at once to…
Introducing award winning therapist, real estate agent, and clairvoyant to the stars, Pamela de Bonbon. If you have a problem that needs fixing, she can help. Relationship problems? Want the winning lotto numbers? Runny bottom that won’t respond to treatment? Pam can help. Dear Pam It sure has been tough these last few days. My…
Is this the best news story ever?* A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria when he made a rude gesture at a group of Hells Angels, hurled a puppy at them and then escaped on a stolen bulldozer. The 26-year-old drove into the grounds of the motorcycle gang members’ clubhouse north of…
MediaWorks, the company that owns Radio Live, has suspended all dividend payments for this financial year. The company has been under intense scrutiny, after an on-air explosion by Radio Live talkback host Michael Laws sent noxious pollution into the airwaves. MediaWorks has been accused of not doing enough to prevent the explosion, and of failing…
Our effort in securing a draw against Slovakia in the World Cup is admirable, and deserving of celebration. That is because we’re a small nation. Unlike mighty Slovakia, which doth bestride the world like a Colossus. After all, there are only thirty-something other teams in the world better than the Slovaks. So it’s only natural…
Let me tell you about the last week: Expenses scandal: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Chris Carter: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Shane Jones: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Foreshore and Seabed: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!…
A freak wind gust has destroyed the Beehive building in Wellington, and dozens are feared dead. Rescue workers have been frantically pulling people from the rubble of the Beehive building in Wellington today, after a sudden wind gust ripped through the building, tearing it to pieces in seconds. The death toll is not yet known,…
Prime Minister John Key has moved swiftly to draw a line under the expenses scandal, by demoting three of his ministers. Key announced today that Bill English, Phil Heatley and Tim Groser would be stripped of all ministerial portfolios. Their replacements will be announced tomorrow. Key moved quickly after Labour leader Phil Goff earlier today…
Former and current Government ministers have been under attack after their all-too-human foibles and weaknesses were revealed yesterday. Their use of ministerial credit cards to pay for personal items establishes once again how utterly bankrupt our political system is. The answer ought to be abundantly clear. We can no longer rely on humans to rule us.…
A message from spokesperson Ahab McReverend The Sensible Whaling Trust deplores the prank played on TVNZ’s Breakfast show recently, but also calls upon TVNZ to give real advocates for sensible whaling a voice. We have a serious problem with whales in this country. Whole gangs of whales have been known to turn up unannounced on…
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