It’s been a tough couple of weeks. I should have written sooner, but being ambitious for New Zealand and relaxed at the same time makes it hard to get anything done. Last week was pretty awful. Phil’s resignation caught me by complete surprise. I don’t understand why he resigned over a few bottles of wine. We…
Were you there? From the Rodney City Council website: A fundraising function (in association with Muriel Newman’s NZCPR) will be held on Sunday February 28th 2010 at Alan Gibbs’ Farm, north of Auckland. For those who don’t know The Farm, it is a 1,000 acre sculpture park bordering on the Kaipara Harbour, featuring original works by local…
NZ History Online reports on this day in 1844: William Brewer, a Wellington lawyer, died on 4 March 1844 as a result of wounds received in a duel with another lawyer, H. Ross, on 26 February. The duel was the result of a quarrel that had arisen from a case in the Wellington County Court.…
Police commanders have reported an overnight drop in the number of violent offences being committed. And they are putting the drop down to recent announcements by the Government that it intends to get tough on crime. Prime Minister John Key recently announced plans for tougher sentences against offenders who attack police. And Police Minister Judith…
The Highlights Monday: On Morning Report, Sean and Geoff get down with the cast of Survivor Christchurch, the fantastic new TV3 reality show. And they ask the star of the show about rumours of the on-screen romance between him and teammate Jennifer. And don’t miss the latest instalment of Ten Worst Dates, bought to you…
It’s been a tough week. Had my big speech in Parliament on Tuesday. Managed to say not much, and didn’t commit to doing anything, which left me very pleased. Sat down after the speech feeling pretty good about myself, only for the other lot to start tearing strips off me. Who do they think they…
Dear Mr Key I know I’ve been making fun of you lately, and I’m sorry about that. But you have been make it easy for me. Anyway, I wanted to write to you because there’s something I want to say. You see, it’s about your government’s economic policies and your speech this week to Parliament.…
A guest post by Justice Minister Simon Power I am often asked as Justice Minister what my position on evidence is. Because I get asked this question a lot, I have decided to spell out my position and the position of the government I am a member of, so as to leave no doubt about…
So the teachers want a fight, do they? All because they say National Standards won’t work and will create league tables (so what? why shouldn’t I know how the Warriors are getting on?), and have been shown to be a miserable failure everywhere they’ve been tried. I’ve always said we can’t take too much from…
If you follow the Stuff website or read Fairfax newspapers you may have concluded that they must have an Unworldly Spectres Department. There has been a series of ghost stories involving strange images caught on film. Everything from a cat to a dead woman gazing over the fence. Today’s instalment is brought to you by…
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