Labour leader David Shearer is under pressure to apologise, after Sky Sport accidentally played a television advertisement during a live All Blacks game. The advertisement was played sixteen minutes into the first half of the match against France on Saturday night, prompting numerous complaints by angry viewers. Sky Television CEO John Fellet quickly apologised for…
I now think I understand why the left has done so badly these last few years. We have fooled ourselves into thinking that the issues that matter most to people are poverty, employment and a strong economy. It turns out, though, that the crisis of our times is the plight of high-earning upwardly-mobile young professionals…
Hone Harawira, the big loser in both lists out today The 2013 Kiwiblog Readers Most Trusted List was released today, and Redbaiter has come out on top for the second year in a row. The list of 100 most trusted people is compiled annually from Kiwiblog comments sampled throughout the year, and this year…
The last time the New Zealand Herald’s pun machine broke down There were delays in the publication and distribution of this morning’s edition of the New Zealand Herald, after one of the newspaper’s machines broke down overnight. Today’s edition of the paper did not hit the news stands until late this morning, after the machinery problem…
A Marae Investigates poll has revealed that all four main candidates will comfortably win the Ikaroa-Rawhiti Poll by-election. The poll gives Meka Whaitiri of the Labour Party, Marama Davidson of the Green Party, Te Hāmua Nikora of the Mana Party, and Na Raihania of the Maori Party a healthy lead in the contest. The result…
Alternative hobbies such as stamp-collecting and line-dancing (pictured above) can now be put off until at least 2017 A number of bloggers and commentators are breathing more easily this week, after concerns about the performance of the main opposition political party were laid to rest. Left-aligned bloggers had grown increasingly nervous about the prospects…
(Click here for details of how you can contribute a piece to Imperator Fish Nation) Dan writes:The government has today announced an exciting new plan to overcrowd 39,000 houses in Auckland in just three years. Finance Minister Bill English said “A lack of housing in Auckland is leading to rising house prices and stifling economic…
I remember thinking at the time that the view from the community hall was a remarkable one Look, I can explain everything. There has been a terrible mistake, but I’m not the one responsible. I would never have gone in if I’d known who the host was. I must have taken a wrong turn somewhere.…
It’s a challenging time for anyone trying to run a business. Most businesses have cut their costs down to the bone, and decisions about how and where to spend money need to be made with great care. To remain successful, businesses need to know with some certainty that the money they spend will go to…
Update 1: It turns out that he didn’t. Update 2: Oh well, he’s probably still evil.
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