All this seismic activity reminds me for no particular reason that all the worst and most despicable super-villains live underneath volcanoes. If I were a megalomaniac with delusions of grandeur, who just happened to have a team of rocket scientists working for me, I wouldn’t be able to go past White Island. The place looks…
In a surprise move, lawyer and blogger Cathy Odgers has been appointed part-time assistant editor of Landfall, New Zealand’s most prestigious literary journal. Odgers, who is better known by her blogging name Cactus Kate, came to the attention of the journal’s publishers after she wrote a scathing blogpost about the literary pedigree of the late…
Minutes of Meeting of Aotearoa Man/Bunny Love Association (AMBLA) Held at Grey Lynn Community Hall on 31 July 2012 at 3:00pm Present: A. Spanks (President), B. Thizbandall (Treasurer), S. Chung (Secretary), T. Lupus, X. Wangbanks, P. Peacock, D. Smilley, N. Tako, B Hitler. Apologies: A Khan, L Lemburstraveras, N Osferatu. Approval of Minutes: The minutes…
Every time I hear Rod Oram talk he comes across as wise and knowledgeable. He’s a business journalist and newspaper columnist, but he appears to have an intelligent opinion on everything. For example, this morning he sounded more like a town planning expert as he critiqued the new Christchurch CBD plan on Kathryn Ryan’s Nine to…
Paul Henry says he feels “humbled”, after a series of charity events raised thousands of dollars for the struggling broadcaster. News that the Ten Network in Australia was considering axing his low-rating Breakfast show, has led to messages of sympathy and support for Mr Henry from all around the world. Although Henry’s job is safe…
One City…One Event… One Opportunity. The iconic Waikato River weaves its way dreamily through this picturesque city of gardens and chlamydia, and visitors often remark that they would almost certainly dive into its waters, were it not for the dairy run-off making the river too polluted for swimming. Our magnificent town square, Garden Place, easily…
Authorities and financial institutions are preparing for trouble, after a bill seeking to legalise same-sex marriage was drawn from Parliament’s Members Bill Ballot. Early indications that the bill will have sufficient support to pass into law have led to panic on the financial markets, as financial institutions anticipate a flood of people trying desperately to…
Only a few weeks ago he was the enemy, a despicable monster who had turned his back on the people of New Zealand. Now he’s being portrayed as a hero, ensuring that two progressive pieces of legislation will go to a second reading in Parliament. Peter Dunne may be up to something. He claims he…
I have decided to devote a whole blogpost to the making of fat jokes at the expense of Gerry Brownlee. There are so many reasons to dislike Brownlee without resorting to cheap-shots about his weight, and I’m not actually going to make any fat jokes, because the very thought of using someone’s weight as a weapon…
Imperator Fish 
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