A new column from The Christ on life, the afterlife, and politics. I may be the Messiah, but nobody’s perfect. Like most of you mere foolish mortals, I also get pissed off when someone steals my limelight. That’s why I’m struggling to feel any sympathy for the plight of embattled Auckland mayor Len Brown. He’s…
A guest post from the CEO of For the Sake of Our Cakes Trust I picked up the newspaper today, only to immediately regret my decision. The latest heartbreaking case of abuse now playing out all over the media has left me sick to the stomach. Sick when I think how much more settled my…
It was another masterful display in the House yesterday, as the Prime Minister ran rings around the Opposition yet again. First up was a question about the handling of the economy. John Key batted the question away by describing the handling of his car. Key then walked over to Winston Peters, grabbed his cheeks and…
There was both excitement and disappointment in the technology world, as Apple yesterday unveiled the new iMayor. The release of any Apple product is always a major event, but initial feedback following the launch of the new iMayor has been mixed. The iMayor includes a number of different features to the last version, which was…
The Finance Minister said this morning that the asteroid speeding towards the country presented opportunities for New Zealand. Scientists yesterday announced that a giant asteroid is on a collision course with the Earth. They predict that the huge rock will hit the southern part of the North Island tomorrow, destroying most of Wellington and leaving hundreds of…
Listen in to this podcast (at about the 4 minute mark) to hear the Police Commissioner tell Mary Wilson he runs a business. Arguments about speed cameras aside, it is of course nonsense. Whatever the Commissioner may think about his role and the job he has to do, he is not a businessman and the…
Celebrity forecasters are warning of an impending gossip bomb, after a number of sightings of Keisha Castle-Hughes and Sonny-Bill Williams together. Bar patrons reported seeing the two sitting and laughing together during a private party at up-market bar Scratching Dodos in the Viaduct. The party was being held to celebrate the launch of Sally Ridge’s…
Never let anyone say I’m only interested in helping out journos who report fluff entertainment news. I’m also here to give those hardboiled crime reporters a helping hand. It can’t be easy having to ring up grieving families in order to get a scoop, so hopefully I can make your job of forcing them to…
An Auckland office worker has been labelled a selfless hero after rescuing a colleague’s cup of tea yesterday afternoon. Fraser Gerbest, 33, was at his computer entering data into a spreadsheet when he heard a cry of alarm. “I knew something was up when I heard cursing from the direction of the lunchroom”, said Mr…
Hard-hitting conservative columnist Dr Frank Shizenhausen returns with a powerful new column There’s a petition under way to demand a toughening of our bail laws. This is timely, because it has been a long time since we last had a debate on our bail laws—at least a couple of weeks. Proponents of “Christie’s Law” want to…
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