The stock market dipped sharply in trading today, after no stories appeared in any of the major newspapers about Sonny Bill Williams for almost two hours. There were some signs of a rally early in the afternoon, as traders took a punt that one of the television current affairs shows would run a story about…
Debbie Mayo-Smith has a regular column in the Herald. and she offers tips on business performance. She describes herself as an “international speaker and bestselling author”. Additionally, her website boldly states: If you want significant improvements in business performance from minimum effort or cost, you must get Debbie Mayo-Smith now. Note the imperative. Have you…
In the Herald they’re reporting that the sun is bombarding us with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years. Six years! And what is John Key’s government doing about this crisis? I’ll tell you. They’ve all buggered off to Ratana to kowtow to the locals there, even as the radiation from…
A police raid at a kindergarten this morning has led to several deaths and multiple arrests. Police and Armed Offender units raided the Meriwether Community Kindergarten just after morning tea, but the raid turned violent when some of the children put up a fight. Authorities raided the heavily fortified compound following a report that a…
The Labour Party has admitted receiving a donation to its coffers from the National Party. National Party President Peter Goodfellow confirmed the donation yesterday. He said it was a contribution towards the costs of running Labour’s blogsite Red Alert. “They are doing great work, and we want that to continue,” said Mr Goodfellow. Labour Party…
Now that 2011 is done and dusted let’s review the legal year. Okay, I’m bored just thinking about that. Let’s instead examine what the craziest lawsuits of 2011 were. How about the college student who sued a hooker for $US1.8 million, because she didn’t spend enough time with him? He claimed she left half an…
Apparently some bloggers are getting paid big money to go feral on opponents of big business. Big money. I’m not talking a can of coke and a $5 McDonalds voucher either, although I probably would turn class traitor for a free Big Mac. So if $10,000-$20,000* is the going rate for turning blog tricks, as…
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw was given the supreme award at the Steinlager New Zealand Literature Awards last night. McCaw’s epic book, Richie, won the main award, the Literature Cup, as well as picking up a number of other prizes. The win takes the All Blacks back to the top of the world literature rankings…
Some of those killed in yesterday’s elephant-trampling catastrophe would have earlier considered reviewing their life and trauma insurance arrangements, an insurance expert says. And the families of those squashed by the angry beasts would be overwhelmed by the desire to communicate with the souls of their lost ones via psychics and other spiritual mediums, says…
I know that during this holiday period the last thing journos want to be thinking about is serious work. That’s why during quiet news cycles such as the one we are in, the news is filled with stories of accidents and celebrities. The perfect summer news story combines both accidents and celebrities. To help out…
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