Key Captures Critical Demographic After Radio Show

After a momentous week in politics, both main political party leaders were this weekend reflecting on the reaction to their state of the nation speeches. Most commentators and analysts have given John Key a positive tick for what they say was a courageous initiative. Lecturer in Political Studies at Timaru University, Fraser Newdick, said that…

Guess I’ll Read This

As I mentioned yesterday, I managed to leave my book at home, so I’ve been scrambling around to find something to read during my time on the Coromandel. It’s a shame the local store doesn’t have a better selection of magazines. I’ll just have to make do with what they have.

Reasons Why You Should Follow Me On Twitter

Are you on Twitter? If not, then you are missing a veritable rollercoaster ride of fun, frivolity and high drama. If you are a Twitter enthusiast then, like me, you are living the dream. For those of you who are yet to join in the social media phenomenon, I have nothing to say to you.…

My Cricket World Cup Squad

The Cricket World Cup is only a few weeks away. In this post I take a look at the squad of 15 to go to the Indian sub-continent, and give my assessment of the team and our chances. The Team. John Key (captain) Key has been a consistent performer with both bat and ball for…

You Can Always Trust The Police

Today in History – Russia, 1938 A spokesperson for the Russian Police Association, Gregor Okkonnorvski, has assured the public that his organisation’s members play by the rules and maintain the highest standards of integrity. The assurances came after a number of radicals and Trotskyites made malicious claims that the secret police, or NKVD, led by…

Saint Lee?

From Stuff: A French nun says she felt new inner strength and vitality as her Parkinson’s disease suddenly disappeared in 2005 – a recovery the Vatican attributes to the miraculous intercession of Pope John Paul II. Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who works at a Paris maternity clinic, told reporters in a rare appearance yesterday that she…

Key To Open For The Black Caps?

So the economy is shot to hell, and our political leaders don’t seem to know or care how to fix it. Let’s instead focus on the important things. Like the cricket. Prime Minister John Key was leading from the front today. He may have dropped the ball on the Pike River issue (Phil Goff has…