The demise of Nick Smith has been spectacular, but it is not an end to the ACC privacy story, and the story continues to develop by the hour. I will keep a live update here as developments come in. Stay tuned. 7:08am: An emergency meeting of political journalists will be held at 8:00am this morning…
A number of commentators have suggested that Labour leader David Shearer’s speech last week is evidence of a move by Labour to the right. At first I was not convinced with any of the arguments, and I dismissed them as baseless speculation. It seemed to me that what few policy hints Shearer gave out rooted…
John Key’s plan to transform the economy by reorganising a few government departments into one super-bureaucracy leaves me imagining a street magician offering card tricks to a gathering crowd of onlookers. “Watch as I dazzle you with my amazing tricks!” he says, shuffling the deck. Two hours later he’s still shuffling the cards, the crowds…
Comparisons to Nelson Mandela seem to be the rage this week. In the last couple of days the African statesman has found himself being compared with Tame Iti and the late Jock Hobbs. I am picking that this trend towards Mandela-isation will continue. Who wouldn’t want to be likened to the great man? So who…
A prominent blogger has leaked personal details about a Ports of Auckland worker’s employment records. Clearly someone was outraged at this serf’s inflated sense of self-entitlement. How dare he object to the port’s plan to take away his livelihood! We don’t know for certain who was behind the leaking of the information to the blogger,…
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…
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