Friday, September 15, 2023

Peter Hubscher's warts-and-all perspective on the New Zealand wine industry

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At Wardini Books in Napier last night my wife and I attended the launch of “A Vintner’s Tale”, a memoir by Peter Hubscher, former managing d...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Spiro Zavos: Sun Tzu and the art of winning the Rugby World Cup

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Spiro (pictured) is a New Zealander who for decades wrote a popular rugby column in the Sydney Morning Herald. He has kindly agreed to have ...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Matthew Hooton on Christopher Luxon

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Matthew Hooton has written a devastating critique of Christopher Luxon, and the frightening thing is that his assessment is spot-on. Regardl...
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Friday, September 8, 2023

I defended the media then; I wouldn't now

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In his media column in the New Zealand Herald today, Shayne Currie reports that media organisations are having to think about security arra...
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Thursday, August 31, 2023

The soldier whose heroism the NZ Defence Force strangely refuses to recognise

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I wrote this post for my blog last week, then decided it was an issue of public importance that deserved a wider audience. I shared it with ...
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Guest post: Spiro Zavos on Australian rugby and the Folau factor

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Former Wellington journalist Spiro Zavos wrote a highly regarded rugby column in the Sydney Morning Herald for nearly 30 years. He is the au...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Guest post: Perce Hàrpham on the Maori electorates

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In the following article, retired businessman Perce Harpham makes the point that Maori electorates are no longer necessary to ensure Maori r...
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