Friday, November 27, 2009

All Ihimaera's work is now under suspicion

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(First published in the Nelson Mail and Manawatu Standard , November 25.) The Wellington writer and academic Vincent O’Sullivan was right on...
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Remember Tau and Tuku? Not much has changed

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[First published in the Curmudgeon column, The Dominion Post , November 24.] DEFENDERS of MMP pooh-pooh the notion that it’s an electoral sy...
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

As usual, the Air New Zealand wine awards spring a few surprises

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It’s always interesting to browse through the results of the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, the most important of New Zealand’s annual wine co...
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Cactus Kate and that smoking gun

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Radio New Zealand’s Mediawatch yesterday reported a furore, largely confined to the blogosphere, over legal guidelines reportedly issued to...
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Gary Glitter and the Morris Marina weren't good ideas either

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(First published in the Nelson Mail and Manawatu Standard , November 11.) Let me take you back to 1974. New Zealanders were driving Holden K...

Going cold turkey on the TV news

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(First published in the Curmudgeon column, The Dominion Post , November 11.) I HAVE ALMOST given up entirely on the television news. This is...
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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Mayhem at Masterton book launching; police hold back crowds

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Hedley's Bookshop in Masterton, a Wairarapa treasure that deserves to be more widely known, was the venue for the launch at a merry gath...
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