Karl du Fresne

(First published in the Curmudgeon column, The Dominion Post , April 27.) SAY the word “sneaky”. Now try drawing it out, like this: sneak-ke...

I don’t believe Sir Geoffrey Palmer is a wowser. I imagine he would bristle at the suggestion. Neither do I believe he’s a compulsive contro...

Last night I was privileged to attend, along with about 40 others, a concert by the luminously talented Wellington singer and songwriter Jes...

(First published in the Nelson Mail and Manawatu Standard , April 14.) Contrary to popular belief, it was Labour that won the 2008 election....

(First published in the Curmudgeon column, The Dominion Post , April 13). WHEN we think of conceit and arrogance, we normally associate it w...

Back in the 1970s, the British satirical magazine Private Eye coined the wonderful phrase “Ugandan discussions” as a euphemism for illicit o...

What an unhappy coincidence, at least from the Maori Party’s point of view, that the party's flagship $1 billion-plus Whanau Ora scheme ...