Saturday, April 27, 2013

George Jones takes his final bow

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George Jones, the country singer Gram Parsons called the king of broken hearts, has died, aged 81. He lived far longer than anyone could h...
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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Not an easy woman to like

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(First published in the Nelson Mail and Manawatu Standard , April 24.) LIKE a lot of people, I’ve been thinking lately about Margaret ...
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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Buffoon of the week

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Maurice Williamson is being lionised as some sort of international celebrity for his speech in Parliament in support of the same-sex marri...
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Saturday, April 20, 2013

A roomful of teddy bears could hardly do worse

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(First published in The Dominion Post , April 19.) WELLINGTON could save itself a truckload of money by getting rid of its mayor and ...
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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Music to cross the Rimutakas by

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Driving home from Wellington to the Wairarapa a few days ago, I seized the opportunity to play a new CD I’d been looking forward to (thank...
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Friday, April 12, 2013

Heaven protect us from self-righteous zealots

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(First published in the Nelson Mail and Manawatu Standard , April 10.) We tend to think of idealism as a good thing. Idealists want ...
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Monday, April 8, 2013

How two highly educated men miss the point - or do they?

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In a Daily Blog commentary  attacking my recent column on Radio New Zealand , Chris Trotter portrays me as wanting the state broadcaster to ...
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