Wednesday, June 7, 2023

NZ: a blank canvas for stokers of the culture wars

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Ever heard of Professor Mohan Dutta? No, neither had I until a few days ago, when his name popped up on my computer screen. He occupies the ...
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Sunday, June 4, 2023

The NZTA's worse than useless road signs

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Not that I’m picking on the NZTA or anything (see earlier post ), but does New Zealand have the world’s worst road signage? I’ve expostula...
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Friday, June 2, 2023

Please, Stuff, spare us the hypocritical rhetoric

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There was more flatulent corporate blather yesterday from Stuff about its proud heritage. In statements accompanying the announcement of a...
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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Jeremy Clarke will be missed

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I was saddened to read this week of the death on May 21 of Jeremy Clarke, who wrote the Low Life column in the British magazine the Spectato...
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Notes on a road trip to the Far North

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My wife and I recently returned from a 3000km road trip to the Far North via Taranaki. Here are some of the things we discovered (or in some...
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Friday, May 26, 2023

A fresh appraisal of an unfashionable subject

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I’ve just finished reading a recently published book by my friend and long-ago boss, the Sydney-based New Zealand author and journalist Robi...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Just another day at Wellington City Council ....

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There are some situations so absurd that only humour can adequately capture their lunacy. Wellington city councillor Nikau Wi Neera, who was...
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