Shots Fired
Adrienne Truscott (2013 Edinburgh Fringe Panel prizewinner) “I would’ve said [Tony] Abbott, because his tone-deafness makes it so easy, and after the George Bush years an American could basically recycle […]
Chuckles the Finance Minister
Bill English Despite politics closely resembling an episode of The Walking Dead, watching Bill English unleash his anti-charisma on New Zealand is still compulsive viewing for his statistics, policies and, […]
More hurrahs to come?
Rivalries, on the whole, are a bit of fun. Sibling rivalries, trans-Tasman rivalries, gleefully venomous but probably made-up rivalries on reality shows. It’s all just a harmless, somewhat passive-aggressive gag. However, there’s […]
Cricket World Cup special
Cricket and politics have many things in common — the highest form of each is both exhilarating to fans and excruciating to everyone else, and New Zealand bats higher than […]
Fun from the fringes
David Seymour’s ‘See-Mo’ Moustache For Movember, Seymour grew what could only be described as ‘The Epsom Bandito’. Like a slightly uncool Magnum PI, it was perfect for a man looking […]
WGT vs. AKL
Eight years ago I moved to Wellington. I’ve wanted to go home ever since. I’ve tried to find a way every year. But not this year. This year I’m settling in. […]
Selling the silver
I slam the laptop shut, lock my fingers behind my head and lean back in a self-congratulatory stretch. I’ve just flogged off a roomful of furniture. After all the advertising […]
The Other Election
I strongly suggest you look up Fiji and its coups in order to understand fully the importance of this election. My family has lived in Fiji since 1996. During the […]
Election 2014
National: 48% Sorry #teamkey, they won’t get 50 percent. But only just. This is National’s election to lose, and John Key doesn’t only hold all the cards — he’s dealing… […]
The Big Budget Bash
In the red corner comes the challenger: the Economic Policy Eviscerators, the Gurus of Growth, the Kiwi Namers — theeee… LABOUR PARTY!! And in the blue corner, the defending champion: […]
