A short film tie-in for Naomi Klein's new book of the same name. Well worth a read. The film was directed by Jonas Cuaron. clipped fro...
NEW GOVERNMENT, SAME AGENDA
On November 24 John Howard's Liberal Government was voted out of office in Australia. The key to the defeat of John Howard was the uni...
PERPLEXING PHILOSOPHIES
ISMS AND OLOGIES: 453 DIFFICULT DOCTRINES YOU'VE ALWAYS PRETENDED TO UNDERSTAND Arthur Goldwag (Quercus) So you're at an art opening...
THE JIM AND CARLY SHOW
Another exclusive look behind the scenes at the Jim and Carly Show... Jim: Sorry I 'm late..slept in. Carly: Whatever. Have you seen the...
SILLY OLD MICHAEL BARNETT
We live in a democratic society right? Well, not if you happen to be a member of the Chinese spiritual movement, Falun Gong. The Auckland gr...
CHRIS KNOX: I WRITE THE SONGS (FOR LABOUR)
Several posts ago I wrote a piece about political columnist Chris Trotter appearing on stage at the Labour Party conference, along with alon...
'TUHOE TERRORISM': NO EVIDENCE, NO CHARGES - BUT THE SMEAR CAMPAIGN CONTINUES
The rise of the Maori Sovereignty movement in the post Bastion Point occupation era (January 1977) saw a lot of emotionally-charged rhetoric...
POISONED BAIT
Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan Books) In Nickel and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich...
SIDESHOW BOB GOES TO THE MOVIES
Sideshow Bob Parker, the new Mayor of Christchurch, attended the premiere of We're Here To Help , the movie about local property develo...
DAVE HENDERSON: NEW IMAGE, SAME OLD POLITICS
We're Here to Help , South Pacific Film's celluloid treatment of Christchurch property developer Dave Henderson's 'struggle&...
CHRIS TROTTER: DEFENDING HELEN
I was watching some news coverage of the Labour Party conference over the weekend. What interested me was a brief shot of various Labour Pa...
LITTLE NEWS AT SUNRISE
I took a look at the Jim and Carly Show (otherwise known as Sunrise ) the other day. Carly's over in the United Kingdom - thanks to a lo...