The finalists for the annual Roger Award for the Worst multinational operating in New Zealand in 2007 were recently announced. Telecom have,...
THE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA: THE CORPORATE RAIDERS MOVE IN
The New Zealand media are presently going through their traditional orgy of 'looking back' on 2007 - but this 'reflection' h...
THE WAREHOUSE: WHERE EVERYONE GETS A CRAP JOB!
Working at The Warehouse, New Zealand's version of Wal-Mart (which was founder Stephen Tindall's 'inspiration') is not exact...
ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE FROM THE JIM AND CARLY SHOW!
Jim: Breaking news, Carly. It's nearly Christmas. Well, that's what the autocue says anyway.. Carly: That's right- it is Christm...
SIDESHOW BOB'S 'GOOD PEOPLE'
Well, Sideshow Bob Parker has finally revealed who financially backed his mayoral campaign. Not surprisingly, Parker's support has come ...
FLIP GRATER: 'LONG AWAITED SIGH'
Flip performing 'Long Awaited Sigh' on New Zealand television. The song was used in the season finale of the American television dr...
FLIP GRATER: CAT POWER
“From farther up the east coast toward Christchurch comes Flip Grater. The female singer-songwriter has a Hope Sandoval feel to her acousto-...
YELLOW PAGES AND SWEATSHOPS
As from April next year, New Zealanders will find their enquiries to Yellow Pages being answered by a call centre in Manila in the Philippin...
SUNRISE: IT'S AWFUL
I watched some of TV3's breakfast 'news' show Sunrise again today - it was something to do while I ironed my trousers. There ar...
SIDESHOW BOB STILL HASN'T FILED HIS ELECTION RETURN!
Sideshow Bob Parker, Christchurch's new mayor, has still to file his final election return with the registrar - and so revealing who fin...
SANTA SUCKS
I visited my local shopping mall yesterday and was horrified to discover that Christmas songs are now being played continuously. During my m...