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BREAD AND CIRCUSES

BREAD AND CIRCUSES

Have you ever noticed how the New Zealand mainstream media goes ga-ga whenever a New Zealander – usually in the sports arena - has some degr...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 0 comments
Labels: media, sport
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2008 BUDGET: LABOUR IGNORES BENEFICIARIES

Despite the fact that a June 2007 report prepared by the Ministry of Development revealed that beneficiaries are now financially worse off t...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, May 25, 2008 1 comments
Labels: benefits, budget, labour
SIDESHOW BOB PARKER: TOYS 'R US!

SIDESHOW BOB PARKER: TOYS 'R US!

Fun-loving Christchurch Mayor Sideshow Bob Parker recently attended a bash for the website Slynkey.com.The site is aimed at young New Zealan...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, May 24, 2008 0 comments
Labels: bob, parker, sideshow
MIKE WARD UPSETS NORMAN'S GRAND PLAN

MIKE WARD UPSETS NORMAN'S GRAND PLAN

Former Green Party MP Mike Ward has prevented co-leader Russel Norman getting into Parliament, replacing the exiting Nandor Tanczos. The pl...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, May 22, 2008 0 comments
Labels: green, norman, ward
THE DANDY!

THE DANDY!

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 0 comments
Labels: parker.bob., sideshow
MORE TROUBLE FOR BOB: THE COALITION FOR FAIR RENTS GO TO THE OMBUDSMAN

MORE TROUBLE FOR BOB: THE COALITION FOR FAIR RENTS GO TO THE OMBUDSMAN

The Coalition For Fair Rents has laid a complaint with the Ombudsman over the narrowly passed decision by the Christchurch City Council to r...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 0 comments
Labels: bob, council, parker, rents, sideshow
THE PROBLEM WITH BOB

THE PROBLEM WITH BOB

I've written a lot about Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker in recent weeks because he keeps on saying and doing things that are profoundly o...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 0 comments
Labels: bob, parker, sidehow
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PAUL HENRY’S ‘DOCTORED’ BIOGRAPHY

It’s interesting to note that presenter Paul Henry’s glowing biography on the TVNZ website makes no reference to him standing as a National ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, May 08, 2008 0 comments
Labels: henry, paul, TVNZ
TWO TVNZ TURKEYS TALK TRAINS

TWO TVNZ TURKEYS TALK TRAINS

The very-right-wing TVNZ presenter Paul Henry and the right-wing newsreader Peter Williams were sharing a giggle or two about pre-privatisat...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 0 comments
Labels: henry, rail, TVNZ
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