Another clothing manufacturer has gone belly-up. This time its Line 7 who have called in the receivers and the jobs of more than 100 staff i...
CHEWING GUM FOR THE EYES
A quick scan through TVNZ's peaktime television schedules is a good indication of just how bad so-called public broadcasting is in thi...
SIDESHOW BOB ATTACKS COMMUNITY GROUPS
The Christchurch City Council had no problems finding $17 million to give to failed property developer Dave Henderson for five over-valued b...
THE FUTURE IS A BIG MAC
The National Government's new 'bright idea' to try to deal with the growing unemployment queue is to stick some unfortunate bene...
NATIONAL AND LABOUR HAVE NO ANSWERS TO SKYROCKETING UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
The unemployment figures have been skyrocketing for some months but it hit the media yesterday with 'news' that a thousand jobs were...
SIDESHOW BOB AND THE HACK CIRCLE - AND BARRY MANILOW
The Hack Circle was the nickname given to an amphitheatre in central Christchurch . It was built in 1989 as part of Cashel Mall developments...
CRACKDOWN IN TEHRAN
Warning: Some content may disturb. Discretion is advised.
TWITTER HYPE
I've been reading some of the news coming out of Iran via Twitter. It’s compelling stuff and it explodes the notion that Twitter is pure...
MORE WOE FOR HENDO
Another day, another company liquidation notice. Besieged property developer Dave Henderson collects company liquidation notices like some p...
SIDESHOW BOB MOVES HOUSE
Mayor Sideshow Bob has moved out of his plush central Christchurch apartment. It wasn't exactly a planned move. Sideshow Bob and Mrs Sid...
AN UNBALANCED BREAKFAST
It's hardly news that TV1's Paul Henry doesn't like liberals or left wingers. If he was living a bygone age Henry would be the k...
NO MORE CAKE!
The National Distribution Union's (NDU) hopeless response to the mass redundancies at Lane Walker Rudkin appears to have come to a grind...
A TALE OF TWO DEPRESSIONS
Some politicians and their cheerleaders in the corporate media have been claiming recently that the world economy can look forward to a ...
SERVER SPACE
Tony Milne of the I See Red blog has responded to my post 'The Standard: Toeing the Party Line'. In that post I wrote: Interestingl...
THE STANDARD: TOEING THE PARTY LINE
In January 2008 the National Party-aligned Kiwiblog reported that The Standard blog was being hosted on server space paid for by the Labour...
THE SAME OLD SAME OLD
The only people who appear to be really that interested in the Mt Albert by-election are the Mt Albert electors (some of them anyway), the c...
COMEDY CENTRAL
Well, here's Wendy Petrie and her now (in)famous fist pump. What's interesting is that TVNZ have had messages splashed across the vi...
NOT NECESSARILY SO
In recent weeks I've criticised the National Distribution Union for its hopeless response to the sacking of over 180 Lane Walker Rudki...
HIDE SEEKING TO AXE LOCAL COUNCIL SERVICES
Rodney Hide, left, shakes hands with his mate Dave Henderson at the launch of Hendo's Five Mile township near Queenstown in 2006. Five M...
WENDY'S COMICAL CAPERS
It's a bit late but I kind of feel I have to mark another outstanding example of media clowning. Yes, its TV news presenter Wendy Petrie...
BLOGGING FOR THE LEFT
Socialist bloggers might be interested in checking out The Global Communist . The people behind the site say its designed to bring together ...
BROWNED OFF
I was watching BBC World early this morning and happened to see the embattled British Prime Minister announce his new cabinet. Gordon Brown ...
TOMORROW'S FISH AND CHIP PAPER
Minister involved in sordid incident! Maybe! Minister made improper suggestions! Apparently! Minister resigns! Police investigate! Prime Mi...
LET THEM EAT CAKE!
Spare a thought for the 186 redundant Lane Walker Rudkin workers, now out of the spotlight with the corporate media moving on to other more...
MORE HENDO HIJINKS
Failed property developer Dave Henderson is back in court today as another creditor seeks to wind up his company Property Ventures. Meanwhil...
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