AGAINST THE CURRENT

COLD COMFORT FROM LABOUR

I have an elderly father in his 80’s and my friends mother in her 70’s they both turn off their hot water during the week and only turn it o...

There was little coverage of the G20 Pittsburgh protests in our mainstream media. While there was coverage of what Barack Obama and co had t...

While Mayor Sideshow Bob and his council chums had $3 million to waste on the 'naming rights' to the Ellerslie Garden Show, the cou...

Whenever I have time and I am near a television, I will occasionally look in on the proceedings in Parliament. Yes, I know I should get out ...

Here it is. I suppose its marginally better than Paul Henry...

A few photos from the G20 demonstrations. The photos are from Pittsburgh Indymedia

There you go. Mayor Sideshow Bob and his council chums handed over a staggering $3 million for the Ellerslie Garden Show. The $3 million bo...

The New Zealand media is so dire and facile that it regards John Key's New York appearance on the David Letterman Show as a major news ...

Christchurch Mayor Sideshow Bob has grudgingly conceded that he and his council chums will have to tell Christchurch ratepayers how much the...

Protests have kicked off in Pittsburgh ahead of this week's G20 economic summit. A peaceful march was held on Sunday although many prote...

Should it be 'Wanganui' or 'Whanganui'? This was the crucial question that was taxing the minds of politicians, media comme...

Mayor Sideshow Bob and his council chums have consistently refused to tell Christchurch ratepayers how much of their money was spent on acqu...

I have a lot of respect for the Alliance. At least here is political party that, in its own way, is articulating consistent economic polici...

While the uncritical Labour supporter will say otherwise, nothing new came out of the Labour Party conference other than a clear confirmatio...

I can exclusively reveal to my three readers that, despite all appearances to the contrary, there are two Chris Trotters! It's hard to b...

How fitting that reactionary Labour leader Phil Goff is buying into the right wing myth of the liberal 'nanny state'. Having alread...

Yes, when there's an opportunity to raise his media profile, Mayor Sideshow Bob Parker is not slow in coming forward. His announcement t...

Wow. Can you believe it? Not only is the American economy emerging from the ruins, so is the New Zealand economy! Another miracle, brothers...

In the last fortnight or so, I've come across a fair number of stories in the New Zealand media about the apparent beginnings of an ...

One of the few areas of the economy that is booming is debt collecting and the Christchurch City Council is about to send more business its...

The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), a Washington-based think tank, has just released its 16th annual 'Executive Excess' report. ...

It's hardly breaking news but The Press have reported today that Rodney Hide's good mate Dave Henderson may not be able to buy back...