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Public Address 08/11/05 - Only In New Zealand
Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 12:43 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Red-robed figures, carrying a proclamation from the head of state, swooshed purposefully across Parliament Grounds today; past a bit of light traffic on Molesworth Street; past schoolkids walking in the opposite direction; past bronzed sunbathers and barefoot, ... More >>
Public Address 04/11/05 - More On Premium Content
Friday, 4 November 2005, 12:17 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Easily the most feedback from Public Address readers yesterday came in response to the statement from the 14 New Zealand Herald columnists unhappy about their work going behind the Herald website's "premium content" paywall... More >>
Public Address 03/11/05 - Premium Mushrooms
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 12:23 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
The Los Angeles Times column by Lawrence Wilkerson, headed The White House cabal somehow escaped my attention over the past week, but I think it's still worth drawing attention to, because it's extraordinary... More >>
Public Address 02/11/05 - Let's Do It Again
Wednesday, 2 November 2005, 12:01 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Folks, it's Great Blend Time again. Public Address stages the fourth Karajoz Great Blend on Sunday November 13 at the Hopetoun Alpha in Auckland. And boy, do we have something for you. Our star guest is Ashley Highfield, the BBC's Director of New ... More >>
Public Address 01/11/05 - Rumour And Fact
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 3:20 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
This rumour comes to you entirely without warranty, but from a fairly good source. There will be a New Zealand iTunes store very early next year - perhaps even on January 1, 2006. I'm not sure exactly what the hold-up is, but presumably negotiations are ... More >>
Public Address: Thank Heavens For True Stories
Monday, 31 October 2005, 1:29 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
As part of my general getting up to speed with the theft of a national icon, I decided to look into the story of the real Pania of the Reef. Typically there are variations, but here's the version I like best... More >>
PUBLIC ADDRESS 27/10/05 – Groupthink Comedy
Thursday, 27 October 2005, 4:12 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
The National Party might have harnessed its talent, old and new and set out on a course of informed opposition to the new government, and the presentation of robust policy alternatives. Instead, it chose to make an appointment that makes it look ... More >>
PUBLIC ADDRESS 21/10/05 - Quake the room
Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 11:57 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
The London Tube is not the only Big BadaBoom in the desi-repertoire, as I remembered Saturday night while checking in with my Nagis at Galatos, repping for the Nanyang. (What ethnic-lingo is she on about now, ask the white liberal masses?)... More >>
Public Address 21/10/05 - Back In Da Hood
Friday, 21 October 2005, 10:47 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Went down to Parliament yesterday to try to "catch the vibe" of the new Government. All I caught was the scent of tequila, and that was coming from me. There really isn't much happening down there at the moment... More >>
Public Address 20/10/05 - Three Phases Or Fewer
Thursday, 20 October 2005, 4:23 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Let's be geeky about something else for a change: the IRB's Tri-Nations 2005 Statistical Review and Match Analysis is online (PDF) and it's fascinating. Foremost among its findings: 100% of tries scored in this year's Tri-Nations games were preceded by ... More >>
Public Address 19/10/05 - Doing A Lot
Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 12:33 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Having noted Paola Totaro's love letter to New Zealand this week, it seems only fair to also acknowledge Douglas Davis's unintentionally hilarious account for The Spectator of "visiting Auckland the other week" and finding it "even more dour ... More >>
Public Address 18/10/05 - Anger Management
Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 1:30 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
There are some angry Greens over on Frogblog. In the heat of the moment, some of them seem inclined to turn on their leaders and go hostile on the Left: to do an Alliance, in other words... More >>
Public Address 17/10/05 - The Detail On The Detail
Monday, 17 October 2005, 11:29 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
There you go. I finish a blog explaining why Winston Peters was never going to countenance the cantilevered coalition allegedly offered him by National and the Herald puts it beyond doubt by leading today with the news that New Zealand First party president ... More >>
Public Address 13/10/05 - Ins And Outs
Thursday, 13 October 2005, 12:48 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Looks like we might have a government, and pretty much on schedule: even if it does turn out to be at the cost of a superannuation windfall that might just be affordable now but certainly won't when the baby-boomers start clocking off... More >>
Public Address 12/10/05 - Snot Fare
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 12:40 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Lyndon Hood notices National MP Shane Ardern's take on the Didymo "rock snot" river infestations. It was the gummint's fault, because it failed to "kill" the first two rivers where the algae was found... More >>
Public Address 11/10/05 - Salient Sells Out & More
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 11:17 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
I don't think this is what the Maori Party wanted before its first group of MPs are even seated. Its third-ranked list candidate Atareta Poananga has blasted its consultative hui process, describing it and co-leader Tariana Turia's glad-eye approach to National ... More >>
Public Address 10/10/05 - Signal To Noise
Monday, 10 October 2005, 1:41 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Well, damn: I missed the scoop. At the Music Awards on Wednesday night, I bumped into the original Westie Girl, Jan Hellriegel, who had shortly before accosted the mayor and asked him to guarantee the survival of the speedway at Western Springs... More >>
Public Address 07/10/05 - Yes Prime Minister
Friday, 7 October 2005, 3:20 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Russell's right about the awards you know. There's nothing worse than an ungracious winner, or at least ungracious people who voted for the winner. The election campaign might get heated, with personal attacks left, right and centre-right but after that ... More >>
Public Address 06/10/05 - Zaoui Sings
Friday, 7 October 2005, 12:48 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
So the first person I see when I get into the New Zealand Music Awards is Ahmed Zaoui*. His is becoming, ironically, one of the more recognisable faces in New Zealand public life. I've never met him, so I bowl up and introduce myself to him, and to his lawyer... More >>
Public Address 05/10/05 - Big Day
Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 11:09 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
What a day! The Mother of the Nation announces her departure, three Cabinet ministers step down in advance of a major Cabinet reshuffle … but never mind all that. Check out the first tranche of the Big Day Out lineup announced this morning... More >>
