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Public Address 28/06/04 - Wellsprings
Monday, 28 June 2004, 12:50 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
I presume I'm not the only one to detect the irony in the fact that on the front page of the Weekend Herald there was a teaser for the head of the Catholic church's proclamation of a modern "moral wasteland" - while on page four there was a... More >>
Public Address 25/06/04 - Taking Flight
Friday, 25 June 2004, 12:35 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
The speeches on the first reading of the Civil Unions Bill were as interesting as they always are on a conscience vote. Our elected members are obliged at these times to depart from the script and speak their minds... More >>
Public Address 23/06/04 - All Tomorrow's Parties
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 12:34 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Whatever happens tomorrow, history will not fondly regard the Labour MPs who vote against the Civil Union Bill. If it passes its first reading and eventually becomes law, they will be seen as having stood against an act of social justice whose apparently ... More >>
Public Address 22/06/04 - TV Identity
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 11:21 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Alex Kingston might have been complaining recently that she's being shoved off ER for being too old, but she didn't sound that peeved about it way back in February when I interviewed her... More >>
Public Address 21/06/04 - The Ball Game
Monday, 21 June 2004, 12:04 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
So the wicked Eden Park crowd should be prevented from seeing replays of foul play, according to England's coach Clive Woodward, lest they intimidate weak-willed referees. He appears to have forgotten what turning up to a big game is all about... More >>
Public Address 18/06/04 - Slack's Back!
Friday, 18 June 2004, 1:41 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
November has come to visit in June. Stroppy northeast winds are buffeting Auckland, casting sprays of drizzle before them. The temperature in Grey Lynn is a balmy 16 degrees. But it's alright. It'll lift before tomorrow's test match... More >>
Public Address 17/06/04 - Not A Freakin' Clue
Thursday, 17 June 2004, 12:52 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Could National's families spokesman Judith Collins please refrain from going to the media until she has a freakin' clue what she's on about? She was on Morning Report today declaring that the Civil Union Bill ''takes away the choice'' of couples as ... More >>
Public Address 16/06/04 - On Morality
Wednesday, 16 June 2004, 10:41 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Q: Why did the neocons lie? A: Because their in-house philosopher declared that it was not only permissible but necessary to mislead the "unintelligent majority". I had been vaguely aware of the late Leo Strauss, of the University of Chicago, but ... More >>
Public Address 15/06/04 - Indoors And Out
Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 12:36 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Simon Dallow ought to be grateful to have been relieved of newsreading duties at TVNZ, because he is proving to be far more useful in the more challenging roles of making and fronting other television fare... More >>
Public Address 14/06/04 - Encouragement
Monday, 14 June 2004, 1:56 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Proper rugby fans will understand that while the All Blacks scored almost all their points against England in a furious first half, it was the second half of Saturday's test match which provided the greater sense of reassurance... More >>
Public Address 11/06/04 - Hard Velvet
Friday, 11 June 2004, 2:02 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
So it's law and order next for National. The Sensible Sentencing Trust has Don Brash as guest speaker at its next meeting in Auckland on July 4, and it appears that he will deliver a policy speech intended to have as much impact as the one at Orewa... More >>
Public Address 10/06/04 - Youth, Belief & Cuteness
Thursday, 10 June 2004, 3:30 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
It was interesting too see last night's One News item on a potential youth radio network, even if it was largely given over to opposition to a plan that doesn't actually exist yet. What happened yesterday was that Radio New Zealand CEO Peter Cavanagh ... More >>
Public Address 09/06/04 - Quantities Unknown
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 1:55 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
I'm happy enough with the All Black side - if not entirely confident that Graham Henry actually has the time to train up a team to beat the relentlessly-drilled England side. The selection certainly indicates that the All Black trial mattered: only two ... More >>
Public Address 08/06/04 - Liberally Freaking Out
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 12:36 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
I called Paul on Saturday morning to make sure he was still on the face of the Earth. After all, with the Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand boldly looking forward to a world without gays, there was every chance it'd been shuffled up God's to-do list. More >>
Public Address 04/06/04 - Much Alarm
Friday, 4 June 2004, 1:03 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
The lid seems finally to be coming off the Act party's leadership "primary" election, with Stephen Franks use of his Unfranked email newsletter to issue an "urgent appeal for help in defeating the frontrunner, Rodney Hide... More >>
Public Address 03/06/04 - Going Danish?
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 12:37 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Yes, the Herald's lead story on a poll indicating that New Zealanders are prepared to countenance a more relaxed attitude to nuclear ship visits is, as Gerry Brownlee noted, "interesting". But was the question based on a fantasy?... More >>
Public Address 02/06/4 - Peers And Dominators
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 12:21 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
It would seem counterintuitive - absurd, actually - that the Internet in New Zealand could become more expensive and less efficient, but that's an entirely likely outcome of the way its two biggest players, Telecom and TelstraClear, seemed poised to take ... More >>
Public Address 01/05/04 - Redemption
Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 10:58 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Last year, I actually convinced myself that John Mitchell's apparent inability to speak in sentences was simply a defensive ruse. The All Black coach, I reasoned, must simply be baffling the pundits and critics on his players' behalf... More >>
Public Address 31/05/04 - What We Did ...
Monday, 31 May 2004, 1:58 pm | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
So the Sunday Star Times' follow-up to its ''shock'' story on the supposed lowering of the age of consent came in the form yesterday of a brief, pompous editorial offering ''congratulations'' to Justice minister Phil Goff for ditching the age-gap defence ... More >>
Public Address 27/05/04 - Epiphanies
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 10:25 am | HARD NEWS from Russell Brown
Good to see Steve Maharey giving more or less an assurance that he won't be fiddling with NZ On Air in this week's Listener. I did a similar story a while back about the row that was brewing between the independent television producers and TVNZ over... More >>
