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Public Address 09/02/09 - Full Sense Of Nationhood
Monday, 9 February 2009, 11:11 am | Public Address
"You just missed a great New Zealand cultural moment," advised the MP for Wellington Central, and I expect he was right. A minute or two less sitting in the shade chatting to friends and I'd have caught the Prime Minister gamely dancing with a couple of ... More >>
Public Address 03/02/09 - Genius!
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 10:59 am | Public Address
Don't let them eat cake | Feb 03, 2009 00:24 Keith Ng has sensible footwear. More >>
Public Address 02/02/09 - Only In A Relative Sense
Monday, 2 February 2009, 12:51 pm | Public Address
Only in a relative sense | Feb 02, 2009 11:54 Russell Brown's Hard News More >>
Public Address 30/01/09 - The Trophy Hunter
Friday, 30 January 2009, 2:56 pm | Public Address
I have every sympathy for borrowers who find themselves marooned on the desert island known as Fixed Rate. Others can be so hard-hearted. Such cold unflinching people they are! "You knew what you were doing" they say. "No-one made you choose a fixed ... More >>
Public Address 29/01/09 - Trading Trade Me?
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 11:57 am | Public Address
One of the more notable things about the phenomenon we know as Trade Me is that it distinguished New Zealand as one of the few Western territories in which the local auctioneering upstart shut out the giant eBay. So how would you feel if, after all, ... More >>
Public Address 28/01/09 - A Grand Jury?
Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 9:17 am | Public Address
Most followers of American legal dramas (or American political news) will have heard of grand juries – although they may have little idea what they do. This ancient and once widespread legal institution (contrasted with the petit jury we retain to ... More >>
Public Address 27/01/09 - A Weird Day In The Hood
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 2:09 pm | Public Address
It was almost as if madness had rippled out from the events at the foot of our local motorway offramp on Friday. Drivers, banished from the Northwestern as police closed the scene, crushed into first Great North Road, then Meola, by the harbour. They ... More >>
PA 19/01/09 - Big Day Out, Auckland, 2009
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 1:22 pm | Public Address
It felt odd to be walking out on such heavenly dance music as Hot Chip were playing in the Boiler Room, but we had an appointment in the Big Day Out's main arena. And as we walked down the stadium steps, hey, Neil Young was playing ... More >>
PA 20/01/09 - It's Not Ok To Just Make Stuff Up
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 12:43 pm | Public Address
BDO: Field of Dreams (and Nightmares) | Jan 19, 2009 21:07 Graham Reid's many things More >>
Public Address 13/01/09 - Will Work for Foo
Tuesday, 13 January 2009, 1:53 pm | Public Address
It's that time of year again, where after a blissful interlude of cricket, swimming, Wii and general lounging in the sun, it's time to go back to work. I've always had trouble defining work, because I'm aware that pretty much all the things I've put ... More >>
Public Address 08/01/09 - Conversation Starters
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 4:14 pm | Public Address
We used to have a tinny house at the end of our street. Philosophically, I could hardly object to the sale of cannabis in small quantities. In practice, it was a real pain. Kids would come out and skin up in the car outside. They'd score, then ... More >>
Public Address 07/01/09 - The song is not the same
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 11:17 am | Public Address
The song is not the same | Jan 07, 2009 09:25 Russell Brown's Hard News Dullest Macworld keynote ever, they're calling it, but it did include one long-awaited announcement: the iTunes Store is going DRM-free, Apple having finally acceded to the music companies' ... More >>
Public Address 22/12/08 -- Word of the Year
Monday, 22 December 2008, 12:10 pm | Public Address
"Is that an Australian accent?" "New Zealand." "Oh -- you're a Kiwi. I always think it must be funny coming from such a tiny island. How many times bigger is England than New Zealand, I wonder?" "Well, in terms of land area, New Zealand is actually ... More >>
Public Address Word of the Year: Credit Crunch
Monday, 22 December 2008, 9:11 am | Public Address
"Credit crunch" is the Word of the Year for readers of the award-winning local blog site Public Address -- but what does "rofflenui" mean? More >>
Public Address 18/12/08 - Word of the Year 08
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 12:52 pm | Public Address
Word of the Year 08 : Now Vote! Change, Hope, "Credit crunch", Crunch, Crisis, Climate, Melamine, Rofflenui/Roflnui, Trust, Issues, Maverick, Obamania, Bailout, Slippery, Meltdown, Infrastructure, Liquidity, Obamarama, "Labour Plus", ... More >>
Public Address 11/12/08 - TVNZ's online revamp
Thursday, 11 December 2008, 3:08 pm | Public Address
A news site where you can find the news! | Dec 11, 2008 09:35 Russell Brown's Hard News TVNZ launched the first phase of its website revamp this morning. Almost anything would have been an improvement, but the rebuilt news site would seem to have a decent ... More >>
Public Address 10/12/08 - Debacles and Disgraces
Wednesday, 10 December 2008, 11:54 am | Public Address
My mum went to one of the last-minute Hanover Finance meetings this week, to hear Mark Hotchin beg for the chance to keep the company out of receivership in favour of a five-year repayment plan. There were two meetings on the Kapiti Coast, each ... More >>
Public Address 09/12/08 - Birth of the Nasty
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 5:05 pm | Public Address
When do you think the Herald is going to get over this thing with Labour? Judging by yesterday's editorial, no time too soon. The editorial's core sentiment is laudable enough: a wish for a gentler, more respectful House of Parliament. The problem is ... More >>
Public Address 05/12/08 - Bonus: Groovy Again!
Friday, 5 December 2008, 4:02 pm | Public Address
Because I have previously posted about our lack of coverage of Thai politics starting way back here and, not linked, about the joys of old vinyl from time to time I guess it was fair a couple of people sent me mail via Elsewhere... More >>
Public Address 05/12/08 - Deadly Exuberance
Friday, 5 December 2008, 1:35 pm | Public Address
They're calling it Shopocaplypse: the day that Thanksgiving retail fever took three lives in America. The most alarming death was that of a New York Wal-Mart employee, trampled to death as the door of the store were lifted off the their hinges by a ... More >>
