It’s the weekend, and so I have decided to give you all a break from the doom and gloom that we seem to be facing on a daily basis, and instead enlighten you all on award-winning journalist, Verity Johnson’s solution to the ragged subject of climate emergencies. She
Batten down the hatches, Oilers. Things are going to get ugly. We have the perfect storm descending on us. The global economy has some serious issues, Australia is going into recession and we have a bunch of clowns without a single economics paper between them running the country. The only
An Auckland couple were given 90 days notice 4 days before the July 1st deadline for higher levels of insulation, because the landlord had not completed the work on time. Unfortunately, if the landlord had not completed the work on time, he had no choice. It is now illegal to
Hayley Holt is making a fool of herself. You may think there is nothing new there, but in this instance, she has got it wrong and has failed to see the irony of her position. We are talking about our national netball team, the Silver Ferns, playing a men’s
So the Wellington City Council has passed its 20 year transport plan to bring mass transit and other transport improvements to the capital. The councillors have all patted one another on the back, calling this a ‘game changer’ and ‘climate change in action’… and that should send shivers down the
Wellington on a Plate, our foodie festival, starts soon, and this year it will be a month long. Usually, it is a nice, if not particularly remarkable event, where many local restaurants produce special menus which qualify for the Wellington on a Plate logo. Most of the dishes can be
When I first started to read this article by Martin van Beynen, I thought it was just another attack on those of the right-hand side of the political divide, but it is slightly more insightful than that. It reflects a lot of the things that people are saying on this
Hell Pizza have taken it upon themselves to decide whether or not you are allowed to eat meat. Without disclosing the true nature of their product, Hell Pizza included fake, plant based meat on their burger pizzas. Most people probably thought they were eating meat. Turns out they weren’t.
We have been saying it for over a year now; we are in trouble economically. When a bunch of inept politicians get into government, led by a prime minister who does not know what GDP is, any country is immediately in turmoil. Things were good for a while because of
When I heard about Amy Adams’s resignation, I was a bit surprised but not terribly surprised. Political life is tough, and Amy had taken a tilt at the leadership last year and lost to Simon Bridges. Chances are, as her profile has waned, she will never be taken seriously
Shadow finance spokesperson Amy Adams has announced her retirement at the next election, citing the need to spend more time with her family, saying that she “wants her life back”. Adams, who was the Justice Minister in the last government, was shadow attorney general and was awarded the Finance portfolio
The Kiwibuild portfolio has been a tough one, but to be fair, Phil Twyford only has himself to blame. He promised the earth, without a clue as to how he was going to actually pull it off. The general thinking now is that Kiwibuild was conceived by Annette King, publicised
And John Armstrong says it as if it is a bad thing? Media attacks on the ACT Party suggest to me that David Seymour is gaining some traction. I’ve heard Heather du Plessis Allen dismiss ACT’s recent rebranding exercise as a non-event, yet the media reported on it.
The announcement that Christopher Luxon has resigned as the CEO of Air New Zealand and is likely to look for a career in politics has got the media in a tail spin. Of course, that put an end to discussions about the gun buyback scheme and the lobbyist running Jacinda’
So, what’s on my grocery list today? Broccoli, toothpaste, mayonnaise, casting my vote… Yes, that’s right. From 2020, you will be able to vote at your local school, library, at the supermarket and in public toilets. It seems that ballot boxes will be set up everywhere, in an
