So what went wrong? I guess it all started back in the 1980s, with the Lange Government, which introduced the settlements, creating a culture of grievance. Helped along in 1995 by Doug Graham of National whose abysmal negotiating skill and lacking any foresight to this nonsense set the agenda for
They didn’t hit the brakes on this spelling error. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience
I know in the modern game, rugby players have to be able to cover more than one position, but I’ve never heard of a 130kg tight-head prop being selected as a blindside flanker! If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the
Without the necessary analysis of government ownership of media, the answer is probably ‘yes and no’. There are pros and cons. How they play out very much depends on the guidelines put in place by the government of the day. Other questions come into play. Should there be a level
BICOM BICOM provides accurate, timely and balanced information that is read by officials, experts, journalists and many others. The Economist publishes on the choices Israel has to make, saying “The first war aim is to destroy Hamas. Over the past three weeks that has come to mean eradicating the group’
The wannabe ranger must have been very annoyed with the people walking their pets (calling them fur babies makes me want to vomit, but hey-ho) to throw boiling water over them. He could’ve just given them a good telling-off… If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share
They misspelled Rachin Ravindra’s surname, and got “fencing” and “fending” mixed up If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make
I came to New Zealand in the 1980s, and it was a very decent place to live back then. At a time when Britain was starting to deal with race riots due to immigration, New Zealand was a broad contrast. The people were great, the culture was familiar and, above
Karl du Fresne Karl du Fresne, journalist and former Dominion editor blogs here bassettbrashandhide.com I sometimes wonder whether political reporters ever pause to think how precious and entitled their behaviour looks to outsiders. I doubt it. They are too self-absorbed. Right now, members of the parliamentary press gallery
Stuff thinks that if we beat Argentina in the semi-finals of the RWC, we’ll make it to the… semi-finals! If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive
Tim Graham Tim Graham is Executive Editor of NewsBusters and host of the NewsBusters Podcast. His career at the MRC began in February 1989 as associate editor of MediaWatch, the monthly newsletter of the MRC before the internet era. newsbusters.org Liberal reporters really hate how Twitter isn’t a
voicesforfreedom.co.nz Last weekend, many watched a video from NZ go viral globally. The video contains several claims regarding the mRNA injectable and clustered, time-related deaths of New Zealanders. VFF has raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of this product since it began testing in 2020. There
Pity poor Paula Penfold, the Stuff propagandist who has written an angry missive about why she left X (formerly known as Twitter). Talk about a complete disconnect from reality as she worms her way around her reasons for quitting. I began my love affair with Twitter in 2009. It met
Stuff can’t even spell ‘Recap’ correctly If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click
Yaakov Kirschen Another Brooklyn boy. Born March 8, 1938. Graduated from Queens College 1961. Wrote and drew funny cards for Norcross. After dismissal for loudness and jocular attitude became a freelance gag cartoonist for the former Mad Mag guys who were then doing Cracked. Moved on to doing cartoons for
