I always knew that the New Zealanders were different to everyone else. These are sensible people, they are throwing their politicians to the dogs [^]. Unfortunately not quite literally! The New Zealand petfood company, Mastepet has create dog toys modelled on the two leading Kiwi political leaders – the incumbent Helen Clark and challenger John [...]
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Aussie in Kiwi Rape Claim
A Motueka man who claimed to have been left speaking Australian after being raped by a wombat, has been sentenced to 75 hours’ community work for his trouble. …[He] admitted in the Nelson District Court yesterday to the charge of using a phone for a fictitious purpose, after calling police with the message, ‘I’ve been [...]
The Britomart Centre
The Britomart Centre is the hub of Auckland’s Public Transport system – ferries, buses, and trains. The building itself is the old Auckland Chief Post Office (CPO). I don’t know why they couldn’t have a GPO like everyone else, but that’s Kiwis for you I guess. There is more information and photos on the Auckland City [...]
Eating Your Own Words
It is a well known fact that journalists and bloggers can be an opinionated bunch of people. There has been a couple of stories recently about two of them being forced to eat humble pie. Journalist – Christopher Hitchens Christopher Hitchen recently had an opinion piece in Slate Magazine where he touched on the alleged American practice [...]