Posts Tagged ‘New Zealand’

The Adventures of CosmoGuy: US Ambassador to New Zealand (and Samoa!)

Written By: - Date published: 1:35 pm, December 29th, 2017 - 3 comments

The alleged ‘thoughts’ of Scott Brown, the highly intelligent and very cool ambassador of the Partisan States of America to NooZiland. In an exposition of typical blinding intelligence, he tries to explain to his beloved Orange Lord what he is doing here (and in Samoa!).

New Zealand’s most shameful secret: ‘We have normalised child poverty’

Written By: - Date published: 4:01 pm, August 16th, 2016 - 175 comments

Fuck the whole “Brighter Future” New Zealand.

Portugal

Written By: - Date published: 12:28 pm, May 19th, 2016 - 114 comments

There are bits of good news out there, but there’s a lot of denial around the mess we’re in.

Standfornz – when social media goes bad

Written By: - Date published: 7:02 am, May 11th, 2015 - 119 comments

The site www.standfor.co.nz is supposed to get us all excited about the flag distraction. It’s not turning out the way the Nats intended.

New Zealand is…

Written By: - Date published: 11:16 am, July 21st, 2013 - 14 comments

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We don’t know how lucky we are

Written By: - Date published: 10:59 am, October 31st, 2010 - 28 comments

There was in interesting snippet in The Herald on Thursday: “NZ scores fifth place in world prosperity stakes”.  Not much detail, so it was good to see a follow up on Saturday with a lot more detail.  Take home message – we don’t know how lucky we are!

We are New Zealand

Written By: - Date published: 2:00 pm, November 7th, 2009 - 10 comments

Hattip: tumeke

Aloha means hello and goodbye

Written By: - Date published: 2:28 pm, April 29th, 2008 - 59 comments

Strangely, given the fact the National Party is doing so well in the polls and looks to be the favorite heading into the election, things seem to be coming apart for them. We’ve heard a few stories about tense caucus meetings and divisions but mostly only as rumour and, in an election year, that sort […]

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