Something Smells Bad In The USA
The FBI warns against buying Chinese-made Huawei phones due to supposed security threats. PAT PILCHER suspects something more sinister at work, and it’s not
We Need The Three E’s: Education, Education And More Education
It’s neither immigration nor immigrant-bashing that New Zealand needs more of, argues PAT PILCHER. Instead, it’s all about education.
The Creeping Scourge Of Plastic
ANDREW JOHNSTONE reports from the coalface of plastic waste. It’s not a pretty sight/site.
Poor Bill Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
ANDREW JOHNSTONE charts the haphazard rise and inevitable fall of National Party leader Bill English, the ultimate empty political vessel.
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, GREAT BIG STAR
Kiwi ingenuity does it again with the Humanity Star. PAT PILCHER explains.
TVNZ News Falls Over, Did Anyone Notice?
How is it that the news can black-out for 30 minutes and there are no shockwaves and no obvious consequences? PAT PILCHER has his
Facebook Doesn’t Care
How it all went horribly wrong with Facebook, and what ANDREW JOHNSTONE eventually did about it.
Pissing In Public
City people have a weird attitude to urine, writes ANDREW JOHNSTONE.
Racial Bigotry Has No Place In NZ
An expat South African uses wants to celebrate a Zulu massacre, and PAT PILCHER says that’s just not acceptable in New Zealand.
Tinned Tomatoes? Lentils? Chickpeas? What’s That Got To Do With The Price Of Fish?
The real story is not about a tin of tomatoes, writes PAT PILCHER.
Tribute To A Dear Friend
Ron Kane was an American who loved NZ music at a time we barely acknowledged it, a record collector supreme, and part of a
Morris And The Comportment Of A Good Heart
Morris was a Christian chaplain who championed gay rights at a time when homosexuality was still illegal. Here’s ANDREW JOHNSTONE’s moving tribute.
If It’s A Pain In The Back You’re Doing It Wrong
Inveterate sloucher PAT PILCHER tries out the new Upright Go posture training system and finds that Mum was right about sitting up straight.
On Coffee, Tobacco And Steve McQueen.
A lifetime chain-smoker, one day ANDREW JOHNSTONE just stopped. But that just fuelled his other passions.
Mayor Wants Spoof Page Creators Shot
Is it really kosher for a New Zealand mayor to be calling for comedians to be shot? PAT PILCHER wonders why some of us
Ten Rivers Dump Four Million Tonnes Of Plastic In Oceans Each Year
PAT PILCHER is appalled that the gadgets he unwraps are habitually encased in layers of unrecyclable plastics. He looks at the latest research into
Great Grapes: Inside The Wine Life
Gadget guru PAT PILCHER finds that a passion for good wine isn’t so different than pursuing the best of tech.
Bloody iPad
ANDREW JOHNSTONE is building up a priceless collection of useless technology… in his back cupboard.
NZ Voters Manipulated By Lies And Innuendo
Infamous international hired-hand political tacticians worked their box of magic dirty tricks for National this election. PAT PILCHER has been researching the stats on
Grow A Heart, New Zealand
Let’s have a heart and lend a helping hand for the less fortunate, pleads PAT PILCHER.
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