Toys To Avoid This Xmas (& A Few Top Recommendations)
Whether you’re buying for your own kids or someone else’s it’s important to think of the consequences of your gift-giving. GARY STEEL has a
Cracking Down On Gangs
The National party's announced policy crackdown on gangs is misconceived and potentially dangerous in the long-term, opines PAT PILCHER.
Simon Bridges Says Fireworks Are Wholesome Family Fun
The National Party leader doesn’t want fireworks banned. PAT PILCHER ponders the political wisdom the latest Simon Bridges rant.
A Bridges To Nowhere – Hare-brained Anti-gang Schemes Won’t Work
Simon Bridges has been rabbiting on about gang members, but his plans simply don’t make sense. PAT PILCHER looks at the facts.
Off To School
GARY STEEL’s daughter started school today, but this old dad - still haunted by his own school experience - looks on with a mixture
Are Climate Change Protests a Waste of Time?
PAT PILCHER takes a look at the latest wave of local climate protests and opts for more pragmatic collective action.
What To Do About Our Rotten Media
NZ’s disgraceful media reaction to Greta Thunberg’s UN address shows just how far we’ve sunk. PAT PILCHER suggests that we have only one solution
A Parent’s Worst Fears
When accidents happen and the baby gets hurt and it’s all your fault. GARY STEEL feels the guilt.
Dad Takes Child To Movie – Pity About The Movie.
GARY STEEL missed the recent NZ International Film Festival but he did get to take his 4-year-old to her first movie.
The Dangerous Games Climate Change Deniers Play
How to cultivate scepticism and read between the lines to know when a media story is bullshit, by PAT PILCHER.
Affordable EVs And Climate Change: Can We Afford Not To Do It?
We need real incentives to combat climate change by replacing our polluting gas-guzzlers with electric vehicles, but our government’s plan is looking a bit
Opinions vs News – One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other
It’s scary how few people can tell the difference between opinion and facts in today's click-bait commentary media world, reports PAT PILCHER.
Tethered To The Need Machine
The experience of fatherhood has been great for GARY STEEL, apart from the parts that leave him feeling hollow and stuck and in a
No Service: The Worst Two Words
GARY STEEL discovers what it’s like to experience a complete telecommunications blackout. He doesn’t want heads to roll, but would quite like an explanation.
Good Grief
Just when you think you’ve whipped grief’s sizable ass, it comes back to kick you in the teeth, writes GARY STEEL.
Scaring The Little Monsters
GARY STEEL finds himself bonding with his 4-year-old daughter over fright nights.
Sadly, This Is Who We Are (And We Should Be So Ashamed)
PAT PILCHER interrupts normal Witchdoctor service to point out some sobering truths.
New Zealand’s Darkest Day – The Aftermath
As New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, yesterday's shooting brought with it one of our darkest days. PAT PILCHER looks at the aftermath.
Michael Jackson Killed My Magazine
In 1993, GARY STEEL was the editor of teen pop magazine RTR Countdown, which dared to suggest that Michael Jackson was guilty of deviant
Try A Little Kindness
JOHN HANLON, NZ songwriting legend, has some surprising words for our Prime Minister.
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