Why do we have so many idiots breaking the rules and why don’t they give a rat’s ass about the rest of us? PAT PILCHER on our Covid crisis.
Life
Facebook rocks/sucks/whatever
The recent outage of the social media giant shows how dangerously over-reliant we’ve become. I know a couple of people who don’t use Facebook. I never remember their birthdays, tend to forget to stay in touch because they’re not in my face, and view them much the way I once […]
John Key’s reckons on Covid are an embarrassment
Former PM John Key has come out swinging about the Government’s Covid response. PAT PILCHER puts him in his place.
Renovations in the time of Covid lockdowns
Imagine getting trapped by lockdown in the middle of a house reno. That’s exactly what happened to CARRIE STEELE.
The Faded Glories – when the carnival is over
In March 1994 GARY STEEL wrote an epic feature in which he tracked down Kiwi notables whose celebrity star had faded or been truncated. Here’s the unexpurgated version.
When a family member is an anti-vaxxer
PAT PILCHER made a shocking discovery this week when he discovered that a family member was posting anti-vax misinformation. I find this hugely embarrassing, but I just discovered that one of my family members is an anti-vaxxer. Things kicked off when they shared an anti-Covid vaccine post on Facebook. While […]
Purple rain and looming catastrophe
The end of the world is nigh, and humans are just not computing the facts. CARRIE STEELE on some compelling evidence.
The UK’s Telegraph puts the boot into NZ’s Covid response.
Is it just envy? A popular UK media outlet slams NZ’s Covid-19 response, and our own PAT PILCHER hits back with the facts.