R.I.P Television: Will you still need me when I’m 64?
How could they kill ‘Fair Go’ for fuck sakes? I haven’t looked at the ratings in decades and won’t start…
Author: Tim Selwyn
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TV’s moment of truth
“The Moment of Truth” was a livestreamed event held at a packed Auckland Town Hall just before the general election…
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Gang patch ban a white knuckle drag
TVNZ’s ‘Sunday’ current affairs programme last night (25/02/2024) featured the gang situation in Opotiki and contemplation of the Nat-Act-NZ First…
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MEDIAWATCH: Labour’s drip in need of a wipe: Hipkins on Q+A
Christ what a drop kick Chris Hipkins is and always has been – a mediocre minister and a limp leader,…
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Understanding Russia and the Ukraine – try Gogol
The blue cover had “N. Gogol” in faint gold above the title “Taras Bulba” in capitalised large white type. Opening…
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Waitangi speeches, Treaty principles and where is Britain when you need her?
If Shane Jones’s speech was best then something must be wrong. That was yesterday (05/02/2024) at Waitangi. Winston Peters and…
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Chris Trotter and the Kingitanga conference – when putsch comes to love
History will record that the Treaty of Waitangi was prone, like a rubbery string of sinew lodged in the teeth…
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Mensch and Übermensch – the unbareable whiteness of being.
Ever pretended you’re a white guy? For a laugh, to see what it’s like? If you’re passable. I have. Do…
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NZ Politics 2023 Year in Review: Jacinda, Luxon and whatshisname
It began, as so many years do, in early January. Jacinda Ardern was Prime Minister: a rock star international leader…
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The Harder They Fail: Are we there yet Pappa Smurf!?
Benedict Collins’ gaping open mouth breathing on Q+A yesterday morning wasn’t new. His dopey expression – worn like the credulous…