Author Archives: jb

>The news

Posted on 10 January, 2007 by jb

>New Zealand is on holiday. There are no news bulletins on TV until 6 p.m. And they start with the story that a cattery has lost 2 kittens over the Xmas period and has had its licence revoked. Hallo……?

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>I’m sure they’ll scream and shout….

Posted on 6 January, 2007 by jb

>Travelling subload is fun. You wait until the last minute before a flight leaves and when you think you might have got a seat, they’ll page you on the aircraft and you have to get off again. Not in Nelson … Continue reading →

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>This is New Zealand three

Posted on 31 December, 2006 by jb

>A English actor was quoted in the 1960s as saying “I once visited New Zealand, but it was closed”. I know how he feels. Just after Xmas, there’s a huge sucking noise and a version of musical chairs for 4 … Continue reading →

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>One of those foreign ones…….

Posted on 30 December, 2006 by jb

>I went looking for haloumi cheese in Push’n’Shove in Richmond today. The guy who appeared to be in charge reckoned that “the closest they had was havarti”. Alphabetically, I guess. “It’s probably one of those foreign ones”, he said. Yeah … Continue reading →

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>How to …….be stupid

Posted on 29 December, 2006 by jb

>Awa Press in New Zealand publishes the ultimate in DIY instructions in its “Ginger” series. For example:How to catch a cricket matchHow to gaze at the southern starsHow to drink a glass of wineHow to listen to pop music(My favourite, … Continue reading →

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>Wet T-shirt contest

Posted on 28 December, 2006 by jb

>My mate Houghton has had a 3-Series BMW under wraps for years. I’m not sure if he’s waiting for it to become rare and cash in or just hoping that it will decompose into a residue of mag wheels, spoilers … Continue reading →

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>Extinct species rediscovered

Posted on 28 December, 2006 by jb

>Homo sapiens walkshortsii, a species thought to have become extinct towards the end of the last millenium, has been sighted in a remote area of New Zealand. It appears closely related to Homo sapiens waitingforthewifeii, commonly found in the north … Continue reading →

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>This is New Zealand, too

Posted on 23 December, 2006 by jb

>Small-town New Zealand, actually. And Tasman doesn’t even qualify as a town. It’s more of a cluster of houses, with a school that covers Year 1 through 8, a winery and Steve Fullmer’s pottery. They used to have a store, … Continue reading →