Category Archives: This is New Zealand

He works in the nursery. He obviously enjoys that.

Posted on 9 June, 2011 by jb

  Vincent, 73, is in his 44th year in prison. The Parole Board says he has an “enormous” history of sexual offending. “On his own admission, more than 100 children were abused by him in the past,” the board said … Continue reading →

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No, I didn’t SAY that….

Posted on 9 June, 2011 by jb

> The Ministry of Economic Development has not done any analysis of where the 170,000 new jobs promised in the budget will come from. Acting Economic Development Minister David Carter told the commerce select committee today he was not aware … Continue reading →

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>Multiple choice

Posted on 21 April, 2011 by jb

> More than one answer may be correct I will vote for John Key/Phil Goff 1 When he tells the nation that Fred Dagg’s “We don’t know how lucky we are” was and remains a parody and is not a … Continue reading →

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>This is Nelson – reloaded

Posted on 27 February, 2011 by jb

> 100% of the day’s turnover from this café Neudorf Vineyards collected over $10,000 at their Winery Tour concerts $15,000 from the Opera in the Park concert in Nelson on Saturday. Mr Todd from whom we buy veggies said that … Continue reading →

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>Wholly Cow

Posted on 9 March, 2010 by jb

> Tom Andrews is a beef farmer from the Waikato who kills beasts, cuts them up and sells on the local markets. The interview on Country Life is a true classic. He’s telling the interviewer about his routine: “Oh, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Residents challenge proposed park

Posted on 30 October, 2009 by jb

I’m sure I’ve done it myself. “Can we diarise that?” “Who authored this %#*& report?” “How can we leverage that?” But not very often. Even Will did it. (Which is reassuring) Richard II Henry IV: My gracious uncle! Edmund of … Continue reading →

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>"H" as in "Humbug"

Posted on 18 September, 2009 by jb

> New Zealand is nothing if not politically correct. The New Zealand Geographic Board has recommended that the city of Wanganui be renamed to Whanganui. This is, of course, nonsense on stilts. Given that the Maori language had no written … Continue reading →

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>Motorists taking the Northern Gateway out of Auckland may soon be able to pay the $2 toll by text.

Posted on 11 September, 2009 by jb

> In other news: Texting on a hand-held mobile phone while driving will be illegal from November. The full story: In the olden (1960s) days, it’d take you the best part of a morning to drove up to Warkworth (north … Continue reading →

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>Stop me if you’ve heard this one

Posted on 2 September, 2009 by jb

> A nun, a Muslim woman and a rabbi walk into a bar the Hastings District Court in New Zealand…… Here’s the story: A Hastings Muslim woman who was barred from entering a courtroom because she refused to take off … Continue reading →

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>The Right Hand Rule

Posted on 18 August, 2009 by jb

> Never heard of the Right hand Rule? Not a big surprise, really – the only place in the world where it applies in in New Zealand. The car turning right has priority over the car turning left. Logical? Of … Continue reading →

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