The NZ Herald has a great wee story about all the awesome vintage treats on offer in my little corner of the world. Those of us who live in the deep south of Godzone already know how great the place is, but it’s good to see the word spreading! (Not too much though, we don’t […]
Kiwibank backtracks on brothel ban
Judgy old Kiwibank has rethought its stance on who will be allowed to use its banking services after a bit of backlash over the responsible banking policy it published this week. The policy excludes a bunch of undesirables that cause harm to the world: drug dealers, loan sharks, and businesses involved with military-grade weapons, to
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Let ‘er rip
It’s a weird old world we live in right now as global movement has ground to a halt in an attempt to slow the progress of Covid. This means no crowds at the sporting events that have gone ahead, resulting in the cameras (and microphones) being far more sensitive to things that would normally have
Covid response bumbling, bungling and silenced
As much as the conspiracy theorists and general idiots are whining about us locking down here, we should all be thankful we’ve avoided the chaos of the northern hemisphere. Coronavirus is still spreading there like wildfire, and despite the claims from the morons of this world that it’s nothing more than a head cold,
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Weddings: Do we need to document everything?
Once upon a time, people got married in front of their family and friends, inviting them along to witness the event as they were supported by a best man and bridesmaid or matron of honour, and maybe if they were feeling particularly fancy there would be a flower girl and a ring bearer added to
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A shitty act of revenge
I don’t watch any of those Married At First Sight/Love Island/Random People Trying to Shag Other Random People on Reality TV shows, but it has become just about impossible to avoid them. Sadly, our news websites have decided trashy TV qualifies as news, so they all have this shite peppered throughout their sites. And you
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A prickly superstar
A pair of Germany-based hedgies have been wowing the interwebs with their antics and travels, and one of them is fast becoming what has been dubbed a “petfluencer”. Herbee, aka “the world’s happiest hedgehog” is jetsetting his way around the globe, posing up a storm to show his Instagram fans his travelogue. is making a
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Wine appreciation
The correct way to treat a good wine: Open the bottle to let it breathe If it doesn’t look as if it’s breathing, give it mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.