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Feb 6, 2012, 12:54 pm
We have been a little busy lately, but as they say reports of our early demise are greatly exaggerated.
For the record we think;
Waitangi Day at Waitangi has become the shame of ngapuhi. its a woeful piece of violent thuggish theatre.
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Jan 25, 2012, 2:23 am
Reason # 3 : I live in Hamilton
"A McDonalds worker behind the Occupy Hamilton protest planned for Garden Place on Saturday says he, and half a dozen others, are now gearing up to camp there for a week." - Waikato Times
"Asked if Hamilton was too boring for refug... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 12:35 am
Reason 2 : I get to use socialist slogans
Stuff video @ 51 seconds in Occupy Auckland protestor Malcom France calls Maori security guard a "class traitor". Is that because the security guard is a worker ? or a Maori ? Comment - Like
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Dec 28, 2011, 3:26 am
Today we baled and stacked 300 bales of hay. It was a bit of a family affair, Mum always at the ready with a cuppa and a scone, Dad,76 with one kidney and some dodgy pipe work happy to get on an ancient Fergy tractor and haul it around the paddock that has some tight corners. We... Comment - Like
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Dec 24, 2011, 2:49 pm
"However, as with other cities that have faced eviction; Occupy Auckland did not die - we multiplied. Thus, our members have committed to (and already begun) independently establishing several new simultaneous occupations throughout Auckland, that will continue to grow organically and under th... Comment - Like
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Dec 22, 2011, 2:04 am
What a complete load of tosh. This is another example of speculative journalism. Take a pinch of facts chuck in some fame seeking expert. Look at the worst case scenario and report it.
Mind you if the birds glow in the dark they will be easier to catch.
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Dec 18, 2011, 1:12 am
Today was a great day. We woke up early at Spring Creek motorcamp and I shot down to the creek to feed the eels. They fought with the ducks and trout for a few crumbs of bread.
Then we decided on a trip up the Wairau Valley. Our first stop was a small... Comment - Like
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Dec 17, 2011, 3:18 am
Tonight we are in the Spring Creek motor camp. Its a lovely wee place and we are again in a cabin for $80. So what did i get for $80? A really nice bed clean as , a bright and clean duvet a clean toilet and shower.
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Dec 16, 2011, 1:46 pm
We are on the first stay of a three day trip from Christchurch to Wellington. So far it has been fabulous to spend some time with mum and dad in their faithful steel steed - their motorhome known as Bugsys Burrow. We stopped at Waipara Springs winery for a stellar coffee and bought a couple o... Comment - Like
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Dec 12, 2011, 12:41 am
Hunting is in my blood - not sure if its the Maori, Portuguese or Scottish genes but the reality is I am happy to kill to eat.
I harvest muttonbirds - its not hunting as you know where they are and for a few weeks they dont move and despite very sharp beaks and feet its not... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2011, 5:19 am
There has been a lot of concern in recent years about the loss of public camping grounds due to the soaring price of coastal property. It is therefore great to see that Mayor Len Brown is taking matters in hand and has established a new public camping ground in the heart of Auckland City.
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Oct 17, 2011, 4:14 am
Our mates in the VRWC have been joshing with us all day. There have been about 1200 birds killed by the RENA oil slick. Our mates argue that while it seems a lot its not big in the scheme of things. Maybe they are right - they normally are. However we do think that DOC needs a big thumbs up for co... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2011, 2:16 pm
As we were watching the big game last night between NZ and Australia we mused to our Aussie partner, the Rock, that despite the vilification of Quade Cooper, there were many signs that NZ and Australia were finally understanding that we had more in common than not.
The me... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2011, 4:32 pm
Referee Alain Rolland single-handedly sunk the honour of the Rugby World Cup last night. Rolland showed Welsh skipper Sam Warburton a red card following a spear tackle on French wing Vincent Clerc in the 18th minute of the game. The tackle itself did not appear to be carried out with malicious inte... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2011, 3:57 am
We so totally get this..
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respec... Comment - Like
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Oct 2, 2011, 12:57 am
We set off for the Sunday Markets this morning to stock up on plants for the garden that the Rock had kindly dug over with the rotary Hoe on the back of the tractor.
As we drove down the drive out of our right eye we spied a flash of blue and the whip of a high tail. A pheasa... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 3:24 pm
Sir Loin thinks that the police should have the power to film the bad guys with judicial approval. The morally challenged vermin who expose their children to meth labs deserve no protection from the law. The Urewera 18 however seem like $2 shop wannabe terrorists, throwing petrol bombs into an old... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2011, 5:25 am
It sure appears that Taupo police made an awful error of judgement Much liked and well respected sports journalist Vata Ngobeni found himself the victim of some over eager police in Taupo last night.
Reports indicate he was dragged off to the local cop shop as a sus... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2011, 4:30 pm
Will we see the biggest upset of the RWC on Friday ? LMAO & fisting pumping glee.
"Hubris ( /ˈhjuːbrɪs/), also hybris, means extreme haughtiness, pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence or capabilities, especially whe... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2011, 3:42 am
"But Auckland University professor of economics Tim Hazledine said the gain to tourism and the effect of visitor spending has been overstated. He controversially estimated hosting the cup could end up costing taxpayers more than $400 million. Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully dismissed Hazledi... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2011, 6:40 am
Ross Meurant seems to have forgotten a few things over the years - the main one being that he was a seriously crap cop.
He has tried very hard to redeem himself by taking every opportunity he can to label the cops he served with and those who have served since, as bad men. New Zealand has a ... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2011, 4:11 pm
"The nuclear power plant in the Czech village of Temelin, barely 100 kilometers (62 miles) as the crow flies from the Bavarian city of Passau, has a reputation for being particularly prone to malfunctions. Over the years, there have been 130 reported incidents here. Sometimes it's a generator that f... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2011, 1:03 am
We got a bit of time off today -so we had lunch at Shed 5 with some good mates.
We started with Bluff oysters for entree. They were served almost as we like them - naked on a rocky bed of ice. The wee plastic squirty things with some sort of vinegar in them that accompanied the plump o... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2011, 4:09 pm
"Taliban insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and assault rifles at the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other buildings in the heart of the capital Tuesday while suicide bombers struck police buildings in an attack blitz that displayed the ability of militants to bring ... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2011, 2:08 am
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Sep 10, 2011, 3:50 am
I was lucky enough to be over on the Banks Peninsula today and even luckier to have lunch with some friends at the Little River Cafe and Gallery. The food is fantastic and reasonably priced. We had the beef pie - it was full of dense beef topside in a thick and tasty gravy studded with mushroo... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2011, 6:45 am
A friend of Lambcut's was in the National Bank branch that is nearest the Parliament end of Lambton Quay, today. Bill English happened to be there too. Apparently, our Deputy Prime Minister fronted up to the teller, as one does, regarding whatever transaction he had in mind. The teller asked him for... Comment - Like
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Sep 4, 2011, 5:02 pm
"Hon Bill English to the Minister of Education: How much funding, if any, was allocated... for ... courses: the animal homeopathy course run by Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy,...?
Hon Trevor Mallard (Minister of Education): ... I am advised that those courses will, this year, receive around $... Comment - Like
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Sep 3, 2011, 3:02 am
Poor Floyd didnt take the news that I had gained a few pounds in Christchurch particularly well.....
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Sep 1, 2011, 3:38 pm
"There will be those who argue a war is a war and no one should therefore be hugely surprised those soldiers have been found to be sharing their base with operatives from America's Central Intelligence Agency." - John Armstrong
"He said the truth was that despite media visits and hundreds of s... Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2011, 9:41 pm
Well there are few surprises in the ACT list.
However keeping the 3rd spot open leads to speculation its either Catherine Isaac or Cathy Odgers.
We are glad to see that the very odd Hilary Calvert is toast. But at the end of the day its still a party of old people especially i... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 6:08 am
We fell about laughing at the post by Clare Curran - She witters on about Labour and how she got it wrong recently about demanding votes. She ends with this flourish...
"I want our country to be strong and proud. And I'll fight for the policies and for a government that will ben... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 2:37 am
The courageous Whaleoil was challenged by Trevor Mallard to a cycle Race and the rest, as they say is history. Despite Whale training hard - Mallard won.
We said we would put the magnum of Bubbles we were originally given as the consolation prize in the veuve competition up for the... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 2:11 am
We needed a laugh today and we got it courtesy of the Waikato Times.
Seems a Chicken Farmer was a bit tardy when it came to disposing of a seriously large pile of chicken shit.
It was out out on the paddock to dry but the rain came and it washed into the nearby waterway.
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Aug 22, 2011, 3:59 pm
"The insertion of fine, sterile, stainless steel needles into the body at carefully selected points which can be but is not limited to the following:
Relieves pain by treating stagnation of Qi and Blood in the affected areas and channels
Treats Qi block (shock)
Calms the Shen (mind... Comment - Like
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Aug 21, 2011, 12:00 am
Home for the weekend - as you can see Floyd was very pleased to se us and we both enjoyed the view of our place while we were out for a stroll.
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Aug 19, 2011, 6:07 pm
Sir Loin admires the "Rooting for the All Blacks" campaign started by Brunette and Cactus. Anything that satirizes pompous and out of touch corporate's while encouraging tupping is a worthy pursuit.
Sir Loin is not so taken with the Rugby World Cup itself. While the government ( the finger is ... Comment - Like
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Aug 19, 2011, 2:02 am
We thought that the Abstain for the All Back Campaign was actually designed to put a spark in the All Black Campaign in a perverse sort of a way. It was so naff that the public would design their own campaign - sort of an organic marketing approach.
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Aug 17, 2011, 3:36 pm
Brunette wrote earlier this week that she is getting all hot and bothered in her Christchurch apartment. While Sir Loin is still unclear what norks are, Brunettes commitment is admired.
Society makes strong moral judgement about the overweight: they lack will power and indulge themselves by ea... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2011, 4:40 am
The Conservative Party of New Zealand recently spammed letterboxes in (conservative) parts of Auckland with their tasty policy treats. One of these sweeties is a proposal to offer money to stay at home mums.
Don't we already pay mums to stay at home ? It's called the DPB. Yes but those are sol... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2011, 12:47 am
Australia has finally cleared New Zealand apples for export ending a 90 year trade battle. But, (and you heard it first here), sources have revealed to us that the Australian Government is considering excluding New Zealanders and other foreign boffins and bureaucrats from government job opport... Comment - Like
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