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In the sordid tango that is Collins vs Bridges, this is the misstep I can't forgive

Here's what's bothering me. Simon Bridges did something inappropriate at a function five years ago. There were consequences. I don't know what Bridges said, and I'm not defending him. I don't know if it was bad enough to deserve being

25 Nov 2021 1 min read

Thought for the day, 22 November 2021

I hope that people who won't get vaxxed for the survival of humanity will do it for a haircut. To be fair, these are close-run things for me too.

22 Nov 2021

Everyone's welcome*

*unless you're a dick, obviously

20 Nov 2021 1 min read

Anna, get your guns

I'm a gym-goer. Rippling biceps, firm buttocks, rock hard abs. I don't have them. But I'm still a gym-goer. I found exercise later in life. There was little to lead me there earlier. I'd had a stunning inability for sport of any

18 Nov 2021 3 min read

Let them eat sociology

I've got news for you, and it's all bad. We are victims of social engineering by an authoritarian government. Smug bureaucrats spout words like 'fascism' and 'alt right' and 'kindness' until they have no meaning. And fake progressives have no

13 Nov 2021 3 min read

Why I don't support making anti-vaxxers pay for COVID healthcare

Years ago, I used to smoke. Holiday 20s, in fact. I guess they seemed like the perfect accompaniment to a Greggs instant coffee. You could say I am blessed with better lungs than judgement. I'd never had a respiratory problem before then, and I haven't had

12 Nov 2021 3 min read

Oh dear, OPSM

I'm afraid my eyes don't have a gender. They don't have a marital status either, although they've always been close. And so I don’t see why you need to make me pick a title I don't use, before I

11 Nov 2021 1 min read

Borrowed time

Me and my kids' dad bought our first home in 2003, in Dunedin. The property market was batshit, or so we thought. Bless. Each Saturday, at open homes, we'd see the same demoralised young couples, in a similar position to us. We were all priced out of

10 Nov 2021 3 min read

I choose NOT you!

I am in central Wellington, watching out the window. I can't see the main event, but I see the people walking to it, their placards and their flags. And I can certainly hear it. They've been making their way to Civic Square since first thing this

09 Nov 2021 2 min read

Popped into the Hutt recycle centre, saw this on a wooden chest

Popped into the Hutt recycle centre, saw this on a wooden chest

I followed the instructions carefully. Fortunately there were plenty of other things to lick.

06 Nov 2021

Amnesia

My cat died, and apparently the next stage of grief is grumpiness. Yes, there are a bunch of reasons I don't like 5 November, since you asked. * Guy Fawkes is a bizarre artefact of colonialism, inherited from centuries ago and the other side of the world. It'

05 Nov 2021 2 min read

Thought for the day, 4 November 2021

Thought for the day, 4 November 2021

One of things you learn as you get older - because you have to learn it, if you want to stay intact - is how to grieve. To be fair, I say this as someone who hasn't yet fully mastered it. Mostly, the things I've grieved

04 Nov 2021 2 min read

Kōwhai is gone

I was in the kitchen, and I looked out the window, and I could see the lady on the other side of the street, hunched over him and weeping. I couldn't see that it was him, but I think I knew. He was spooked today when I got

03 Nov 2021 2 min read

I cocked something up last week

I've been sad about it since. It wasn't a little thing, like misplacing my keys or forgetting my phone. And it wasn't a big thing, like the things I fear: leaving the stove top on, or my hair straighteners. It was somewhere in between.

02 Nov 2021 2 min read

On this day, three years ago

On this day, three years ago

Today, Facebook memories reminded me of an adventure I had with three chums and a lady called Papatūānuku

02 Nov 2021 3 min read

Coffee

In my day job, I'm a policy nerd and writer for hire. It's rad! Something I love is that from time to time, I get to meet with people over coffee. A couple of weeks ago, I met a past colleague for a cup of Joe.

01 Nov 2021 2 min read

I've taken the plunge

I've taken the plunge

And I have to thank Emily Writes again. Taking the plunge can be scary. Turns out I needed someone to take me by the hand, lead me to the pool, and reassure me the deep end isn't so bad. (To clarify, my swim style is much like my

31 Oct 2021 1 min read

I'm all about that bass

I'm all about that bass

Originally posted 23 October 2021

31 Oct 2021 3 min read

Full disclosure: I'm not a gang member

Originally posted 8 October 2021

31 Oct 2021 2 min read

Kо̄whai is meant to be the smart one

Kо̄whai is meant to be the smart one

Originally posted 6 September 2021

31 Oct 2021 1 min read

Numpty cats, wasted effort

Numpty cats, wasted effort

Originally posted 24 August 2021

31 Oct 2021 1 min read

Jab in the Hutt

Jab in the Hutt

Originally posted 21 August 2021

31 Oct 2021 1 min read

For the man with the kind face

Originally posted 14 August 2021

31 Oct 2021 4 min read

Words for a legend

Originally posted 3 August 2021

31 Oct 2021 2 min read

Susan, part one

Originally posted 30 July 2021

31 Oct 2021 5 min read

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