I was the closing speaker at the United States - New Zealand 2009 Partnership Forum in Washington DC last month. As a believer in soft power, I talked about the power of language to create frameworks of freedom, freedom based on metaphors around family,...
Nov 6 9:45am
John Key must wake up every morning and worry.And I'm not talking about what the economy is doing or if climate change has become irreversible.I'm confident in saying that I bet he wakes up and worries about what the people who make up his side of...
Nov 5 11:06am
Before I begin this blog, let me offer a disclaimer: I HATE musicals. So don't worry, I'm no singin', dancin', high-kickin' pusher of all things 'High School Musical' and 'Fame'. I've never seen 'Cats', or 'Starlight Express', and I don't whistle along...
Nov 4 10:14am
Everyone who reads this blog has a fantastic opportunity to get their hands on a BlueAnt Supertooth 3 hands-free kit for their car - but first the review: With the forthcoming law change banning the use of handheld cell phone while driving there's been...
Oct 29 1:15pm
As the long weekend beckons, it's time to take a light-hearted look at some of this week's quirkier news...
Oct 23 12:49pm
The tsunami clean-up is well underway and very visible in the in the worst hit villages in the 10 kilometre strip between Lepa and Lalomanu.Each day there is a procession of large diggers, graders, power line restoration crews, trucks removing rubbish,...
Oct 13 6:11amFireworks display causes fires in Whakatane Yahoo!Xtra News
Rihanna speaks out about attack Yahoo!Xtra Entertainment
Former All Black says he'd consider politics Yahoo!Xtra News
Kiwis try to avoid excuses after disappointing defeat Yahoo!Xtra Sport
$315,000 raised for Samoa tsunami victims Yahoo!Xtra News
Police seek injured, missing Wanganui man Yahoo!Xtra News
As the long weekend beckons, it's time to take a light-hearted look at some of this week's quirkier news...
John Key must wake up every morning and worry.And I'm not talking about what the economy is doing or if climate change has become irreversible.I'm confident in saying that I bet he wakes up and worries about what the people who make up his side of...
Before I begin this blog, let me offer a disclaimer: I HATE musicals. So don't worry, I'm no singin', dancin', high-kickin' pusher of all things 'High School Musical' and 'Fame'. I've never seen 'Cats', or 'Starlight Express', and I don't whistle along...
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