Amy Williams
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Public-art players and pantsless plonkers
As the long weekend beckons, it's time to take a light-hearted look at some of this week's quirkier news...
Fri, October 23, 2009, 12:49 pm EST -
Gabbing with gangs
Fresh from the furore over Maori TV's joint bid for the broadcast rights to the Rugby World Cup, Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has become embroiled in another row, after the Sunday Star-Times reported details of a hui he held with gang members...
Tue, October 20, 2009, 1:01 pm EST -
A wintry Players and Plonkers
Who was praiseworthy and who was pretentious this...
Fri, October 9, 2009, 12:47 pm EST -
The return of Players and Plonkers
It's been a crazy couple of weeks here in the Yahoo!Xtra office - we've had Boobs on Bikes, celebrities popping their clogs, a bunch of high-profile court cases and now the devastating earthquake and tsunami that has wreaked havoc in Samoa, American...
Fri, October 2, 2009, 12:57 pm EST -
It's tacky tinsel time again
Brace yourselves - it's that time of year already. You may have thought there were a few months of sanity left before the end-of-year onslaught of tacky decorations, tinny music and blaring ads, but you were...
Mon, September 21, 2009, 12:50 pm EST -
Laws vs the schoolkids
Last time I wrote about Michael Laws, he was using his capacity as a radio talkback host to insult fire fighters. Now it seems he's been using his status as Mayor of Wanganui to engage in verbal attacks on school...
Thu, September 3, 2009, 1:07 pm EST -
Don't bag the bag charge
Shoppers in Wellington may be congratulating themselves today, thinking they've won a battle against The...
Tue, September 1, 2009, 4:32 pm EST -
Palmer: public protector or party pooper?
Nobody likes a bad drunk. Drunk people can be smelly, noisy and tend to expel bodily fluids without warning. Get a drunken mob together and you have the potential for...
Wed, August 19, 2009, 1:11 pm EST -
Chocolate and curses
Much has already been said on the subject of Cadbury's backtrack on the palm oil issue, just months after changing from its traditional cocoa-butter-only recipe (while at the same time downsizing its king size blocks and upping the price).Cadbury stood...
Tue, August 18, 2009, 12:41 pm EST -
Players and Plonkers: TV and porn edition
I'm a sucker for David and Goliath stories. Tales of the underdog that stood up to the big guy will always catch my eye, and this week's Player of the Week is no...
Fri, August 14, 2009, 4:49 pm EST -
In defence of the humble hoodie
They've been around for decades. Rocky wore one. So do most of our sporting heroes and a good portion of Hollywood celebrities. Even Prince Harry's been spotted in one - while visiting orphans in Lesotho, no...
Tue, August 11, 2009, 12:29 pm EST -
Players and Plonkers of the week
I've found it hard to nominate a Player of the Week today. Nominees for the Plonker award have been coming through thick and fast, but it's been very difficult to find anyone whose conduct has really stood out as...
Fri, August 7, 2009, 1:00 pm EST -
Overhaul the spending rules
The gigantic can of worms that was opened last week is still oozing creepy crawlies as MPs and ministers scramble to defend their spending over the last six...
Thu, August 6, 2009, 12:34 pm EST -
Radio wrongs and bee-bashers
One of the stories shocking people on both sides of the Tasman is the ongoing saga of Kyle Sandilands and the radio rape...
Tue, August 4, 2009, 12:41 pm EST -
Players, Plonkers and... the Pope?
Cast aside your swine flu masks and gather round: it's time to announce the Players and Plonkers of the...
Fri, July 31, 2009, 4:51 pm EST -
Burning questions
How come no one reported Paula Bennett's...
Thu, July 30, 2009, 11:46 am EST -
Measles, mediocre service and Muff Rd
Okay, forget swine flu - we can all start worrying about measles now...
Tue, July 21, 2009, 12:24 pm EST -
Did we eat all the pies?
Kiwis are officially the third fattest nation in the developed world, with 26.5 percent of us classified as obese. So why are we so fat, and whose problem is it...
Mon, July 13, 2009, 4:37 pm EST -
Players and Plonkers of the week
This week in news saw the swine flu toll rising further, the continuation of the trial of Clayton Weatherston and the funeral of King of Pop Michael Jackson. But enough about them, here are my picks for this week's Players and...
Fri, July 10, 2009, 12:36 pm EST -
Fighting fire with venom
Batten down the hatches - Michael Laws is angry again. Fair enough, he's a talkback radio host, so his job depends on him having strong...
Tue, July 7, 2009, 12:18 pm EST
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Amy Williams
October 23, 2009, 12:49 pmPublic-art players and pantsless plonkersAs the long weekend beckons, it's time to take a light-hearted look at some of this week's quirkier news...
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November 11, 2009, 11:34 amIs Hone Harawira a racist?The Oxford Dictionary defines racism as "1. Belief in the superiority of a particular race; prejudice based on this. 2. Antagonism towards people of other races."Since his expletive laced email tirade Hone Harawira has been called many...
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November 20, 2009, 5:47 pmThe most shocking of talesSeveral stories this week merit a special mention in my mind-boggling news blog, but this first one will take some beating. Or shocking.A police officer called to a house in an small Arkansas town saw fit to use his Taser on the house's unruly...
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