Some great things about 2016

So 2016 hasn’t been great huh? That’s the meme. That it’s been a shit year. Smacking us all right in the gooch. Terrorism, celebrity deaths, poverty, Trump, we’ve had a lot. So I thought in honour of it being such a shitter let’s take a look at some good things.

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It’s all so obvious when you think about it

  There are a group of people, we are told, that focus groups suggest, will not vote National.

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Hubris

Hubris: excessive pride towards or defiance, leading to nemesis.

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I was there

I was there on July 7, 1916 when the Labour Party was officially formed.

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Opaque transparency

It takes a lot to make me write about current events. Usually because I’m not a creative thinker

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Honesty

I’ve just returned from Australia for Wellington Anniversary weekend and it struck me how honesty seems to be a one way street.

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Georgeous baby your highness

We are in the midst of a highly publicised visit from the Duke, Duchess and George of Cambridge, and despite the growing number of people joining the camp of “who-gives-a-royal-fuck”, the handsome duke and his gorgeous family are leaving in their wake a herd of screaming fans trying to catch a glimpse of them.

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David Cunliffe: Them’s fighting words

Disclaimer: In no way do we endorse any of the things said here. Once again it’s just us providing a platform to MPs to say what they like. David Cunliffe responds with his own tongue in cheek blog post to a post by Judith Collins.

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It’s been a lot of fun: Why I’m worried about National

“One option is the Government says: ‘Thanks very much, it’s been a lot of fun. If you don’t want to take the offer, that’s where it’s at‘.”

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All you wanted to know about PRISM but were afraid to ask because someone might be watching (they probably are)

Much has been made in the last half week of an intensely invasive programme run by America’s National Security Agency (NSA) called PRISM.

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