The 2035 New Zealand Poet Laureate writes on the occasion of the election of the Tenth Term of the National Government

Let’s make sure this remains a morbid fantasy not a fact. Vote on 23 September. – VB Fellow citizens, we … More

Bea$t of the Hour

Meta Mnemonics help him recollect his nuclear codes jammed in somewhere behind his twitching frontal lobes. His fish eye … More

A published opinion piece

There is a retirement crisis in New Zealand. Experts have made a compelling case for an imminent “zombie apocalypse” of … More

I was impressed and excited to read a local finance broker’s advice to potential “mum and dad” investors in privatized … More

The following article appeared in the Otago Daily Times on 9 November 2010 in response to reports of private “war … More

Must be that time of the year again. Speaking at Drinking Liberally Dunedin this Thursday 1 July.

The following article on New Zealand ports and maritime issues was originally published in Foreign Control Watchdog issue 123 (May … More

The following article appeared in the Otago Daily Times, on Wednesday 3 February 2010, in response to an article by … More

An appearance this Tuesday 23 April 7pm at Velvet Underground, Dunedin for the Drinking Liberally series. Facebook version here.

A small mention here at Tumeke for my comments today about our Prime Minister who craves to see the warm … More

New Zealand’s leading public intellectual of the Left, Chris Trotter, seems to have been genuinely unsettled by the defeat of … More

I have been selected to stand for the Alliance Party in the 2008 general election for the Dunedin North electorate. … More