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Room for Rent: Cozy, Fully Furnished, Great View of Giant Pedophile Santa
Among the many joys of having a centrally located flat in Auckland’s CBD, besides waking up to marching bands and political protests on Saturdays, is that every holiday season there’s a giant pedophile Santa outside my window beckoning the young and innocent children of Auckland with his dodgy moving finger. Although I’m not one to shy away [...]
Air NZ Fashion Week Ad: Rediciously Sexy or Rediciously Foolish?
Okay, let’s all put on our ad executive hats for a minute. As I was walking down the street in Parnell, Auckland the other day, I saw this ad for the Air New Zealand Fashion Week in the distance. As I got closer, my first thought was, of course, “Damn, she’s hot!” I then saw what [...]
National Depression: Unavoidable Even If I Don’t Give a Crap
So I’m just browsing the Web, minding my own business, and then I happen to check the feed of my friends’ status updates on Facebook. I see some rather distressing updates like “… is in disbelief” and “… is predicting national depression.” Obviously something really bad is happening, and because all the doom and gloom [...]
NZ Police + Big Guns = A Tad Ironic
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the New Zealand Police get mocked for not carrying guns on their person and keeping them in the boot (American translation: trunk) of their cars. Well, a recent hostage crisis in Auckland might poor some cold water on that image, especially with visuals such as: But [...]
Typically Kiwi: Taking the Piss Out of Everything!
This is a really great example of how Kiwis take a slightly different approach to the world. Sure, everyone makes fun of Bush and Brad Pitt’s women, but to do it so openly on the billboard of a major television company? I can only imagine the uproar that would happen in the States if a [...]
Free Idea: Asian Mystery Menu
ATTENTION ALL ASIAN RESTAURATEURS: You’re Missing A Huge Opportunity! So I was having dinner with my friend Priscilla at a Japanese restaurant last night, and realised that Asian restaurants are missing out on a huge opportunity. As with almost any non-Asians, both of us had pretty much no idea what all of the options were [...]
Typically Kiwi: Dealing with Bomb Threats *AFTER* a Night at the Pub
Last Tuesday at the Auckland International Airport an X-ray machine identified a “suspect package” at the NZ Post’s international mail centre. And what was done about it? Exactly what any reasonable person would do – the package was put in storage until the following morning, and then the bomb squad was called in. As reported [...]
Culture Aint Easy
I like to think of myself as a pretty open-minded person, but recently after interacting with a great number of people here in Auckland that represent a very wide range of global cultures, I’ve been thinking that I could only live someplace in the world that generally has a culture pretty close to mine. I [...]
Some Cities Care
I just got back from a 3am cycle through the streets of Auckland and while I was out there were a few things that caught my attention. To my surprise and intrigue, I saw a work crew raking leaves in a small grassy area adjacent to O’Rorke Hall (my dorm.) As I continued south on [...]