Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: Living with the psychopath, in reply to LegBreak,
Interesting story. How did he get the Gummy name?
Dentistry.
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Hard News: Living with the psychopath, in reply to Armitast,
What an amazing story to share – really enjoyed it
Thanks. I told it a few years ago in a discussion here, but I figured it was worth sharing at length. It was interesting realising that whatever my conceits, I was vulnerable to him too.
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And there's some more on Retronaut, including this one, which I just had to repost here. (Credit: New Zealand Tourism Department / National Library of New Zealand)
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Speaker: Selling the Dream: The Art of…, in reply to Chris Waugh,
The excellent 1959 anthology Verdict on New Zealand
Surprisingly difficult to google. Will persist, though.
Published by A.H. & A.W. Reed, if that helps.
I'll look out for a copy for you -- it's a very, very interesting book that substantially informed my introductory essay for Great New Zealand Argument.
I found mine in a Wellington second-hand bookshop. Which is actually where I found most of my favourite books.
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Speaker: Selling the Dream: The Art of…, in reply to Sacha,
especially the latter who seek reassurance about the former
Oh yes. We have been asking visitors what they think of New Zealand since there has been New Zealand.
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Speaker: Selling the Dream: The Art of…, in reply to Chris Waugh,
The excellent 1959 anthology Verdict on New Zealand, edited by Desmond Stone, features visitors' accounts as far back as Samuel Butler, including those of Mark Twain and George Bernard Shaw.
Most visitors are highly impressed by New Zealand's natural attractions, and fond of, if somewhat exasperated by, its people.
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Hard News: Do me a favour ..., in reply to Sam F,
It would have been great to hear more from Sapna Samant
She'll be back.
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Hard News: Do me a favour ..., in reply to Geoff Lealand,
Thanks Geoff.
It's on-demand here.
Unfortunately, it's geoblocked. I'll try and get that changed asap.
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Hard News: Music: Radio is still relevant, in reply to Steve Withers,
NatRad. Hard to beat for information and head food.
It also has some very good music shows, but I figured I'd praised those before.
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Hard News: Music: Radio is still relevant, in reply to BenWilson,
I’m quite the fan of BaseFM in the morning, have to use the internet to get it, tho. Chip’s tweets make it almost a multimedia experience.
I keep thinking maybe I should change it up and get off Morning Report in the mornings -- especially when I see what Chip's playing.
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