6 LISTENER JUNE 8 2019
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“I’m using my outside
voice!” – seen on a protesting
teacher’s picket sign“You can’t deny that, per
capita, New Zealand has
the best per capita stats
in the world.” – Three Lamps
Films managing director Rory
O’Sullivan“Hannah Tamaki will lead
the party, Brian Tamaki
will be deputy, and Israel
Folau will be head of social
media.” – 7 Days’ Jeremy
Corbett on the Destiny Church’s
political party“I’m very blessed and
possibly just the right
height.” – Kiwi Daniel Gillies on
his acting success“A website is offering
therapy for people upset
about the ending of Game
of Thrones. If you’re that
upset about a TV show, your
life is too good. You don’t
need a therapist, you need
some credit-card debt and
an STD.” – The Daily Show’s
Trevor Noah“Everybody wants to hurry.”- Queen Elizabeth on using a
self-service checkout
“I have a strong feeling that
we’re going to find out that
the whole time, Eric was just
a shell corporation. Nothing
in there.” – The Late Show’s
Stephen Colbert on Eric Trump“Maybe he could call it
‘Mopey Dick’.” – US comedian
Jimmy Kimmel on Donald Trump
Jr writing a book“The idea that the Brexit
Party is a new party is a
total fiction. It’s just the
latest host body for Farage- the tapeworm of British
politics.” – Guardian writer
Carole Cadwalladr
Quips&
Quotes
effect of reading that hundreds
were enslaved, raped, tortured,
massacred and eaten.
I spent much of a day
looking for information on
Te Rauparaha’s attack on
Ōnawe and found refer-
ence to the almost complete
annihilation of Ngāi Tahu at
Ōnawe, Kaiapoi, Kaikoura and
elsewhere.
Dark episodes, indeed, and
it is essential that we acknow-
ledge them honestly, preserve
sites and record history at
those sites.
Henry Hudson
(Nelson)KETTLE CALLING THE POT BLACK
There isn’t a yes or no answer
to the question of legalising
cannabis (Editorial, May 18).
Much has been said and
written about pot, or what-
ever name it goes under. It’s
worst effect, in my view, is
on the developing brains of
young people. As it happens,
however, alcohol is similarly
harmful.
Whether we like it or not,
cannabis is out there and easily
obtained. A lesson we canShe said the installation of
the temporary toilets had not
eased the flow of people using
her cafe toilets.
Bay Harbour News, 10/4/I guarantee that, in a month’s
time, a year’s time, anyone
wanting to secure a semi-
automatic forearm will be able
to do so.
Bay of Plenty Times, 25/3/Still, it’s an ill wind that has no
silver lining.
Dominion Post, 8/4/The project, led by the board,
was designed to recognise
Taieri people who have
achieved excellence in their
field and brought credit to the
area. The seven nominations
include a sports person, a
scientist and a horse ...
odt.co.nz, 17/2/... take two separate forms of
waterproof communication,
check the weather forecast,
avoid alcohol and skipper
responsibility.
Gulf News, 4/1/Life in New Zealand
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