Issue 164

..from a couple of old geezers venting about how things have deteriorated since ‘our day’. Vaguely apropos of that, I usually have no idea what I’m going to write about when approaching these P&W follies of mine and so I have adopted a standard preparatory procedure. First I have a quick squiz at Christchurch’s The…

.. significant investment in both money and occupied space. If I was adding up – which in my darker moments I am – some might consider it a considerable investment. Which, in my darker moments, I do. I don’t know what some of these devices do – though there are a number that bear a…

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..$223 million. In this instance the private sector will be responsible for finance, design, construction, and maintenance of the new schools over a 25 year period longer than the standard mortgage. The State will retain school ownership and responsibility for delivering educational services. Curious, you would think, given that the government has been building schools…

Dealer of the month Vale Matt Moffitt 20.8.03 Sydney Matt Moffitt of Matt Finish has died in his sleep in Sydney. He was 47. Geoff Marr, who played bass for Matt Moffitt in a recent line-up of the band told Undercover News Matt died in his sleep on Wednesday night from a suspected seizure. Matt…

.. book and a glass of wine. Or immersed in some permutation of social media their noses glued to the screen of their choice oblivious to their fate. This may not be a good description of the state of the world, its politics and economy but if you are feeling a bit depressed it just…