Almost the last NZ journalist on Twitter. Senior writer with The Press newspaper. These opinions are my own. Retweets are not endorsements.
Joined December 2010
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Forever haunted by this image/moment
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For the full BACKROOMS experience, go and see it in a shopping mall multiplex after hours
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David Hockney, 1937-2026
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Riots in 3, 2, 1 ... oh wait he isn't Sudanese.
29 May 2026: Jenny Firth, 81, was raped and killed at a property in Breage, Cornwall. Edward Holden, 36, has been charged with her rape and murder.
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18 Oct 2020
Movie parallels: Simeon Brown in Pakuranga, 2020; Bob Dylan in DONT LOOK BACK (1967).
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25 Oct 2020
Art parallels:
A Jacinda Ardern fan, by @Iainmcgregor3, 2020; St Veronica, by Hans Memling, c1470.
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Jun 11
How have I only just learned that the actor Jared Harris is the son of Richard Harris?
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Jun 10
RT @Taj_Ali1: I don’t want to hear any bullshit about “legitimate concerns” and “working class revolt”
It’s working-class Black and brown…
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Good advice
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If you've had a stressful day, sit down and listen to "Hotel California" by the Eagles!! 😮💨🎸
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An extract from He Told Us, the new book on the Chch terrorist newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/09/th…
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Not really
“Enter Sandman” is undoubtedly one of the best songs of the 90s. They revolutionized the start of the new decade 🤘🏻
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Obviously not
Is Master of Puppets by Metallica a better album than Nevermind by Nirvana?
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The X Hero of the Week: @HunterBiden. He’s making his family proud. Redemption is always possible.
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Every now and then I remember that according to this Guardian story, Ken Barlow was at the Manchester Free Trade Hall and heckled Bob Dylan in 1966. Coronation Street/Desolation Row. theguardian.com/music/2022/d…
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François Ozon has brought Albert Camus’s classic existentialist novel The Stranger to the screen in brooding, Bressonian black-and-white. He tells us about drawing out the sensual elements of the story and its colonial context. theb.fi/48BMGef
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