This from Whaleoil today,  truly a solid pearl of wisdom:)

Gen­er­ally the Police do a great job, but occa­sion­ally they fluff stuff.

Brilliant insight from the Whale but the list of fuck ups by the NZ Police even as recently as the last five years is getting pretty fuckin long my friend, pretty long indeed....starting with the B's there's Bell, Burton....

Operation 8 update

By Graeme Tuckett Dom Post Sat May 7 (print only) Pg A28

The aftermath of the 2007 police raids in the Ureweras, and of various households around Auckland and Wellington, is about to play out in our courts.  Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones' film on the background to these raids, and of how it came to pass that black-clad and masked, heavily armed police found themselves holding women and children hostage without access to food or outside contact, is as timely as it is shocking.

Operation 8 carefull and rigorously advances the theory that if you tell a group of police investigators to go and find some terrorists, then after a year of two they will feel duty-bound to at least point the finger - if not the assault rifle-at someone.

whether or not anyone in the Ureweras was actually planning murder and mayhem is for the court to decide.  Having seen operation 8, you will seriously doubt it.

Interviewing ex-Red Squad member and National Party MP Ross Meurant was a coop for Wellington's Wright and King-Jones.  That he provides the most damning commentary of all on the actions of our police and government should be enough to convince most viewers that this film needed and deserved to be made.  Operation 8 is a terrific piece of NZ film-making.  Go see for yourself.

and Tracey Watkins, same paper, same day, Pg A25 under the headline Black and White Don't Make Grey. (Not Governor Grey surely?)

After worrying that the upcoming election was going to be shades of grey, suddenly it looks as if we're going to get fireworks instead.

Shayne P Carter - Last Train to Brockville

Went to a fucking blinder on Fri nite at the Bod. Packed house - it was going off, best  live gig for 2011 no contest.  He can now lay claim to most real rock star over 40 in this country and to think he was writing some of that shit at 15 and it was good shit then and it is truly international now, you da man Shayne, you da man.

Comedy Review Fringe Bar

Went to four comedy shows at the fringe bar on Thurs nite (May 5).

They were:

Logical Oddity Cameron Murray

Top To Tail Matiaha Paku

Sex, Religion & Politics Jerome Chandrahasen & Jim Stanton & TJ McDonald

Greg Proops

Cam must have been having an off night, not nearly as funny as he used to be three years ago when he had the fire in his belly and he was hungry to make it.

I saw Matiaha Paku's show during the fringe festival and it has endured well, Really good show that would tour the whole country very successfully iPredict.

Jerome, Jim, and TJ, well what can I say the leaps and strides they have all made in 3 quick years speak for themselves, full house and the audience loved them.

Great comedic menage e trois.

Greg is going to post his Proopcast in the next couple of weeks, well worth the wait, it was fucking hilarious and maybe you had to be their but you should be able to get the idea with just the audio recording.

http://antiwar.com/

I've always found this site right on the money as far as predicting the outcome of any military action the States have taken over the last few years.

Wanted Dead not Alive

So Obama vs Osama, and B comes before S or maybe it's BS.

Well this will seal (navy seal?)l a second term for the Big O, gonna be lots of loud American chest beating now, go Team America...well let's see how quickly the dust settles eh?

But even better news was this roasting that Obama gave the Don at the annual foreign correspondents dinner. go the Big `O'

The Mighty Jah - Rastafari

Reggae dance! Heavyweight UK reggae sound system 'The Roots Odyssey' hit Wellington for the first time, so pick up ya skankin feet and come join us for a night of upbeat conscious reggae music!

The Roots Odyssey are lucky enough to be supported by some of Wellington's finest selectors and vocalists:

DJ Art (NZ)
The Colonel (NZ)
Manaia Toa (NZ)
Fari (uk)
Desta (vocal genius)

With just a $5 door charge this event isn't to be missed!

Went to this last night, met Reggae Rick the UK DJ and the gorgeous Cini, dancehall princess, it was a fantastic night, got to be herbalizin, yeah Jah rastafari, or as we say in the Cuba Quarter, a bloody good night.