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Search for The Wellingtonian

Oct 11, 2009
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Considering that my copies of The Wellingtonian tabloid were winding up like this (left) back in February, and no one ever returned my calls on this issue, I was not surprised that I did not get a copy this week.
   According to a friend, I wound up with a tiny mention somewhere inside the newspaper on my mayoral candidacy, which is slightly different from the front-page story my rivals got a couple of months ago.
   But can I find a copy as a souvenir? Having missed out last Thursday at both my addresses, I went hunting for one yesterday—and I could clear my head a bit as I needed to buy a few things. On Twitter, Graeme gave me a lead: hotels. And I went into my local bookshop as well.
   As Press House (Fairfax HQ here) was closed by the time I began my search, I tried places that might have this publication. After checking several hotels—at three of them, people had no idea what I was talking about—I had a zero strike rate.
   I decided to visit my friend Devin en route home and asked her if she had one. She never had it delivered.
   Most places offered a Capital Times in lieu.
   Well, folks, finally I got one in the letterbox today, three days later. Either the paper winds up outside the property or it comes three days later. It was a tiny blink-and-you’ll-miss-it footnote, which only redoubles my intent to get out there. Let’s hope that when they do another candidate round-up I might get a wee bit of a promotion coverage-wise—but I won’t be holding my breath.

QotD: my news sources

Oct 7, 2007
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What sources do you count on for national news coverage? How about international and local news?

More than any other source: al-Jazeera (English service) for international news. As to national news, whatever I can find on Google. Local news: well, Wellington’s small enough to hear things through the grapevine!

QotD: just skimming

Mar 26, 2007
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When skimming a magazine (or book or newspaper) do you flip through the pages from front to back or back to front?
Submitted by enSue.

Depends where you come from. What we call the front, westerners call the back. And vice versa. So I actually flip from the front. My front. Just because westerners print their back cover ad on the front and their cover on the back doesn’t mean I will change my habit. So I flip from the front to the back but to western folks, it looks like I am flipping from the back to the front. If you think you’re confused, I had to type this!

Letter from New Zealand, no. 6

Mar 24, 2007
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070323 Letter from New Zealand no 6

[Cross-posted] I thought it was the ﬁfth when I made the recording, but it’s actually the sixth. This is a long recording: 15 minutes long, but I think it is more enjoyable than a few of my earlier ones. Click at the left icon to stream.

0.00 Introduction
0.06 My blog-hating phase
0.53 SFist attacks Jennifer Siebel: America does not want transparency
2.40 Earlier today on Good Morning: what if your partner is gay?
4.24 Helen Clark goes to Washington
6.39 The free-trade agreement with the US
7.08 Helen Clark must know that our economy is shaky and visits Arlington National Cemetery
7.57 Irish company outsources editing and layout of its New Zealand publications
8.51 I buy Pam’s orange juice and not the foreign stuff
9.11 Marc Ellis is not the quintessential Kiwi bloke
10.04 Miss Universe New Zealand
10.25 Running into Lorraine Downes: her tips on who should win Miss New Zealand
12.00 Text and vote for Miss Universe New Zealand
14.24 Sponsors of Miss Universe New Zealand