Hard News by Russell Brown

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Hard News: A Public Address public appeal

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  • Rowan Shedden,

    Done. Hope it works out ... don't want to see this gem disappear.

    Sydney • Since Nov 2006 • 2 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown,

    Thanks to Lance Wiggs for taking up some last-minute banner space on behlf of the Punakaiki Fund. Feel free to click through on the banner at the top of the page and find out more.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Islander,

    O! Lest things are mistaken - donate $100 to Russell at Public address and I will do the rest-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • James Green,

    I don't engage well with video. Too impatient, perhaps. I've always despised video tutorials, and finally crystallised my objection when I realised recently that I'd rather google for a transcript than watch a Ted Talk. Reading is faster, you can skip over the bits that are less of interest, and easily re-read the bits you need to read again. You can highlight and share salient sentences with others.

    Media 7 was the only current affairs television that I watched, but not every week. Suffice it to say, I'm really loving that you're back. I used to be here several times a day, but need to get back in to that habit.

    Limerick, Ireland • Since Nov 2006 • 703 posts Report Reply

  • Heather Gaye, in reply to Islander,

    Interested, if it's still going. Are you taking bids? Or is it first in best dressed?

    Morningside • Since Nov 2006 • 533 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Heather Gaye,

    Kia ora Heather-

    if you donate $100 to Russell, it's your's-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Heather Gaye, in reply to Islander,

    AMAZING, thankyou! Signed, please?

    My one regret is that my mum's not still around for me to show it off to. She was an avid reader, would've been super-stoked. I read her copy a few years back & loved it.

    Morningside • Since Nov 2006 • 533 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Heather Gaye,

    Kia ora Heather - send us an email with what you want as an inscription n& a delivcery address, and it will be on the way on Monday...cheers!

    And, sorry your mum isnt around to know about it-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP,

    Score Heather. I was thinking this morning this was too good an opportunity to pass up.

    Great idea Islander.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Islander,

    Kia ora Heather-

    if you donate $100 to Russell, it’s your’s-

    You wonderful human, you.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • Islander,

    Kia ora Heather/Jackson/Russell-

    Heather, your signed copy of tbp (with a small additional enclosure - the only published prequel to tbp, also excellent for keeping hot plates off tables) will go out in Monday's postbag.
    Jackson- I'm money-poor at the moment, but resource rich eh?
    And Russell - this place is wonderful & so are you- cheers everyone!

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe, in reply to Islander,

    Generous and excellent of you Islander.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Hebe,

    Just a pleasure to do something small in return for the large pleasures this place has given me. Long may it all continue- kia ora tatou katoa-

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Konrad Kurta,

    Consider my small contribution a symbol of how much I enjoy this blog - it's a shining light in my almost-daily internet crapshoots.

    South Korea • Since Dec 2012 • 43 posts Report Reply

  • Glyn,

    Something will wing its way to you shortly. Cheers Russell you are a beacon of journalistic hope in AKL. Keep shining.

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 12 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to Islander,

    I’m money-poor at the moment, but resource rich eh?

    Dear Islander, I so wish things were easier for you, in a material sense.

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Islander, in reply to Lilith __,

    Dear Lilith- they are pretty easy! I've got a roof over my head; I grow & catch & otherwise harvest some of my food; I enjoy good health (aside from periodic chest & tooth infections which I've had since kiddihood)annnnd- most of all - I am part of a caring whanau - with friends!

    OK, that's a mix of immaterial & material - but while $$$ are a factor in the easiness of living, it's generally a temporary annoyance - and there are ways round it-

    love you for caring - ka mihi mahana ki a koe n/n Keri

    Big O, Mahitahi, Te Wahi … • Since Feb 2007 • 5643 posts Report Reply

  • Robert Urquhart,

    Had to wait for some money to come in - and now my internet banking tells me it won't actually be sent until sometime Monday night ... but it's on it's way :)

    Christchurch • Since Mar 2009 • 163 posts Report Reply

  • Robert Urquhart,

    And oops I may have been inspired to post my own thoughts on the subscription model How (much) to pay for the new media? #trackback

    Christchurch • Since Mar 2009 • 163 posts Report Reply

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