"A veteran protester, who is linked with the Occupy movement, hijacked an Auckland Council meeting this morning, temporarily delaying the meeting and prompting police to be called."
That was 2012, and then there was 2006 ( when Hubbard was…

I desperately wanted Granny to go digging into the phone bills of Brewer and Quax, ensuring that they'd carried out the requisite…

Well do up your fly at least.

Aw, diddums. I'd be a little more sympathetic if, as Russell pointed out, he'd not only made the rod for…

He sort-of did, via a brief email to a council staffer. Which he seems only to have sent after being…

Yes. The Press Council. Oh, wait, APN are members of the Press Council. Scratch that.

Nope, I've got nothing.

Except that a subsequent article revealed that he had, indeed, declared the trip; he just said he hadn’t because he got cornered and couldn’t be sure of his own recollection.
Moreover, the declaration…

Orsman ought to be fired for his inability to demonstrate anything vaguely close to impartiality when it comes to Brown, non-sprawl growth, or anything else that looks like a deviation from the Auckland of the last fifty years. Won't happen,…

That's really, really poor.

Meanwhile, I'm not sure about the intro today saying "Len Brown has hinted at seeking a third Super City mayoral term in 2016"

He was asked a direct question about it and replied. Here's the quote:

"There are two things…

NBR says "The NZ Herald today incorrectly reported...." which could hardly be more direct. I'm surprised the Herald has not commented.

What's the gist of it, for those of us without without NBR subs?

Ha! Should've known. The whole thing stank so badly. Tech in Asia has the courtesy to post a bigger version of the image than the Herald had and yes, you can clearly see "Shandong" in the bottom right corner of the screen. And…

Well, can't argue with that. Sadly, I suspect the separation of news-and-opinion will only be re-asserted when Granny's BDS (Brown Derangement Syndrome) results in APN cutting someone a fat cheque, and costs, to…

Unless one works for el Granny as senior editorial staff, in which case the entitlement runs deep.

You've been giving him tips on how to be a bovver boy, I take it?

Bloody oath. I still think it's also time for Orsman to either be given a column where he can editorialize at will or go on gardening leave until his contract as a reporter runs out. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but nobody…

And which happens with monotonous regularity for special events (like the BDO, Christmas in The Park etc.) or when there are…

Guys. Calm down, keep it simple.

I don’t know, I wasn’t there, I’m only guessing.

I have satisfied myself that the security hire was a standard one for such an event, that it was done by Auckland Transport staff without reference to the mayor’s office and that…

And accordingly stayed near the mayor for what purpose?

Most notably, her crew’s protest at the home of a dying Phil Raffills and their behaviour afterwards. The simple human decency thing sometimes eludes her.

I didn't say that, Graeme. But I could understand the security management being wary of her and her friends on sighting their protest.

My personal belief is that Penny Bright represents some sort of threat to the public; maybe I should tell the mayor...

Following the Facebook links to Stephen Berry's anti-Brown march co-organiser, it appears they want a world free of chemtrails and fluoride.

Perhaps with the holidays now over, political news will have a bit more substance and a bit less of Kim Dotcom, Colin Craig…

Did on the telly too, but how hard is it to listen when someone tells you who hired them, really?

And reporting that pond-dweller Slater was attached to the duck-whistle wouldn't be hard given the distraction of two whole other 'protestors'.

*you've seen some of her ramblings on Te Standard. right?

If you have information that leads you to believe Penny Bright represents some sort of threat to…

While the ComCom has been missing in action. Free speech is good, but what happens when it becomes cartellised by those with deep pockets?

I am told that it did look that way at the scene. Presumably, someone looked at the handful protesters and decided they might be a problem…

I’ll have to trust you on it having been informative. I only read the Herald website because the format works better for me than Stuff or…

Well, he did write the script. NZHerald and 3News just didn't question it.

https://twitter.com/Garner_Live/status/425083334612369408

... whereupon, the earthquake happened. Message received, o Lord.

Which has been true to some degree or another for at least the last couple of years.

The Herald has at various times been a very good informative source of news and information. That doesn't seem to happen very often now.

It seems being a…

In the circumstances, I feel quite confident in saying the Herald's framing of the story is utterly disgraceful. They're lying to…

Just not remotely professional journalism. Good luck with that paywall later this year, Herald.

You really don't. Well, get out more, maybe...

Apart from the dimension where it's borderline defamatory referring to professional security guards as "heavies". Fucking hell.

Though they weren't part of big decisions that benefitted the company.

It gets mentioned in most articles in the Herald…

Someone I know who works for SkyCity pointed out the other day that handing out free upgrades is so ridiculously common, it's not something most hotels even keep a…

Brown should indeed be challenged on his too close relationship with Sky City, but that will remain in the background as long as…

A case of not being able to see the wood for the trees perhaps?

Left and right seem to be meeting at the point of their shared lunacy over this.

And quite how he missed the section of the law that restricts prosecutions for corruption is anyone's guess.

I'm not convinced that they actually want anything. If you pressed them I suspect they would have difficulty articulating any clear need or vision.

I believe the lives and aspirations of protesters such as these are defined entirely by what they don't want.

You want consistency? From the likes of the same Cameron Brewer who was ardently in favour of better public transport whilst the head of…

They slate Brown for hiding away (during the New Year break, to be fair) and then slate him when he makes a public appearance. It's confusing.

Duh. Misread you.

Like those working at The Herald?

Ah. Transport Blog was saying he wasn’t there. I've amended the top of the post.

As for this:
It’s hard not to feel sympathy for Penny Hulse and the other productive…