I blame the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. And the advertising schools. And me. And every other creative director in town.  Each of us is ...

New Zealand’s big banks have a money problem, and if they don’t do something about it, it’s going to kill them.It’s not the money their customers pay in ...

One of the things I enjoy most in my role as creative director at The Goat Farm is directing radio ads. I guess I’ve done a few hundred over the years, ...

I was excited to read yesterday that one of New Zealand's biggest brands (a bank) has announced it will be ending its relationship with the New Zealand ...

If truth is the first casualty of war, then the Covid-19 pandemic shows every sign of being one. Three months since the first reported case, reliable ...

One of the best things about social media – whether you prefer Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram or some platform I haven’t heard of yet – is that ...

"Men wanted for hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honor and ...

A popular state-owned radio station, finding itself short of actual experts the other day, asked if I'd join an on-air discussion about the evils of ...

If there’s a change of government next year, Three Waters is toast.Which is to say, if the Water Services Entities Bill manages to become the Water ...

I am a middle-aged white man and you should listen to me.I am a middle-aged white man with money, so you should listen to me when I tell the government ...