Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: The most miserable and fucked-up children’s authors, rated, Jacqueline Wilson books, ranked, and what it was like recording The Bone People audiobook. Plus: where do Wellington’s top chefs eat on their day off?
“The thing started late, but no wonder – hundreds were stuck outside on Queen Street, unable to squeeze in. When the Moment of Truth began, at about 7.15pm, the crowd roared. Many stood to applaud. Kim Dotcom, in his hallmark black zip-up top, blew kisses and punched the air. ‘Yes!’ he declared. ‘Yes!’ It was 10 years ago but it feels longer. Monday September 15, 2014. ‘Tonight we welcome the world to the Auckland Town Hall,’ said Laila Harré, MC for the night and leader of the fledgling Internet Party, the Dotcom-funded political vehicle which had recently manoeuvred an expedient merger with the Hone-Harawira-led Mana Movement. Harré introduced the other guests. Canadian lawyer Bob Amsterdam. American Pulitzer-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald, fresh from being cast by the New Zealand prime minister John Key as ‘Dotcom’s little henchman’. Gazing down from a screen above, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. ‘And perhaps another very special visitor,’ said Harré. More cheers from the audience. ‘Yeah, give it up,’ Dotcom hollered. Harré wanted to get on with it. ‘Settle down,’ she said.”
Breaking update: More NZX CEOs are called Mark than are bogans The most miserable and fucked-up children’s authors, rated Where do Wellington’s top chefs eat on their day off? ‘There isn’t any acting here’: What it was like recording The Bone People audiobook
This week on When the Facts Change: Kiwibank chief executive Steve Jurkovich joins Bernard to discuss what’s happening (and likely to happen) with interest rates, his thoughts on the future of Kiwibank and if he considers possible banking plays by likes of Apple and Google to be a legitimate threat. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Every Jacqueline Wilson book I’ve ever read, ranked from worst to best Pacific profiles: Mr Tiria, the English teacher showcasing Pacific literature in Naenae The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending September 20 The Friday Poem: ‘???’ by Freya Daly Sadgrove
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