OPINION Christmas is a time of magic and fantasy, a chance to escape the troubles of the year and celebrate community spirit – but over-cautious health and.
Two people inside a BurgerFuel-branded car that crashed into the brass band at an Auckland Santa parade were still seated when they were assaulted, police
Two people inside a BurgerFuel-branded car that crashed into the brass band at an Auckland Santa parade were still seated when they were assaulted, police.
Charlie Gates and Philip Matthews
(Credits: Narrated and written by Philip Matthews, directed and edited by Charlie Gates, colour graded by Mike Kelland, sound mixed by Chris Sinclair, graphics and design by Andrew Todd.)
OPINION: A couple of weeks ago, a reporter at a press conference piped up with a question. Could Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern summarise 2020 in just two words, he asked. Too easy. She only needed one word: “Horrendous.” Ardern said it with a smile though. A smile that said it could have been worse. A smile that said it’s nearly over. A smile that said we will take something away from this shared experience. One word and one expression said a lot about the year we just had. She seemed less upbeat when she offered a variation of the same answer in August: “2020 has frankly been terrible.”