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gossip
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anecdotal, Aucklandista, coffee, gossip
Auckland + L’affare = BFF 4eva?
04.21.10 | Permalink | 4 CommentsWe’ve heard howls of unhappiness coming from Wellington at the news that their beloved Matterhorn has been bought out by an Auckland company (although to be honest, few Wellingtionians that I know dig on the place, mostly it seems to be full of Aucklanders visiting for the weekend). Now they’re howling that the Matterhorn has [...]
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04 vs 09, drinking, entertainment, gossip
In the social pages
04.11.10 | Permalink | 5 CommentsYes, New Zealand’s social pages rarely get more exciting than today’s offerings of store openings, sports star’s weddings, and re-printing what our ‘celebrities’ have said on twitter. But seriously, the ‘In Wellington’ page in today’s Sunday Star Times section documents ladies’ night at The Establishment. It’s enough to make anyone want to live in Auckland.
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anecdotal, entertainment, gossip
It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight
So let’s say you’re organising an event and you’re hoping to get some beer for it. You write to the marketing people of a certain feline-ish beer, and explain what you’re up to, all very polite and professional-like. They reply that they’re currently inundated with sponsorship requests that month, so they’re unable to help. Do [...]
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gossip, interwebs
Ugh. Just ugh, Gluc.
I previously wrote about the excitement of having a gossip column online, in a sort of sarcastic way knowing that I would be reading it in a car-crashy kinda way. And then there came this sentence today: Getting the bash has never been so topical. That is insanely offensive, even coming from a pile of [...]
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gossip, interwebs
Finally, the internet is used to spread gossip
I think I’ve mentioned before that the only good thing about the Metro website is their Gossipwatch column, which they’re very conveniently not even linking to anymore (although you can search for it). But finally, we’re one step closer to not needing that at all now that the Herald website has finally seen fit [...]
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