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An Auckland Minute
05:00am 23 Feb 2012 It's now been more than six months since Alasdair Thompson, the former head of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) allowed us all an insight into his warped little take on the issue of pay parity. The man who charged women with being less productive than men, partly because of their "monthly" problem, was forced to step down last June, but not before bringing the issue of equal pay into the sharpest of relief.
Procrastinator
05:00am 22 Feb 2012 Airports are the only thing I like about flying. I spent a couple of hours out at Auckland Domestic on Saturday. Dumped my bag. Ate a Wishbone sandwich ($6.30, by the way, not too bad on the cheap lunch scale ) browsed the bookshop, flicked through the wedding magazines, remembered they make me anxious and angry , knocked back a huge glass of rose and sat in the bar watching people.
The Diary
05:00am 17 Feb 2012 Reality TV gets a bad rap these days. Think about it; Keeping Up With The Kardashians, 16 and Pregnant, Date My Mum, Gay, Straight or Taken. It almost makes you want to abandon your telly forever.
Whatever The Weather
05:00am 04 Feb 2012 Summer got off to a poor start in Auckland in December - and January wasn't much better, with conditions cloudier and cooler than normal.
The Jog Blog
05:00am 17 Feb 2012 Our Round the Bay runners Michael Fox and Victoria Robinson continue their training for Round the Bays.
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I have no idea who Sam Johnson is unless I Google them. The coolest thing I saw at an airport was the inside of Business Lounges in Auckland and Sydney and the fact that there was only one other person there both times. All the food and drink to myself basically. I have only flown business Class the one round trip. Great way to travel.
i think the plot is horrible on BD1... it really is! I mean the decision to break it into two films is not for the plot which is lacking, but for $$. I think to play a character you dont appreciate for one film is a stretch, do play him in 5 films is way too much. At least the first film was interesting.
At the same time, the character of Edward is so dreamy.
I'm really looking forward to Masterchef starting again. Totally loved the Australian Junior Masterchef as well. Compulsory viewing.
@Simpsons Fan #1: Brilliant!!! I read your comment and immediately flashed back to the scene....
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What really gets me is the finding that the pay gap starts as soon as you leave uni. One year out of uni there's a 1% gap, and that climbs to 17% after five years. That's comparing men and women with identical degrees, by the way.