Joshua Drummond
What's so wrong with Fairfield?
OPINION: The whites are taking flight again, and now they have a brand new school in Rototuna to flee to, writes Joshua Drummond.
Good evening, NZ, this is not today's 6 o'clock news

OPINION: Dickheads celebrate special day Dickheads all over New Zealand celebrated Waitangi Day in their own special way.
Discerning the dangers of fluoridation on the net

OPINION: Last week I decided to become an anti-fluoride lobbyist.
Hamilton in 2040: City of Alcohol

OPINION: Joshua Drummond peeks into the future to see what Hamilton will be like in the year 2040.
Hernia operation enlightening experience
I'm the sort of person who realises, with utter certainty, that what might appear - to the untrained eye - to be the onset of the common cold is actually meningitis.
US needs a revolution to win back lost democracy
OPINION: Oh, America. America. What fools these Americans be.
Where'd we be without PR?
It was a dark and stormy night, and two young public relations people were working late on a difficult problem.
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Rebranding us as city of something or other

Here is my take on how I imagine it is behind the scenes at the Hamilton City Council.
Right to brand poisonous products

OPINION: Hello, Waikato Times' readers! It's your bro, your pal, your buddy, the "Big Tobacco Lobbyist". How are you? You're good? Agree/Disagree?
A mother called Mary
When Mary wakes up her hubby Doug has already left for work. He works long hours. She's proud of him.
Local MPs go against the grain

Television is awful, and of all the terrible things on telly, the absolute worst has to be Question Time on Parliament TV.
Perpetuating a nasty myth
OPINION: It sounds like something only some demented satirist could invent, but it's something that the real Colin Craig actually said.
Katana-shaped umbrellas don't kill people

It's been another one of those weeks where I'm glad to live in New Zealand.
Why the lust for bad porn?

That Fifty Shades of Grey novel sure is getting a lot of attention, isn't it?
Of scientific shenanigans and slapstick courtroom capers

When Science was invented by L Ron Hubbard in 1952, its founder intended that "what Science has put together, let no man rend asunder".
Loose-lipped writer tortured for the truth
The climate scientist looked at me with eyes as grey as an overcast day.
An at-face-value investigation of current matters
A columnist's job, I am reliably informed by the trustworthy, anonymous hordes in the comments sections of news websites, is to provide informed and intelligent commentary on the news.
The wretched life of a telephone pollster
Of all the strange jobs I’ve had, being a telephone pollster rates as the absolute worst.
Woman critical after being 'dragged behind car' on SH1
Hamilton Boys' High advance to Chiefs Cup final
Key bridge beam drops into place as expressway shapes up
Innovation park overstates its revenue by $700,000
Thousands queue for Hamilton's second Armageddon Expo
King Country mother jailed for letting partner assault children
Deputy Mayor defends telling critic to stick it
Ferocious Chiefs show title form in an epic
Huntly businesses want half marathon moved
Waikato DHB website hack sparks security review
Woman critical after being 'dragged behind car' on SH1
Key bridge beam drops into place as expressway shapes up
Huntly businesses want half marathon moved
Ferocious Chiefs show title form in an epic
Embalmer loves her job despite facing daily sorrows
If you only had 24-hours in the Tron what would you do?
Innovation park overstates its revenue by $700,000
Chiefs wear funny colours for serious cause


