I saw David Seymour's announcement, sending Compass off to the four winds and replacing it with 10 regional school lunch providers. Looks like Subway must be back in the frame, if they're now pricing school lunches according to roll size? 6 inch, 12 inch... 😁

Wellington’s had 3 single-term mayors in a row – voters threw out Justin Lester, threw out Andy Foster, and looked set to throw out Tory Whanau before she read the writing on the wall. So I ask newbie Andrew Little, why should his term be any different? @newsroom.co.nz newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/30/o...

Who first sold the authentic Kiwi mince and cheese pie? And yes, we know Georgie Pie popularised it ... but they don't seem to have added it to their menu until 1983 or 1984 or later? So which bakery first sold mince and cheese pies, and when? How can we be sure? Asking the important questions ...

Growing up under the shadow of the Chaîne des Puys, 10yo Isabelle Chambefort wanted to study volcanoes. Now, she's working to drill one of the world's deepest geothermal wells behind Taupō. "It’s like the first person that went to Antarctica, going into the unknown.” newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/04/1...

On June 15, I posted this photo of Reserve Bank chair Prof Neil Quigley alongside the time-honoured lettuce, to accompany my article, 'Don’t you know who Neil Quigley is?'
Quigley finally resigned today. He outlasted the lettuce – but not by much. @newsroom.co.nz newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/13/d...

Asked about stimulus for struggling urban economies, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon offers some visionary leadership. Be open to stuff. Discuss stuff. Then do the same stuff as always.

Massive personal win to start the week. I left my coffee cup on the roof of the car, and drove at least 500m around several corners and over a couple of speed bumps (albeit in slow traffic) before another motorist kindly wound down the window and pointed it out to me. Still standing, still full!