WONDER WHERE THE SUNDAY STAR TIMES GOT THIS STORY?
We were amused to see this story in the SST about the curious public servant clown phobic and the circus themed Christmas party... We ran it here on Roarprawn 5 days ago .Alf Grumble asked the question -Is the public service a safe place for clown phobics to work?

TELL IT LIKE IT IS........
Lets puts some perspective around the Hone Harawira email issue...What Buddy Mikaere first said, after reading in a newspaper column that Hone had taken his missus on a govt funded side trip to Paris, that pissed Hone off.

BACK TO TIKANGA
We have been in Hamilton this weekend - a world away from Wellington and two worlds away from the South Island and Ngai Tahu.We have had time to take stock and we think we have set out to achieve what we wanted to do - get Ngai Tahu focusing on their leader

CHANGING OF THE GUARD FOR NGAI TAHU?
Could be -- we hear there is a meeting in Christchurch at the Big Green House. ... We will keep you posted.

FRIDAY ROUND UP
So which three young likely lads working in the Beehive are known as the " Boy Band?"Clues - Be forewarned - church big wig - Rolling stoneApparently all are popular with women. does this mean right wing politics is the new black?Does any women actually shave their legs with the Gillette Vibrating Venus razor?