IT'S hard to believe an award-winning creative from Saatchi & Saatchi would admit to his bricklaying brother-in-law from North Auckland being the best judge of whether an ad will work.

The bumbling of a government agency would be funny if it was not tragic, write Matt Buchanan and Lindsay Simpson.

All day Monday the Harbour Bridge flags sagged to half mast and well they might. Joern Utzon's death reminds us not only of the Opera House and our part in its downfall, but that it could happen again. Further, and this is the funny bit, that Jeff Kennett, once known..read more

What has Rod Quantock got to laugh about when the economy is melting faster than the polar ice caps? asks Paul Connolly.

Gerry Harvey is not known for going soft on special interest groups. But he's all but done that this week by admitting an advertising campaign designed to capitalise on the billions being handed out by Prime Minister Rudd and Friends to families and pensioners before Christmas has been shelved because..read more