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Topic # 152350 24-Sep-2014 08:11
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So this morning the Times of London and the BBC are both carrying reports that in Melbourne an Islamic terrorist stabbed two policemen before being shot dead.

Meanwhile just next door neither the Herald nor Stuff yet have the story.

That seems just a bit rubbish!





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  Reply # 1135216 24-Sep-2014 08:27
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Long way for the pigeons to fly tongue-out




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  Reply # 1135217 24-Sep-2014 08:27
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TVNZ had the story on the breakfast news this morning. Looks like it's their website also.




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  Reply # 1135221 24-Sep-2014 08:30

I was woken by some guy yelling Allahu Akbar in the morning. These 'fundementalists' should be ashamed. They are only provoking the situation making it worse.



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SteveON: I was woken by some guy yelling Allahu Akbar in the morning. These 'fundementalists' should be ashamed. They are only provoking the situation making it worse.


I assume you don't live in Gore then?!







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  Reply # 1135224 24-Sep-2014 08:34
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KiwiNZ: Long way for the pigeons to fly tongue-out


It does look that way.

For a small place in which little happens, we are somewhat over-provided with news services of all forms. It is a bit concerning that they can't even manage to keep up with things that happen in our back yard.





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  Reply # 1135237 24-Sep-2014 08:48
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KiwiNZ: Long way for the pigeons to fly tongue-out


It does look that way.

For a small place in which little happens, we are somewhat over-provided with news services of all forms. It is a bit concerning that they can't even manage to keep up with things that happen in our back yard.


I gave up on the local providers quite some time ago. My order of pref is

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I am still reeling after the shocking headline that ran for 2 days about a rugby player that got pissed and missed a plane. Now THATS news!




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scuwp: I am still reeling after the shocking headline that ran for 2 days about a rugby player that got pissed and missed a plane. Now THATS news!


I would prefer to see All Blacks news to endless dribble about the numpty's from the Beehive tongue-out




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^ oooh I dont know about that!  The news 2 nights ago was 15 minutes on Aaron Cruden, followed up by 5 minutes in sport.  Once they had told me what he had done, I was finished with that story as far as care factor went.  That takes 1 minute, so where is the other 19 minutes of my life!? yell

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Speaking of slow, the cops invite an 18 year old in to discuss his disturbing behavior and he gets the chance to stab them.

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I offer without comment a screen grab that illustrates the quality and priorities of typical NZ news sites. In this case - Stuff.co.nz

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SteveON: I was woken by some guy yelling Allahu Akbar in the morning. These 'fundementalists' should be ashamed. They are only provoking the situation making it worse.

Can you be sure he was not celebrating liverpool's victory over middlesborough? ; )

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  Reply # 1136417 24-Sep-2014 12:23
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I'm still waiting for this week's cat-stuck-up-a-large-tree-for-days story.




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  Reply # 1136421 24-Sep-2014 12:31
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I see many of us are of a like mind!!







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Talkiet: I offer without comment a screen grab that illustrates the quality and priorities of typical NZ news sites. In this case - Stuff.co.nz



It's equally a comment on the 'fans' who are 'grieving' for someone they have never encountered other than on television...!





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