March 6, 2026 - Personal blog of Rick Giles

Hamilton’s Christmas Parade Tax

By NZB3

Hamilton’s Christmas Parade tax is now so large that those wishing to participate with a float will now have to pay for it. Inaugural fee set at $50.00. “Organisers of the First Credit Union Christmas Parade have introduced a $50 entry fee for groups wanting to put a float on show, alongside a $300 charge […]

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August 25, 2025

Dopes On Ropes

By NZB3

Greenpeace Aotearoa’s latest assault today. Look at how good at this they are. In the early hours of this morning police were tied up with a number of jobs. It included arming themselves to respond to what they thought were fireworks at Motueka but an ‘informant’ told them was gunfire. Meanwhile, in Nelson, the ‘Amaltal […]

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August 23, 2025

The Journalism Tribe

By NZB3

Interesting situation in the current conflict in the Middle East where the Israelis have deliberately targeted an enemy who is also a member of the press. This prompted a response from the Foreign Press Association that, I think, can be explained by a bit of high school biology. As this (left) comment points out, the […]

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August 14, 2025