satire Archive

  • Gareth Hughes

    Parody and satire reform. It’s no joke - by Gareth Hughes



    Yesterday, in a New Zealand first, I released the Greens copyright position and a new Members’ Bill exclusively on the Internet. My new Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill seeks to protect people from being prosecuted for satirising copyrighted content; a protection available in Australia, the U.S. and many E.U. countries. Parody and satire are [...] read more
    November 10, 2011 10:11 am - 9 Comments
  • frog

    Old King Coal fights back - by frog



    Coal Cares™ is a brand-new initiative from Chevron, one of America’s proud family of coal companies, to reach out to American youngsters with asthma and to help them keep their heads high in the face of those who would treat them with less than full dignity. For kids who have no choice but to use an inhaler, Coal Cares™ lets them inhale with pride. Puff-Puff™ inhalers are available free to any family living within 200 miles of a coal plant… read more
    May 19, 2011 8:55 am - 11 Comments
  • frog

    I can’t write satire, but Secret Agent ‘Lhaws’ can - by frog



    I’m a rather boring political blogger. I like to look at the evidence, see if it supports the political spin, and comment accordingly. But it seems we have a ‘secret agent” in the Greens who can write very clever satire, at least on mining. The agent’s under cover name is “Lhaws” read more
    July 25, 2010 9:16 pm - 4 Comments
  • frog

    NZ Govt risks apostrophe war in archipelago - by frog



    Someone wise once said that the word is more powerful than the sword, and today’s Government statement could be seen as a desperate and venal attempt by the New Zealand Government to provoke Indonesia. read more
    October 18, 2009 5:39 pm - 12 Comments
  • frog

    Submissions required urgently for Urbantramper’s new album - by frog



    Urbantramper, who this old frog had never heard of before today, has announced that they will produce their next recording ‘under urgency’. read more
    October 16, 2009 12:45 pm - 11 Comments