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I walked past Brougham St., Mt. Victoria. Where I used to live So many years ago. The birds flocked to town during the pandemic. That...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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Te Reo advice for MPs
Well, most of the white people suck. Chloe's one of the better ones of the non-fluent speakers. Her rhythm is a bit off: remember, the...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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J Day = Christmas Special
Well, that's the idea! Gary's car is being repaired, though, so getting up to Dakta's is the tricky bit. That's 7th December, or that's...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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Question Time 17.10.2024
One of Gary's tyres punctured, so he was slightly late and sat somewhere else. Australian Associated Press is leaving Parliament?...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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Film Commission drama
I'm getting the very distinct sense that people think that I should be grateful that the NZ Film Commission wants to meet with me, even...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 17, 20242 min read
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30 with Barbara Edmonds
Well, this was obviously testing the waters for a potential leadership bid. I wasn't really satisfied with her answers around whether...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Question Time 16.10.2024
Timetable for TPM hikoi next month is available online. PM corrected a mistake he made during yesterday’s Question 1. - 1. Meager to...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 16, 20243 min read
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Trip to the British Isles (part 2)
13 August 2022 (Stephen) Today we went to Edinburgh Castle where we saw some dungeons, a chapel, a great hall which had several weapons,...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 16, 20244 min read
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Question Time 15.10.2024
Union protest next Wednesday - 11:30am. Fight Back Together. 49th anniversary of the Misuse of Drugs Act was on the 10th. Oh, and the...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 15, 20244 min read
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The Dictator - Italy trip
A story that Stephen and I wrote for Mum. Mum often encouraged us to write stories or poems as birthday gifts. Double-edged sword......
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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Trip to the British Isles (part 1)
Ok, I'll interlace this with my diaries and Stephen's diaries. There's also a real journal that I wrote in Italian during this trip, but...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 15, 20245 min read
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Why was this copyright war so intense?
Well, the main reason is that most young people haven't made a film before, and therefore aren't fully aware that there are these...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 14, 20242 min read
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Photos of the neighbourhood in Milano
That's the slide that I fell off, then ended up circumcised... see, it's really retro! That's the school. These were taken at the park...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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Dubai trip - Andrew's perspective
Andrew Riddell was my father, and Portrait of a Knight is dedicated to him. We all wrote trip journals, and this was his journal of the...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 14, 20248 min read
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Trip to Monaco
Albenga was where the second ATKK office was, so my Dad visited there often. My memory of Albenga was that it had the best gelato of...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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To Ainsley Gardiner
You ARE going to apologise to me about your little stunt. I won't meet you otherwise. By making those mean comments (via proxy) about my...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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The back channels
Well, when I was dealing with the fuzz (hippie word for police), or with the Prime Minister, the subterfuge made sense and I personally...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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Another photo
This is my Dad, my twin brother and I eating on the balcony of our apartment in Via Carozzi, Milano. Referenced this in Fantasia Italiana.
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 12, 20241 min read
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Trip to Italy
An email I sent to a friend from Christchurch who was also very brainy. Trimmed it, but kept the typos. Hi Nathaniel I'll start from my...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 12, 20243 min read
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Garden of Man
The flowers which lie on the grass where the trees which fly into the sky start here. The flowing lakes sit in the grass. The grass...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 12, 20241 min read
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