The absolutely abundantly obvious

So, clearly the deputy prime minister of the Cook Islands jumped the gun announcing travel will shortly be possible for New Zealanders seeking to...

Daniel Hutchinson

3 16.07.2020

How to cage a Kiwi

Everyone has an opinion on what should happen with the thousands of people trying to get back into the country so I feel like I should try and...

Daniel Hutchinson

10 09.07.2020

Free stuff for everyone

The Green Party has come up with a great solution to something – I’m not sure what exactly – with its new tax policy. Basically if you don’t...

Daniel Hutchinson

6 02.07.2020

Barking up the wrong tree

I might be paranoid but is anyone else worried about Muffin Mclay? All over the world people are tearing down symbols of colonialism and here we...

Daniel Hutchinson

5 18.06.2020

Turn a frown upside down

First up, I’m going to indulge in a shameless shout-out to the crew here at The Weekend Sun who have picked up a few accolades at the recent NZ...

Daniel Hutchinson

4 11.06.2020

Party like it’s 2019

The events industry has taken a hammering over the past few months. Nothing to do and nowhere to do it. I can almost hear the impatient shuffling of...

Daniel Hutchinson

4 04.06.2020

Looking through the haze

There’s a song from a guy called Afroman that I think would be the perfect theme for this year’s election. Yes, there is a massive health...

Daniel Hutchinson

5 28.05.2020

Reading the stars

As one of the few white men who has broken the glass ceiling and attained a middle management position, I feel it is time to stand up and be counted...

Daniel Hutchinson

2 21.05.2020

Hanging onto autumn

There is a little bit of peer pressure at the moment to take a holiday and ‘explore my own country’. The problem is, who actually feels like...

Daniel Hutchinson

7 15.05.2020

Fast track to success

I’m thrilled to announce big projects that make jobs and earn lots of money. For years developers have been complaining that red tape and whingy...

Daniel Hutchinson

3 07.05.2020

Life in a bubble

Hmmmm, very quiet outside. Too quiet. Mrs Hutch has just left for work but not before telling me how essential she is – for the third morning in a...

Daniel Hutchinson

3 26.03.2020

Mountains out of mole hills

Having studied a few faces this week, I can see there are more worry lines and big eyes than usual. These are classic symptoms of severe worry brought...

Daniel Hutchinson

6 19.03.2020

The numbers don’t lie

Some people have a very low opinion of numbers. The things they say about numbers verges on slander – they’re boring, soulless things....

Daniel Hutchinson

5 12.03.2020

The art of isolation

I’ve been told to self-isolate a lot over the years, in a variety of different ways. Often I’ve done something to deserve this. Sometimes I’ve...

Daniel Hutchinson

4 05.03.2020

How to avoid taxes

You may have noticed that quite a large chunk of the money you earn is snaffled before it even gets to the bank. I like a good bourbon analogy so...

Daniel Hutchinson

5 27.02.2020

How to deal with cabin fever

We’ve heard a lot of stories about Coronavirus lately, or Covid-19 as its now affectionately called. Like most people, I take the...

Daniel Hutchinson

4 20.02.2020

Digging a hole for themselves

I guess it will all end when they run out of guns or gangsters. It doesn’t pay to be too flippant about such things. But when gang wars start in...

Daniel Hutchinson

5 14.02.2020

Getting out of town

It’s great news that finally something is going to be done about State Highway 2 north of Tauranga. I say this with great sincerity and...

Daniel Hutchinson

4 30.01.2020

Riding the wave

Fire and Emergency sparked the ultimate civic response exercise over the weekend. Even its own staff were surprised by the alarms that rang out right...