Zaf’s Blog

Double Trouble

8-8-08, yes its the opening of the games, but thats not whats important! Its double-trouble, the dual release of Tee Morris’s The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant (a Billibub Baddings novel) and Philippa Ballantine’s Digital Magic.

Though with the wackyness of timezones, the official purchase time is 8am Pacific, which is 3am Saturday (9-8-08) New Zealand. So if you do happen to read this in time and decide to buy, any time after 3am Saturday New Zealand time is good. (Yes you can apparently do it on Saturday morning, but I think those people are slackers. Its 3am or bust for me)

Of significant note is that Philippa Ballantine is New Zealands only podcast novelist. So support local talent, and buy her book.

I think its high time for MP Winston Peters to take a bit of his own advice and step down. In his own words “We have to have some accountability right now. It’s a case of put up or shut up.”

Last night Mr Peters admitted that his party had in fact received a huge donation from billionare Owen Glenn. Mr Peters  had repeatidly denied these all allegations, to the point where he called for a public appology and resignation of the editor and political editor of the NZ Herald.

Now its time for Mr Peters to “put up“.  He certainly can’t seem to shut up.