JeremyReesNZ
@jeremyreesnz
Journalism believer, China watcher. Proud father and husband, lover of cricket. Napoli football fan. Executive editor Radio New Zealand. Chair of Neuroendocrine NZ
The map that shows who supports Infantino and who doesn't- from the BBC www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Reading NZ Truth from 1951 and came across this National Party political ad for the 1951 election. #nzpols
Belatedly, have discovered Ahoribuzz/Fly my Pretties’ incredible funk of Turnaround, while listening to @rnz’s Top 100 waiata. Give it the prize now. What a glorious piece of NZ funk. youtu.be/kNHDfl__g2c?...
What a lovely coy way of framing the story - may have come into contact with… @nzherald www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cocaine-a...
Troy Kingi playing at the Marlborough Wine and Food Festival; crowd were right into it
The great scene in Train To Busan when our heroes strip down, knowing they will have to fight through four carriages of zombies. One of my favourite scenes in films, let alone zombie movies
Public art, Ngāruawāhia by “Mr G”, showing chief Ngaere who named the town. On the sides of the Squash Club opposite where kids used to jump off the rail bridge into the Waikato River. Must be one of the best decorated squash courts in the world. Striking art.
“Australia! You have the best towels. I said it. You have the best towels.” Liam Gallagher, Oasis, Melbourne
Four years ago during Covid it was a “shovel-ready” project, all signed off, ready to get construction working again in the pandemic. Four years on, 360 Dominion Road is still largely abandoned
In Audition by Katie Kitamura (on the Booker short list) the husband Tomas talks about the sort of restaurant which has too many vowels in the name - and you know exactly the type. Now I can’t unsee Oofa, Andiamo, Advieh, Apero, Cassia…
Worth a listen. Tiki Taane on why he and other Kiwi artists are removing music from Spotify www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
The Australian newspaper reckons there’s never been a better time for the Wallabies to take the Bledisloe Cup. They beat the Boks in Johannesburg, they could beat the All Blacks at Eden Park! www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-...
Half-time in #nzlvrsa 14-3 to the All Blacks and the Springbok supporters are pensive. (The All Blacks won 24-17)
That was heart-stopping. The whole of Napoli, maybe all of Italy, was thinking is this it for last year’s champion. Then in the very last seconds Anguissa finally finally scored against lowly Cagliari. Napoli 1-0. Just. Really too close.