ODT Watch | Issue 22

ODT Watch | Issue 22

Rich Lose Dollars

Apparently not just a kids’ party game, but something Queenstown councillors love to do when they can’t secure office premises.

What do you get when you mix curling in Naseby and a couple of Czechs? A delightful introduction to the lip-smackingly good dessert known as pavlova, which apparently was “fantastic”. Great headline news there.

We once made our flatmate cry by hiding the umbrella she had bought in Paris. Now that an Auckland company has invented a traceable umbrella, I may buy one of those for her so she will never cry over lost umbrellas again.

In a sad story, the world’s wealthiest collectively lost $US124 billion in the recent market tumble. On the other hand, I freak out when I spend $10 on a Saturday night on that unnecessary kebab.

This article first appeared in Issue 22, 2015.
Posted 3:29pm Sunday 6th September 2015 by Steph Taylor.