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Kiwiblog
Kiwiblog is a New Zealand political blog written by pollster and classic-liberal National Party-aligned political activist David Farrar. Farrar started the blog in July 2003 at the instigation of then-prominent New Zealand blogger Gordon King. Farrar, who had previously mentioned that he had collaborators in writing the blog, referred to an editorial team of five. A ''National Business Review'' column stated in 2007 that "any realistic 'power list' produced in this country would include either Farrar or his fellow blogger and opinion leader Russell Brown." In August 2006 the then National Party leader Don Brash Donald Thomas Brash (born 24 September 1940) is a former New Zealand politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New Zealand National Party from October 2003 to November 2006, and the Leader of ACT New Zealand from April to No ... commented on the blog. See also * Blogging in New Zealand References External linksKiwiblog New Zealand politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Farrar (blogger)
David Peter Farrar (born 11 September 1967) is a right wing New Zealand political activist, blogger and pollster. He is an infrequent commentator in the media on Internet issues. Farrar has held many roles within the New Zealand National Party and has worked in Parliament for four National Party leaders. His blog, ''Kiwiblog'', was the most widely read and commented on New Zealand blog in 2009. Farrar also maintains a presence on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. In 2007 the ''National Business Review'' stated that: "Any realistic 'power list' produced in this country would include either Farrar or his fellow blogger and opinion leader Russell Brown." Education and personal life Farrar was educated in Wellington, attending St Mark's Church School and Rongotai College. He is of Jewish descent on his father's side. He studied at the University of Otago and later at Victoria University of Wellington. Farrar served on the council of Otago University as a student re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blogging In New Zealand
Blogging in New Zealand is dominated by a community of around 600 blogs that comment largely on New Zealand politics, society and occurrences. One list of over 200 "author-operated, public discourse" blogs in New Zealand (ranked according to traffic, links incoming, posting frequency and comments) suggests New Zealand blogs cover a wide range of ideological positions but lack female contributors. Blogging is an active part of the media of New Zealand The mass media in New Zealand include television stations, radio stations, newspapers, magazines, and websites. Most outlets are foreign-owned; media conglomerates like NZME, Stuff, MediaWorks, Discovery and Sky dominate the media landscape. .... Some personal blogs have been around since the mid 1990s, but there are now blogs about cities, science, law, travel and fashion magazines. Political bloggers include current and former party apparatchiks such as David Farrar (New Zealand), David Farrar (Kiwiblog), Jordan Carter, Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |