Susan has got your number . . . but how did you get hers? “Um, is this Kapiti Cheeses? I want some of that chewy cheese you guys make … you know, the one with the herbs in it? Can I just order 200g? Can you ring me back on 06 (unintelligible)�. “Hi, Ezibuy. I want the top on p6 of your catal...

This week, Susan blasts the vandals… Unfortunately for me, I’m prone to migraines. They’re not much fun. I wouldn’t even wish one on a Green MP – and there’s not much I wouldn’t wish on a Green MP. Fortunately, it prevented me from making this date last week. I say that because I was a...

There is more than one way to exercise control, says Susan Ryder (originally published in the Franklin E-Local). “I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to say it.“  This aphorism has long been attributed to French philosopher Voltaire (born Francois-Marie Arouet...

Susan Ryder addresses a frequently asked question: aren’t we doing this to ourselves?  (Originally published in the Franklin E-Local.) When Wall Street crashed in October 1929, my maternal grandmother was 16 years old. Like many of her generation in New Zealand, she had been working since she...

by Susan Ryder Yesterday morning I awoke to the news that former MPs Don Brash and Katherine Rich, together with author Lynley Hood were calling for a new enquiry into the Peter Ellis case. For those who were not in the country at the time, me included, the former Christchurch Civic Creche employee ...